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Decided to change the LCD with attached back-light rather than messing about. A little tricky de-soldering the component from the board after removing the hot glue but it came off finally with a little persuasion starting at one corner going onto the next pin and moving a little bit at a time. My re...

Hi Guys, My LCD screen is missing a complete horizontal line of display approx 5mm from the top of the screen. I have seen others have had the same or similar problem and have seen mention of replacing the LCD screen. On Youtube there is a video on replacing a cracked LCD only by separating the repl...

Good News, Bad News !! I have at last got the Convergence working as it should using a FrSky RX. The bad news is that I used my trusty Futaba FF9 Super with a FrSky module to do it !! No telemetry and no rates, just basic operation of throttle, elevator, ailerons, rudder, stabilization and flight mo...

PNP comes with necessary jumper cables ? Yes - mine certainly did anyway !!

Hi again Daedalus66 !! I agree with you but as I had copied an existing model to the Convergence model on my Tx my INPUTS are as per Futaba. Never mind, I think I have grasped the Channel Order now so should be OK - hopefully ! If not, then back to the drawing board and start again from scratch. As ...

No problem Krash, glad it arrived OK. Having re-read the instruction book in peace today (empty house for a change!) I soon realised that I had made a complete hash of the Taranis/Convergence set-up first time around. Being the PNP version, I had overlooked the transmitter set-up section completely ...

Hi Krash, I believe you can use the SBUS connection and if so, then you can ignore the other FC pins. Myself, I use V7FR-11 & V8FR-11 Rx's so I have to use the supplied jumper wires and FC pins. Programming the Taranis can be challenging but I usually get there in the end with help, research, tr...

Update on last post : set throttle trim to low and have got the ESC's arming now and motors moved to the upright position. Had throttle response once, still no elevons and motors won't switch to the horizontal position - what the hell is going on with this 'plane? My Taranis Tx is mode 2 : aileron (...

One other thing for you Convergence owners : when connecting the 'planes LiPo and with the TX on are there any indications (i.e. beeps etc) that the 'plane is now live ?

Well the beauty has arrived, assembled, new Frsky RX installed and bound to my Taranis Plus, supplied jumper leads connected between flight controller & RX, new & fully charged 3S LiPo installed, switched on and hey presto........no response to transmitter sticks or switches. Now not being a...

One of the beauties of the Taranis is the audible timer countdowns and alarms so yes, tracking time is not a problem. I am not expecting to rely too heavily on the cheap Chinese low voltage alarms - they just seemed a good idea when I was watching a youtube video. They will come in handy on some of ...

Hopefully I am playing it safe and have 2 new 2200mah 3S 40C LiPo's on order, as well as an on-board low voltage alarm. Looking forward to the ordered PNP version arriving at my home later this month (finger's crossed). While waiting, setting up/play time with the Taranis & VTOL instruction manu...

BTW last question asked as I expect reply/replies way before my Convergence actually arrives !! Thanks & Regards. John.

40C+ holy moly!! - what is the max. current drain of this VTOL? I am putting in a low voltage alarm for sure !! Before buying yet more LiPo's I intend using my existing 2200mah 3S 20-30C packs for testing/early flights. I note that the specs. say 2200 - 3000mah 3s but what is the battery compartment...

Nearly there but, before ordering the PNP version, can anyone confirm any extra hardware req'd to complete the convergence please? e.g EC3 connectors, jumper leads etc. Many thanks and Happy New Year everyone.

So if I have got this right and buy the Convergence PNP version, I can use my Taranis Plus tx as is (no additional modules req'd), connect pwm jumpers between the e-flite FC and my V8FR-11 rx, bind, program the model & the set up on the tx, test, and go fly !!! ???? Sounds too good to be true, b...

Yes it seems there are successful Taranis users out there on this VTOL model. On a basic level, I would like to know if FrSky receivers can be used with the Convergence PNP version or is it necessary to use an Orange DSMX module in the Taranis with a compatible DSMX receiver? Horizon state ANY radio...

Hi there,

Anyone successfully set-up and used their FrSky Taranis radio with this new VTOL craft ? I would be very interested to know how.

Regards,
John.

Lots of readers but no replies !! For those who are interested, I have finally triumphed and have now set up my Dynamic-S and ST Blaze as I had hoped for. V-tail operates correctly and the rates for Ele and Rud are governed by dedicated switches. Ail rates are also governed by a dedicated switch, cr...

I have solved this by changing the --- which were shown in HARDWARE (RADIO SETUP 8/9) under Sticks to Rud Ele Thr Ail
Now all my inputs show something meaningful.

Hi everyone, Any one out there set-up the following successfully on a V-tail craft? : Ailerons using 2 servos in 2 channels, switch to hi & low rates, AND using same channels for using ailerons as switched air brakes AND play a meaningful track when rates and air brakes are switched ? Following ...

Hi everyone, I have my Taranis Plus running Open Tx 2.1.6 and have noticed what I think is an abnormality when setting up a model. I have set up a basic aircraft both manually and via the Wizard and get the same results i.e. Throttle : CH3, Ailerons: CH1, Elevator : CH2, Rudder : CH4 - all working o...