WARNING NEW TURNIGY 9x OWNERS

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Took a new plane out today with a new 9x radio with the standard flysky system that comes with the 9x and had severe range issues resulting in a crash :<

After a little digging around it appears that someone at the factory maybe forgot to solder the antenna to reciever!

See image:

Hobbyking please take this person out the back and give them a severe flogging 

Everyone else, check your chinese crap at the component level before you fly.

Edited by wacko911 - 27/Jul/2012 at 10:07am

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wacko911 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (GB) USERID: 1122088 Bargain Addict! Joined: 27/Sep/2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 42	Quote Reply Topic: WARNING NEW TURNIGY 9x OWNERS Posted: 27/Jul/2012 at 10:06am
	Took a new plane out today with a new 9x radio with the standard flysky system that comes with the 9x and had severe range issues resulting in a crash :< After a little digging around it appears that someone at the factory maybe forgot to solder the antenna to reciever! See image: Hobbyking please take this person out the back and give them a severe flogging Everyone else, check your chinese crap at the component level before you fly. Edited by wacko911 - 27/Jul/2012 at 10:07am

VirginiaJim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (US) USERID: 697724 HobbyKing Constituent Joined: 08/Dec/2010 Location: Virginia, USA Online Status: Offline Posts: 161	Quote Reply Posted: 27/Jul/2012 at 12:27pm
	Nice job documenting the issue. Thanks. It's much better to show a problem and ask for a reasonable solution as you have (well, maybe not flogging), than to just bitch as some folks do. VJ
	Let's just have fun!

vasy1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (US) USERID: 15488 HobbyKing aficionado Joined: 10/May/2009 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 1064	Quote Reply Posted: 27/Jul/2012 at 2:29pm
	ouch. Try to do a ground test as it is, after solder the wire and do ground test again and see if any difference. For safety, you always suppose to do ground test before trying new radio. Too bad about the bad soldering job though.

wacko911 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (GB) USERID: 1122088 Bargain Addict! Joined: 27/Sep/2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 42	Quote Reply Posted: 27/Jul/2012 at 10:02pm
	The wire wasn't sticking up like that when I checked it, but it wasn't soldered down either, just sitting there really. This was the worst possible scenario because I did ground test it at about 300m and it was flawless, however I suspect once the motor spooled up and casused some vibrations the wire which was prob touching the solder pad give an intermittent connection and caused the lockouts. Oh well could have been worse, should have tested it again with that wire sitting up - good tip thanks. Will do another ground test now it's soldered down and hope for the best. BTW hobbyking please don't flog anyone, I love the Chinese . ;)

marcospratas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (PT) USERID: 268420 Hobbyking Addict Joined: 20/May/2010 Location: Lisbon,Portugal Online Status: Offline Posts: 551	Quote Reply Posted: 28/Jul/2012 at 1:53am
	I don't use the rx. I use frsky. Anyway thanks for your warning. I will open my rx when I have time and see if the antenna is well soldered. I'm sorry for your crash.

mightybubble Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (GB) USERID: 1529656 Bargain Addict! Joined: 28/May/2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Quote Reply Posted: 28/Jul/2012 at 6:11am
	my new 9x v2 Tx decided to switch off while i was testing the new 4 blade rotor head on HK450TT this afternoon. resulted in sudden spool up of the rotor and a size 10 boot standing on the tail of the heli to stop it floating away. now have to replace all the TT cogs.. luckily i was testing before it went in the agusta fuselage.

PierHenri62 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (FR) USERID: 244830 HobbyKing Constituent Joined: 12/May/2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 240	Quote Reply Posted: 28/Jul/2012 at 3:13pm
	I hot glue the antenna of ALL my receivers as soon as they arrive at home, because, sometimes, with the movements, the central wire can be disconnected. With my tip, it cannot! Simple discreet and easy to do! Have fun, Pierre PS: i use mostly HK and Corona receivers

pearl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold (AU) USERID: 1778038 Newbie Joined: 31/Oct/2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Posted: 31/Oct/2012 at 7:43pm
	Good advice folks, thanks, just purchased a new system will check it out now..... + the tip for hot glueing.

ggray Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (CA) USERID: 1748960 Newbie Joined: 29/Oct/2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Quote Reply Posted: 02/Nov/2012 at 12:10pm
	Wow, thanks for info. Will check my 9x when it arrives. :)

Firman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold (ID) USERID: 1760806 Newbie Joined: 07/Jan/2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Quote Reply Posted: 07/Jan/2013 at 10:57pm
	I've tried to use the remote brand new Turnigy 9x. I want to ask for special friends to use if the receiver could use another receiver 4channel rx underlying such premises or 6chanel my Turnigy brand or the other. Please info about it because not all the channels in use in the default 8Channel rx Turnigy 9x. thanks to my friends who can give info to me tks firmansyah