Attention Sanwa M-11 owners and buyers
07-20-2006, 07:54 PM
#31
Originally Posted by pyro2905
alamak guys,
i hope im still not too late to reply over this thread about M11. I am a potential buyer of the unit. from what i read in this thread, u guys are saying i cant charge using the charger given by Sanwa.
so, could anyone please be nice enough to tell me what sort of charger i have to use or 'buy' to charge my battery when i buy the m11??? how many battery dia pakai? and does it supply the rechargables or we just use those AA e.g Energizer or Duracell?
Please help me, i cannot sleep last nite thinkin about this possibility i might face after emptying my KATAK coin box for the m11.. hehe
cheerS!
i hope im still not too late to reply over this thread about M11. I am a potential buyer of the unit. from what i read in this thread, u guys are saying i cant charge using the charger given by Sanwa.
so, could anyone please be nice enough to tell me what sort of charger i have to use or 'buy' to charge my battery when i buy the m11??? how many battery dia pakai? and does it supply the rechargables or we just use those AA e.g Energizer or Duracell?
Please help me, i cannot sleep last nite thinkin about this possibility i might face after emptying my KATAK coin box for the m11.. hehe
cheerS!
dun worry bout getting 1,just get it from the proshop and follow the manual instructions plus some literiture from the shop pros..
07-20-2006, 08:55 PM
#32
Okay new update. Took the battery tray out of the MX-3 and put it into the M-11. I had tried doing that before when I first got the M-11 but I thought it didn't fit. In the end, I asked a friend and it turns out I just had to remove the sponges from the M-11 (the ones that fill up the space for the Ni-Cad pack to fit snugly) and the MX-3 tray sits there. So my M-11 is using rechargeable AA's that I charge with dedicated AA chargers now. The sponges and Ni-Cad pack has gone into the MX-3 now which doesn't have a switch to turn itself off when charging through the jack, so it shouldn't run into the stuck-switch problem if I decide to charge it through the jack. I really don't see a problem with it on the MX-3, because we charge our handphones, PDAs, cameras, ipods, laptops all this way anyway.
The other option is to try and find a Sanwa (or other brand also should fit, as long as it has 3 pins) connector like the one on the switch included with some radios (MX-3 has one) and connect that to a charger that can charge 8 cells and a high amp 14V power supply (make sure the charger can take the voltage) and charge the battery with that.
Otherwise, can just use the included Sanwa charger and hope you don't get the stuck-switch problem. If you do get stuck, try plugging it in and out a few times and hope it gets unstuck.
If you don't already have a charger and powersupply combo that can charge 8 cells, the easiest option is to try and find the Sanwa AA battery tray. I think they call it a "battery box". To charge the AA's, my advice is to get 2 similar AA chargers that can charge 4 cells each and charge all 8 cells together. They don't have to be very fast chargers but for convenience they should at least be able to fully charge your batteries in 12 hours. For some cheap AA's you can find some GP 1600mah packs in some supermarkets and it's buy 4 cells, get 4 for free and it comes with a slow charger too. Not bad for about RM65 or so.
Edit: Oh ya, the tip about the MX-3 tray came from Ng Lay Keong. Thanks!
The other option is to try and find a Sanwa (or other brand also should fit, as long as it has 3 pins) connector like the one on the switch included with some radios (MX-3 has one) and connect that to a charger that can charge 8 cells and a high amp 14V power supply (make sure the charger can take the voltage) and charge the battery with that.
Otherwise, can just use the included Sanwa charger and hope you don't get the stuck-switch problem. If you do get stuck, try plugging it in and out a few times and hope it gets unstuck.
If you don't already have a charger and powersupply combo that can charge 8 cells, the easiest option is to try and find the Sanwa AA battery tray. I think they call it a "battery box". To charge the AA's, my advice is to get 2 similar AA chargers that can charge 4 cells each and charge all 8 cells together. They don't have to be very fast chargers but for convenience they should at least be able to fully charge your batteries in 12 hours. For some cheap AA's you can find some GP 1600mah packs in some supermarkets and it's buy 4 cells, get 4 for free and it comes with a slow charger too. Not bad for about RM65 or so.
Edit: Oh ya, the tip about the MX-3 tray came from Ng Lay Keong. Thanks!
09-24-2006, 07:26 AM
#33
sim600...
Thought your M11 is a remote case...
Now I can't switch on my M11 after charging!!! HAHA!!!
I wanna kill Sanwa!!!
Good News for Sim600, you are not Alone!!!
Thought your M11 is a remote case...
Now I can't switch on my M11 after charging!!! HAHA!!!
I wanna kill Sanwa!!!
Good News for Sim600, you are not Alone!!!
Last edited by kelfo; 09-24-2006 at 08:02 AM.
.......M8 serves me well.
09-24-2006, 07:46 AM
#35
devious17...
Now you the last laugh, but I think I will go for something with a Fail Safe!!!
Tonight I am gonna pray hard and hope that my M11 will be Reserrected by Tomorrow!!! Damn... Why me????
If not... huhuhuhu!!!
Now you the last laugh, but I think I will go for something with a Fail Safe!!!
Tonight I am gonna pray hard and hope that my M11 will be Reserrected by Tomorrow!!! Damn... Why me????
If not... huhuhuhu!!!
Last edited by kelfo; 09-24-2006 at 08:01 AM.
09-24-2006, 08:26 AM
#37
Speed Demon...
Thank you for the Advice, but no luck so far...
By tomorrow, I will desolder the whole Charging Jack to confirm that that the Charging Jack is Faulty.
China made Radio Control Sux!!!
Thank you for the Advice, but no luck so far...
By tomorrow, I will desolder the whole Charging Jack to confirm that that the Charging Jack is Faulty.
China made Radio Control Sux!!!
09-24-2006, 08:34 AM
#39
Ok Ok...
I admit I screwed up, because I was lazy!!!
Why the cheaper models can be charged any old how but not the M11s???
I admit I screwed up, because I was lazy!!!
Why the cheaper models can be charged any old how but not the M11s???
09-24-2006, 10:12 AM
#41
Speed Demon...
Well Done...
You certainly made my Search Easier!!!
Confirm it ain't the Charging Connector...
Now to confirm the Fuse later!!!
Thank you again!!!
Well Done...
You certainly made my Search Easier!!!
Confirm it ain't the Charging Connector...
Now to confirm the Fuse later!!!
Thank you again!!!
09-24-2006, 11:18 AM
#42
Speed Demon...
By Golly... U r Dead Right...
The fuse Blew...
Now, the question is... Where can i get the SMD replacement Fuse??? Anybody know what is the Fuse Rating???
By Golly... U r Dead Right...
The fuse Blew...
Now, the question is... Where can i get the SMD replacement Fuse??? Anybody know what is the Fuse Rating???
09-24-2006, 03:54 PM
#44
Speed Demon...
My nearest search for the SMD fuses came to a 32V tolerance fuse and its either 250mah or 500mah.
So what do you think??? Sanwa, Farnell or RS???
My nearest search for the SMD fuses came to a 32V tolerance fuse and its either 250mah or 500mah.
So what do you think??? Sanwa, Farnell or RS???
