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Old 08-25-2014, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sprint5h
I stopped racing for the summer, and now I'm gearing up for fall. I've been looking for a new m-11x to buy and can't seem to locate any... Has airtronics discontinued them?
yeah like over a year ago and replaced it with the M12.
you should be able to find plenty of used and some still new. I've seen them in the last several months on here for sale new in box still
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Originally Posted by oeoeo327
Any M11x owners out there have intermittent power switch problems? I recently discovered that my transmitter occasionally won't power on properly when I move the switch to the "on" position. The strange thing about this problem is that the blue LED on the front of the radio is illuminated, but the LED screen doesn't power up, and no signal is sent from the transmitter to the car. Again, this problem happens once every so often, but I fear the TX signal being lost unexpectedly during a race if the unit decides to "power down" on its own.

If anyone's seen this behavior before, and went through whatever steps were necessary to resolve the issue, I'm listening...
mine has just started doing this. not sure it's the switch or a pcb. (printed circuit board). airtronics sells parts for the radio. so there's still hope.

I blew out my switch today with compressed air and cannot get the radio to malfunction again. hopefully it's good. but I doubt it. mine had a bunch of what looks like tire foam shavings from a tire truer down in the switch area. maybe it was that.
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Old 08-26-2014, 04:01 PM
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Anyone knows where I can get a replacement transmitter antenna?
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Does anyone have an exploded view of the radio?
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Anyone knows where I can get a replacement transmitter antenna?
You can use any generic 2.4GHz WIFI antenna. This is the same antenna which is used in home WIFI computer equipment and on wireless routers, etc. In fact, if your home wireless modem has these type of antenna sticking out the back of them, you can simply unscrew it and install directly on your M11x.

Alternatively, you can spend heaps on a Futaba 4PKS antenna, if you get the actual Futaba part or many brands have replacents that are cheaper.

IMHO though, one really can't go past the Team C 'shorty' antennas. They look absolutely awesome, are perhaps 1/2 the length of the original antenna and so far, in my use, even with the antenna constantly being left in the folded down position, I've encountered zero range or distance problems. If you want to know what it looks like I could post a pic of my M11x with this shorty installed. Been using for about 2 years now with no problems whatsoever.

Hope that helps mate.
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Just bought a m11x. Going though it setting it up. How do I stop the cursor from blinking? I'm a little perplexed... or, does it always blink?
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Originally Posted by sschultz
Just bought a m11x. Going though it setting it up. How do I stop the cursor from blinking? I'm a little perplexed... or, does it always blink?
Not possible - TTBOMK it always blinks. I've never seen any setting which would have some way to alter this behaviour.
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Originally Posted by aaron125
Not possible - TTBOMK it always blinks. I've never seen any setting which would have some way to alter this behaviour.
ok. just wanted to make sure it was normal. thank you
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Questions?? Receivers?? FHSS-2 or 3

I just picked up an M11x Transmitter and I am shopping for receivers, wondering what receiver do most racers use, type and model #?

Are they FHSS-2 or FHSS-3 receiver?

Looking to get 3 or 4 receivers and I want to know if it pays to just buy the cheaper FHSS-2 receivers over the FHSS-3.
why or why not is FHSS-3 that much better/faster?

I am transitioning from an old Futaba 3PM 2.4
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Originally Posted by Johnn27
I just picked up an M11x Transmitter and I am shopping for receivers, wondering what receiver do most racers use, type and model #?

Are they FHSS-2 or FHSS-3 receiver?

Looking to get 3 or 4 receivers and I want to know if it pays to just buy the cheaper FHSS-2 receivers over the FHSS-3.
why or why not is FHSS-3 that much better/faster?

I am transitioning from an old Futaba 3PM 2.4
That would all depend on judge the validity of what you've been told or read - as in if you believe Sanwa/Airtronics' hype, then ye, the FHSS-3 are SO much faster and have far less latency than most, if not all other brands. And that somehow, they can magically make servos faster than what the servo manufacturer list in their own specs.

I can't say with certainty, but it seems highly doubtful that an Rx is able to make the motors inside the servo somehow create extra torque above and beyond that which the people who make the servo say it's capable of producing. Just doesn't seem likely to is all.

As for latency, I've only ever used the RX451 and RX451R receivers and would love to know if anyone is actually able to notice any difference between these and any FHSS-2 parts. Even better would be if some 3rd party would actually measure the latency of the receivers in an objective and repeatable manner so we could know once and for all how much truth there is in Sanwa's claims.

Just my $0.02.
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Default FHSS2 vs FHSS3 receivers

I noticed the difference between the two types when running an on-road car, but it is less noticeable in off-road.
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If you want the fail safe option, don't get the 92524 receiver.
Don't know if that's got anything to do with being a fhss 2 or not.
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Originally Posted by Johnn27
I just picked up an M11x Transmitter and I am shopping for receivers, wondering what receiver do most racers use, type and model #?

Are they FHSS-2 or FHSS-3 receiver?

Looking to get 3 or 4 receivers and I want to know if it pays to just buy the cheaper FHSS-2 receivers over the FHSS-3.
why or why not is FHSS-3 that much better/faster?

I am transitioning from an old Futaba 3PM 2.4

I would suggest the 92744 receivers. Once you bind it in shr mode, you will notice a difference. I too just switched from my old trusty 3PM 2.4 and am very happy so far. If you can find the rx471 receivers for a good price, they work as well.
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Originally Posted by big al
I would suggest the 92744 receivers. Once you bind it in shr mode, you will notice a difference. I too just switched from my old trusty 3PM 2.4 and am very happy so far. If you can find the rx471 receivers for a good price, they work as well.
I have to agree, I've found the 92744/RX451 and 92451/RX451R receivers to work flawlessly. Incidentally, they're absolutely identical apart from the decal on the receiver itself. I've asked the very helpful Airtronics support dept about this and they confirmed that to be the case for both models. Only reason I'm bringing this up is so that if you find one brand cheaper than the other, save your $$. I've got a Sanwa branded M11x and have used it with 92744, RX451 and RX451R models without the slightest difference. They work equally well, regardless of what brand label is on the box. Even though I'm currently using an RX451R, I always have my spare 92744 with me in my Tx bag.

The Airtronics support personnel were also extremely helpful in clearing up some ambiguities concerning the safe working voltages of which both Rx units are capable. It seems that the outside of the Rx box packaging has 4.8V-6.0V listed as safe useable input voltage but the instruction sheet found inside the box specifies 4.8V-7.4V. As I use a LiPo Rx pack, I wanted to be sure I wasn't going to fry the Rx or cause any problems. Both the 92744/RX451 and 92451/RX451R are absolutely 100% safe to use with 7.4V LiPo packs. I mentioned that they really should get the specs on the box corrected and they agreed but said that as they have zero input into the manufacturing process, there's nothing they could do about it. But the Airtronics support dept sure are great at what they do IMHO.
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