Marc, we don't have a distributor there. Your best bet would be to go to a LHS and see if they will get you your radio. As for the service end of it you would have to send it in to us if you had any problems. Hope this helps a bit. TTYL.


Gary F.

PS, MR.?? Man i must be gettin old, LOL.

Not just old, but slow also....hehehehe

sorry, to easy......

Ok super wedgy for you now!!!

I have a lynx3d with the spectra module and novak XXtra receiver
My question is how do i use the DSC
which way do the wires go in the plug and so on
Thanks

The DSC uses the signal & ground wires....

It should plug direct into the Xxtra as wired.....
My Xxtra has a label on it that states (SIG, POS & NEG)
Black being NEG.

Verify that your DSC cord is wired this way.

Hope this helps....

Got a ? about discharging the nicads in my Lynx 3D. I saw where some one sd to discharge at 1 amp. What do you guys use that is a 1 amp load, and where did you get your connector to connect to the battery pack?

thanks, Mike

Most of the time I use one 1157 lightbulb...
It has small clips on it....

I NEVER drain it from a fully charged pack this way however.....
That would put a heavy load on the small gauge wires.

I pull the pack out of the radio tray and hook directly to the wires, bypassing the end connector.....

Hope this helps...

I use a victor IQ unit for the 1 amp discharge. The 1157 bulb that Tres uses has a 2 amp discharge. I'll check out the proper size resistor to hook up to the pack to give you a 1 amp draw. Back in a bit, TTYL.


Gary F.

The 1156 is one amp (I think!).

If you hook both elements up, it draws around 2 amps...(1157)
the 1156 is a one element bulb....

R=V/A
9.6V/1A=9.6R

so, a 10 ohm resistor will draw around 1 amp at 9.6 volts...

but, the lower the voltage the lower the amp draw with the same resistor...

So get a least a 10 ohm 10 watt resistor.....

Thanks a bunch. I love my hitec stuff I have. I'll never own another brand.

Mike

This may sound silly, but I'm dumbfounded by this grip tape that came with my Lynx 3D FM. So how do you put this stuff on. I see the one little section on it that has adhesive. But other than that I can't even figure out which side is supposed to be on the outside. The shinny side covered by the plastic or the dull cloth like side. Somebody who actually uses the stuff, can you throw me a clue here! Thanks in advance.

Also do any of you guys actually use the Auto Dual-Rate. If so how do you have it set up. Full steering at low speed, less steering at high speed or the opposite. I would like to play with, I mean, use the function, but I'm not quite sure which way I should set it up for it to be most useful.

I think the dull, cloth like side is supposed to go out, that's how I have mine.

I don't use the auto dual rate but it makes sence to have more steering at low speeds and less at high speeds. but it also depends on how your car is driving

Its been so long since I put that grip tape on I don't remember!! If it was shiney side out, its not shiney anymore, LOL.

As for the Auto D/R that is something that you will have to experiment with to see how you like it set up or if you like using it at all. I only used it in my gas tourer where I had lots of speed. I used high throw on low speed and low throw at WOT. I can't remember the exact percentages tho. Try it out and see what you think. TTYL.


Gary F.

Darksied - I have wrapped a total of 3 radios with that grip tape now, and i think the best way seams to be to start with the "sticky" at the bottom twards the batteries. Put the sticky directly on the radio, and then wrap upwards. I then cut off the exess grip tape, and used the black sticky tape to hold it up, and no problems with it coming off yet. Wrap tightly..

-Troy