Has anyone tried the Spektrum on a 1/12 th scale mod car with a receiver pack? If so did anyone have a problem with the unit shutting off, I seem to be having a problem with the car not responding after about 30 to 40 seconds of practice. Could it be a voltage problem?

AMEN BROTHER !!!!!!! I by no means think this is a bad product. The benifit of this in the r/c industry is second to none. I was just for a lack of a better word PI$$ED that mine out of the box was a dud , and i didnt find out till the day of the race , wich was after i sold all my synthesised gear. Hopefully it gets better before it gets worse. I got another that on the bench works great , we will see how it does at the track next weekend.

That is rather compelling, did you put the old radio back in, and then see an improvement? I agree that facts are what is helpful.

There is no question at all that "channel-less" radios are a major improvement. When I first saw R/C racers with "frequency clips", I thought these actually changed their channels!
Soon I find out that would have been a major advancement! that clips were just a 19th century way to avoid conflicts.

I almost immediately began developing the microwave system to replace it. Why it didn't exist already was a mystery. But it is clear now why. It's because there a just a few companies that dominate R/C, and they have little competitive pressure to make improvements.



The problem with the Spektrum is that it may very well create more of a problem than it solves, in that, at least with 75Mhz you know who to blame if interference occurs. With 2.4ghz, anybody and anything can interfer, and Spektrum has a system that will function very poorly in a situation that has interference present. I can tell you from experience in WiFi, interference WILL occur once equipment becomes popular.

I simply find it amazing that some people here still refuse to believe that others have had problems with the system.

"Mine works great....I think some poeple just have to say something negative"

Come on, are you kidding me! Most of the people who have voiced complaints have had others, who witnessed their problems, to back them up. What is this supposed to be some grand conspiracy to give Spectrum a bad name!:lol:

All I'm saying is, if you expect people believe yours is working perfectly, then show those who say they are having problems the same level of respect and believe what their saying.

As for those who are telling people to stop "bitching", what exactly are they supposed to say about spending $200+ on something that works nothing like advertised???

I think EVERYONE wants this system to work. I had planned on buying once as soon as they came out for the 3PK. But as cool as it would be to have this system, at the same time I don't think its too much to ask that a company make sure it works before they sell it. Obviously, some here thinks its part of the buying process to have to "help" the equipment work. But I would venture to guess that most of us want things to work as advertise when its purchased, not after a trip to Radio Shack for caps or whatever. I mean theres a big difference between buying a new kit, building it, and tuning a chassis to get it to work and buying a electronics component like a reciever, esc, etc... So that comparison doesn't even fly.:tire:

I had a chance to run a Spektrum today, along with another friend who is running it for the first time as well. Both my friend and I got the system to work just fine, we didn't run into any servo issues. But for him, he is saying that something felt weird about the steering. Sometimes, it turned more than it should and sometimes it didn't turn enough. All in all, he wasn't very impressed with the system. I, on the other hand, had no issues whatsoever. My opionion of the Spektrum is that it doesn't do anything special, but it does everything it's supposed to. I didn't feel the steering reponse nor the throttle response any faster, but they weren't slower than my Novak synthesized stuff. Basically, to me, I am paying around $160 for a system that would allow me to turn my radio on in the pits, no need to worry about glitches during that 5 minutes of race time, no need to wait for a clip when I go practice and no need to get frustrated over someone keeping the frequency clip in the pits. These reasons alone, for me, justifies the purchase of a Spektrum system. As long as the performance is not worst than what I had before, I am totally sold.

I agree 100% with everything you said.

I'm hoping by the time they release the system for hitec radios some of these issues will be taken care of. The concept of just flipping your radio on and running sounds great, especially when the track is packed, but if there's a decrease in performance it just wouldn't justify the convenience.

er.. considering Spektrum IS Horizon hobby.. like Sportwerks (as in they OWN it, and distribute it). Who else are you going to call? By your logic who are you suppose to call with problem with EPIC motor? NOT Trinity?? :weird:

straight from Spektrum.. contact Horizon:

http://www.spektrumrc.com/Contact/Default.aspx

Haven't any of you guys ever brought any computer software from you know who??

Cheers
Peter

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Nuff said....:p

SPEKTRUM (Horizon) Customer Service
 

After all that has been said and reported so far.... it sure would be nice to hear from an actual technician from Spektrum who works directly with the products and can give us a thorough explanation. Obviously some of the stuff they shipped out does have problems that need to be addressed. Time for them to sack-up, face the music, and address these issues publicly.


One thing is for sure.... if it had been a NOVAK product having problems, Charlie S. would have been here from the first page of posting to assure & advise everyone on what steps or action to take. It's called QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE :nod: ..... something the people over at SPEKTRUM or Horizon I hope can quickly learn from..... if they want this to be a hugely successful product that is!?! :rolleyes: :sneaky:

Believe me I wanted mine to work. I was like a kid at Christmas waiting for it. I couldn't wait to sign in and tell them I didn't need a channel. But I wish I would have waited.

With the cap, mine works perfectly!

Tried that(cap fix). Changed the reciever position in the car, changed the motor and changed the reciever. Nothing fixed it.

To me, the "Cap Fix" is just a temporary adjustment until those who have one figure out what is really wrong with their system and eventually have to send them back to SPEKTRUM for repairs or a complete replacement. :sneaky:


One concern and problem with the "Cap Fix" is it won't allow you to use both an AMB Personal Transponder & a Cooling Fan at the same time..... the SPEKTRUM receiver just doesn't have enough slots!?! Amazing as to why only 4 slots were provided when the competition's older system already provides more! :rolleyes: :mad: :flaming: