Anyone else see that Align (heli company) has released a iOS app that allows the user to adjust their flybarless system. Looks like it is possible! Hope Tekin releases a iOS app at some point.

Looks like that uses a 2.4G transmitter attachment whatever that is. But if its not tethered, its not the same. Roar is not allowing bluetooth or anything that you could adjust perimeters on the fly and cheat.
Randy has said there may be hope for mac users in the future but that's about all that's been said, no details.

As a software developer I can testify that iOS is a much bigger and more expensive pain in the ass than android. Plus, they are pretty much the only cell phone maker that uses proprietary charging/data plug which means tekin would probably have to develop their own adapter vs. using standard USB like the rest of the world.

Sure it would be nice to add iOS support, and not sure what their future plans are on that, but glad they went android first so we can start using it while apple plays games with them.

If you look around you can probably buy a used android device < $50 and would just need a wifi connection to download the app. Would be worth it to not have to lug a laptop around otherwise.

Does it matter which way you plug the fan in? Will it spin backwards if it's plugged in backwards? I now the hotwire only works when plugged in one way, but always forget which side is the negative lead. Also can Gen 1 fans be modified to work in a Gen 2? Assuming you can find the plugs, or do an in-line solder joint (with some liquid electrical tape to insulate) to put the new plug on the old fan when the new ones seize up?

Exactly, I have a little $40 4" tablet from Wally World that works great for programming, I keep it in my radio case.

Yes, you always want the fan plug "black-out" meaning black to the outside on the RSX or towards the front on the RX8/RS. GEN1 fan would work if you swapped the plug, it is a 2mm 3-pin.

Is this the right plug?

http://www.micronwings.com/Products/...ht/index.shtml

curious about 6s low kv systems
I have a brand new Gen2 RX8 on a brand new Gen 2 1300kv Truggy motor
it has a very high pitched sound when geting on throttle, is that normal?
drive chain is free; I backed off the motor to check and motor spins freely
gearing 16t on a TEKNO ET48

Lots of cars sound differently as the vibrations transmit through the drive train and chassis. Motor whine isn't abnormal though, that's about all I can hear out of my 3.0.

ok just never had a 6s setup
didnt want to fry motor or esc!
man it butter smooth!

I run a hotbodies ve8. I run a big large track I have the gen 2 esc and gen 2 2050 motor.
I get random shut downs to where I lose sterring and throttle. The esc stay on the whole time. Now it seems like it does after getting a hard hit Or a landing. I was running the setup as a 19 pinion and 50 spur. Never got hot tried 18 pinion and 50 spur same thing went to a 21 pinion same thing but I ont the 21 piano I got a temp of q85 motor and 165 esc. On the 19 lower my temps were below or around 140. Now this happens in like a minute or after 7 minutes. Now I have got all new gear in my car. Rx, bearings, senor wire. The works new plugs tried many batterys from other racers. I am thinking there might be something wrong with the board. This is on a futaba pls radio system. Any idea would be great. I all ready have everthing cushion esc rx battery.

For a large track on a 2050 with 4s in a Ve8 19 is under geared. You'd need to be in the 23-24T range.

Since you have a Gen2 have you tried to data log the stoppage? It would pick up a lost of power to the esc, BEC brown out, etc.

Make sure you're using 250 software in your esc. Since you're losing steering and throttle knowing the esc is on, this sounds like a radio issue. Are you around any high power lines? Massive business center with a lot of wifi around?

Power lines no. And no wifi neither. Wow that big on the pinion. I have a 21 one and 22 I will go back to those. I am on the 250 update. I was in the data log to check my temps before my post. Where do I go for the power drop thing.

Look at the battery voltage.

Yes the Ve8 has a 50T spur and a 4.3 diff ratio. SO large pinions.

Ok thanks I will test that out this weekend

I think I may have a problem with my RX-8 Gen2 and am wondering if anyone else has seen anything like this. The first time it happened I did not attribute it to the ESC but the second time made me think that what happened could not have been external to the car twice. Vague, yes - I will explain.

1) I'm leading a race with a few minutes to go. I come around a corner into a short straight, punch it, and the car does a front flip, landing on its back. I go "What the f--- was that"? Afterward, I thought maybe a stone caught on something and flipped the car forward though I couldn't find anything on the track that would account for the flip.

2) A week later and a different track, coming around a corner into a rhythm section, I take the first pair of jumps and as the car is in mid-air, it does another front flip onto it's back. This could definitely not be a stone on the track - car was not on the track.

I thought about some other problems I have head about and the one that comes to mind was having a motor lock up. Guy said he was running his car and all of a sudden it did a front flip and he found the motor locked.

Well my motor wasn't locked up - car ran fine after the flips, but it made me wonder if the RX-8 could be briefly locking up the motor somehow.

I am 100% certain this was not a radio glitch that sent a full brake or reverse signal to the ESC because my brakes on the RX-8 are turned down to the point that that wheels will not stop suddenly even if full brake is applied while the car is in the air. So no signal glitch from the RX to the ESC could apply brakes hard enough to do the front flip especially in that first case where the car was running on level ground.

This is an 8 E 3.0 with an RX-8 Gen2 and a TP 2100KV motor on 4S. Any ideas? Only happened twice so far.