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  • #71392
    Paul T
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      @pault84577

      Dear All

      The medication has finally got the better of me as I can't bind my DX7 to an Orange R615X.

      The receiver orange light is flashing the red light is on, the DX7 is fully charged and I have selected a 'new model' on the screen but they refuse to bind. I have checked the wires, plugs and even changed the rx for another 615

      The DX7 is my trusted tx and despite being dropped a few times it has never let me down and I have never had problems with the orange range of rx's.

      I am completely stumped and feeling stupid as I know it must be something simple.

      Any ideas?

      Paul

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      #5478
      Paul T
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        @pault84577
        #71395
        Kev.W
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          @kev-w

          I have used the R615x's with my DX5EX, have had a problem with a couple of them (new out of the packet) having a dry joint where the right angled connecting pins joint the circuit board.

          #71400
          Paul T
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            @pault84577

            Thanks Kip I will get the meter out and check the joints. yes

            Paul

            #71407
            Paul T
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              @pault84577

              Alas all of the joints are fine so I still have the problem.

              I have tried all the usual problem solving procedures…..shouting at it, throwing it across the room and hitting it with a hammer….but nothing seems to work.

              sad

              #71418
              Dave Milbourn
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                @davemilbourn48782

                Paul

                You may be daft but you aren't stupid.
                That receiver is faulty if it won't bind to the Tx. Either that or you have one which isn't compatible. Spektrum have changed spec so many times that it's hard to keep up with them, and that's without buying a clone receiver. Frankly I found the whole Spektrum thing so confusing and annoying that I sold my DX5e…or was it a Dx5i……or a DX5 Sport…..or whatever…..and bought a Hitec Optic. No problems with those.

                My advice, for what it's worth, would be to send it back, pray for a refund and then either buy the correct OEM/Spektrum-branded receiver – or change brands and buy a decent different radio.

                Hard-hat on and head down for incoming….

                DM

                #71419
                Paul T
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                  @pault84577

                  Hi Dave

                  No incoming and no need for hard hat

                  Not stupid either [but I have applied for a grant] sorry to report that both Orange receivers have had an untimely demise at the wrong end of a lump hammer.

                  Going to do what I should have done in the first place and buy a proper Spektrum unit.

                  Paul

                  #71420
                  Dave Milbourn
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                    @davemilbourn48782

                    Paul

                    I admire a man who understands "reasonable force".

                    Despite anything that certain celebrities who occasionally honour this forum with their presence might believe, I'm of the firm conviction that if you buy the most expensive then you may find you don't get everything that you wanted – but if you buy the cheapest then you usually get everything you deserve.

                    Do make sure you research the Spektrum receivers thoroughly before you commit the Thomason family jewels. Such things as DSM's, DSM2's and DSMx's – or whatever- weren't intended for old farts like us to decipher easily. That aside, it's still a vast improvement on 27Mhz Super-Regen carrier-wave sets.

                    Kevin

                    Ref last sentence – don't worry your pretty little head about such things. There be dragons.

                    DM

                    #71421
                    Gareth Jones
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                      @garethjones79649

                      Paul,

                      Maybe I am too late with this advice, but here goes anyway. I have had lots of problems binding Spektrum DX5E and DX6i transmitters to various Spektrum receivers. I usually manage it in the end but often only after many failed attempts. I also occasionally find units have lost their bind after a period laid up in the shed but I have never had this problem when in use.

                      I did ask Spektrums advice and one point they said was important was that the transmitter and receiver need to be at least 10 feet apart while binding. I dont know the engineering logic for this but since I followed the advice I seem to experience fewer problems.

                      I share Dave's frustration with the continually changing system standards, although some of it has been imposed by changing legislation. I still use Spektrum but have now started using my Futaba T6EX FASST transmitter with FrSky TFR4 receivers. They work well and bind instantly.

                      Gareth

                      #71422
                      Gareth Jones
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                        @garethjones79649

                        Another strange thing has just happened, all the text and pictures on the site have just got bigger. Is it something I have done inadvertently or has it happened for everyone?

                        Gareth

                        #71423
                        Malcolm Frary
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                          @malcolmfrary95515
                          Posted by Gareth Jones on 15/06/2017 21:31:39:

                          Another strange thing has just happened, all the text and pictures on the site have just got bigger. Is it something I have done inadvertently or has it happened for everyone?

                          Gareth

                          Mine looks OK, so I would look for an unexpected browser setting.

                          The ability of 2G4 to bind and not need crystals is great, but is very much offset by the built in incompatibility between not only makes, but versions within makes. How I long for the simplicity of pretty much universal compatibility, where you only had to bother about the band and channel.

                          #71426
                          Kev.W
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                            @kev-w

                            Posted by Dave Milbourn on 15/06/2017 19:14:33:

                            That aside, it's still a vast improvement on 27Mhz Super-Regen carrier-wave sets.

                            Kevin

                            Ref last sentence – don't worry your pretty little head about such things. There be dragons.

                            DM

                            Were those particular dragons, before or after Superhet? wink 2

                            Edited By Kip Woods on 16/06/2017 11:39:47

                            #71427
                            Dave Milbourn
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                              @davemilbourn48782

                              Kip

                              Before superhet, young man. You could only operate one dragon model at a time with super-regen. Go Google – it's quite fascinating! Other related and equally fascinating subjects include carrier wave vs tone control modulation, reed banks [of the non-waving-in-the-breeze kind], clockwork escapements, "Galloping Ghost" pulse-proportional radios and Doug Spreng's invention of the feedback proportional servo. All good stuff, especially with the TV Summer schedules now upon us.

                              DM

                              #71428
                              Paul Freshney
                              Participant
                                @paulfreshney24971

                                Hi all

                                Changing the subject slightly, with regard to Spektrum r/c gear, since Horizon UK closed at Harlow and now everything is done from Germany, service and repairs become more difficult which means that if and when I buy another r/c system i will think very carefully about the brands(s) and their support network, my having been very much a 'Spektrum man' for over 10 years now. I note their UK prices have escalated as well, although my DX7 and DX8 are still working fine.

                                Paul.

                                #71429
                                Kev.W
                                Participant
                                  @kev-w

                                  My DX5e developed a problem, can't trust it now, so bought a FlySky FS-T6, feels a good solid bit of kit, easy to use & cheap enough to chuck away when it goes wrong. (so far 7 months & no problem)

                                  #71430
                                  Dodgy Geezer 1
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                                    @dodgygeezer1

                                    One point to make. Binding 2.4Ghz depends on a decent signal, and of course your computer and home entertainment Wi-Fi uses 2.4Ghz.

                                    Binding instructions often state that you should perform binding in an area well away from any Wi-Fi transmitters which might confuse things, like your computer, TV, router…

                                    #71432
                                    ashley needham
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                                      @ashleyneedham69188

                                      I am not sure I will be converting any more models to 2.4, when my 27M works without fault and I have three transmitters……and with receivers £8 a shot…

                                      ​I cant remember the last time I had to swap crystal colours…everyone else is on 2.4.

                                      ​Ashley

                                      #71436
                                      Dave Milbourn
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                                        @davemilbourn48782

                                        As a follow-up to Paul Freshney's post above, I did a check around the Internet and found the following RC manufacturers' UK service agents. While it's reasonable to suppose that other makes also have UK service arrangements these are definitely current, as of today. It might just spare you a little heartache if you were to buy, say, a cheap Chinese set and find later that you can't get it repaired/serviced or even obtain spare parts.

                                        Brand                 Service agent
                                        Futaba                Ripmax
                                        Hitec                  J Perkins
                                        Multiplex             Model Radio Workshop/Mike Ridley (Also repairs other makes)
                                        JR                      McGregor Industries
                                        FrSky/Taranis    T9 Hobbysport

                                        DM

                                        Edited By Dave Milbourn on 17/06/2017 10:10:48

                                        #71440
                                        Paul T
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                                          @pault84577

                                          Thank you all for your comments and advice.

                                          I had forgotten about avoiding other sources of 2.4 signals [and now I know why my tv is trying to reverse out of the lounge.]

                                          Paul

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