tamco 3 channel 2.4GHz transmitter set up

[neil epworthParticipant @neilepworth74103]

Hi there people

does anyone know of any literature or notes on setting up this transmitter for boats.I,m used to the old 27mh sets .i have the instruction book but it makes no sense.Its based more on remote car operation.As do most of these type car or plane.getting to the stage where i,m going to go back to the old type sets.i,m in a club but work at sea so rarely get time to attend anything to ask advice.So i,m hoping you guys can come up with something.Thanks in advance.

Neil

[neil epworthParticipant @neilepworth74103]

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Neil

I've looked at the Tamco TAC330 3-channel set and it seems to be a fairly conventional two-stick transmitter layout with throttle on the left-hand stick up-and-down and steering on the right. The third channel, which is LH stick side-to-side, can be used for one or two auxiliary functions, depending on what type of device you connect to it. In fact the only real difference between a boat and a car would be that you don't want any electronic/motor braking effect with a boat.
If it's a 'pistol-grip + steerwheel' type of transmitter that you have then the throttle is controlled by squeezing the "trigger" for forward and pushing it away from the handle for reverse.

Hope this answers the question.

Dave M

[Eddie LancasterParticipant @eddielancaster]

Hi, Neil, I too have the 3 channel Tamco set, is yours the one with the screen and all the gizmos for car control functions? if so don't worry just connect the servos up to the receiver and and use the controls, left stick centre off forwards and reverse, right stick steering, the third channel is a switch top right of the transmitter, you can also set it up for up to 20 different models but the only control you might need to use is the servo end point where you can set the maximum and minimum travel of the servos, I use this to set the travel of the servo that controls the sails on my yachts. other than that just use it as a normal set

Hope this helps.

Regards.

Eddie

Edited By Eddie Lancaster on 17/03/2018 13:56:36

[neil epworthParticipant @neilepworth74103]

Well had another go today and am pleased to say all is working as it should.part of the problem was that the new motor was sticking.

, and not turning prop making me think the problem was the transmitter set up,Thanks for your input guys.Its a british waterways tug I,m building.I bought the hull off Ebay the rest is built from plasticard.I,ll try to post a pic when finished.

Cheers Neil

[Malcolm FraryParticipant @malcolmfrary95515]

Thats one of the reasons I keep mentioning servo testers. They do a good job of providing a reliable signal and eliminate problems that a radio might introduce. Quite important these days with radios getting cleverer,

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