Based on the fact that this is from Sheldons, just make sure everything is in pristine conditions. I've heard horry stories about returning stuff there, even if it was because of an error they made. Jim Cubbage wrote: > Ok, that helps. So a Hitec receiver should work fine with a Futaba radio > since they are both shifted. The Airt Z one won't so I will exchange it > tomorrow. I need to get a 7 channel so I can do some mixing with my > ailerons. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Karlton Spindle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 1:54 PM > To: Jim Cubbage; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Question regarding Receivers - Futaba negative > shift? > > Jim in the USA Futaba and Hitec alter the signal or have the data inverse to > the rest of the world. So only radios that can change the shift of the > signal to Futaba TXs and Hitec shift can talk to the futaba Hitec shift > receivers. It HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SERVO plugs. > > Airtronics was the odd ball on plugs with having pos on the outside and neg > in the middle (a better plug though IMHO) but with the NEW Z they put Pos in > the middle and we all have the same cruddy plugs now > :( > > Smooth Sailing, > Karlton Spindle > http://www.MultiplexRC.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Cubbage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 10:21 AM > Subject: [RCSE] Question regarding Receivers - Futaba negative shift? > > > > > Hello, > > > > I went to Sheldon's in San Jose last weekend to get some supplies. I told > > him I had a Futaba radio and I needed two Hitec micro 555 receivers and a > > bunch of HS-55 servos. > > > > When I got home and unpacked I noticed that the micro 5555 were labeled > > Hitec and Jr\Airt-Z respectively. All the Servos were labeled Hitec\Jr\Z. > > > > In putting them together, I noticed that the servo leads only fit into > each > > receiver one way, black lead outwards, but I have been hearing about > > something called negative shift on Futaba stuff. > > > > What does that mean? Will what I have work since the servo's will only > fit > > in one way? > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Jim Cubbage > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- _____________________________________________________________ Brett Jaffee [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~jaffee The Unoffical Extra 300 Home Page http://www.bayarea.net/~nathan/extra300 OnTheWay Quake 2 and 3 Server Utility http://www.planetquake.com/ontheway _____________________________________________________________ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
