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Jonathan M Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 TX inspection results now back, which showed one 'hold' of my DX7 during an hour-long test. (Duration of the hold in the workshop test isn't known, but a 'hold' is the most significant of three possible events, the other two being 'frame-loss' and 'fade'.) The RF board has been replaced and the transmitter has tested as now working without fault. I asked the tech guy whether low ambient temperatures might have increased the likelihood, frequency or duration of a 'hold' or other signal failure event (it was marginally above freezing on both days when I lost models) and he replied that he has known radios to misbehave around or below zero degrees. I'm therefore concluding that the primary cause of both crashes were due to this fault in the transmitter, possibly exacerbated by very cold weather. NOTE: This post isn't a cue for any people carrying deep-fried potatoes on their shoulders to start whooping and cackling again online. If it runs to that, then I'm going to ask the mods to lock the thread. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C. Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Hi jonathan good to hear you have a cause of failure identified , great job on perseverance to get to this point many others would have thrown in the towel by now . Was it Al's that you sent the tx back to and how would you rate the service ? Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan M Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 Hi Paul, thanks for that! Yes it was Al's. Spoke to Ali a week ago, sent the TX by post, then Gary (who works Mondays) did the test etc, and it is now back in the post to me. So would say very good service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C. Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Cheers that's good to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alex nicol Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Glad you found the fault. Your deep fried potatoes comment made me laugh out loud. Happy Flying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 you know the fault and can sleep happy.Worth persevering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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