advice/help with radio?

[George014]

Hi I just got a RTR dingo yesterday and despite reading the manual for it I can't understand whether I can run a winch off it or not. Because I know you need a 3rd channel. mine says 3ch on the reciever with an empty slot. If that is for the winch how do I use it off my controller??

 

[cogfounder]

The receiver is a 3ch, but the radio is only 2ch.
So no, you can not run a winch with the stock radio.

Simplest option is to get one of the winches that
has its own remote key-fob controler.


http://store.rc4wd.com/Bulldog-9300XT-Wireless-Winch-Black_p_957.html

 

[George014]

Ok thanks! why put a 3ch reciever but not radio?? o well....

 

[cogfounder]

It is more cost effective for the manufacturer to design and build only one type of reciever, and the extra channel ports allow you to power the system with a BEC, or run the power leads for lights or a winch, for example, without costly Y, or complicated splitter cables.

Aside from that, Axial has a new DIG unit in the works for the Wraith , and I wouldnt be suprised if they put out an RTR with a new 3 channel radio and the DIG included,
and they will have the 3 channel recievers in hand already.

But thats just speculation on my part.....

 

[Charlie-III]

OK thanks! why put a 3ch receiver but not radio?? o well....

As cogfounder stated, it's a matter of cost. To design & stock 2 different part numbers of RX's can get expensive. The cost to designing a single part number (in this case a RX) but maybe not using all the bits within is fairly cheap.
Look at LosiKid & the hacked FlySky radios. All you really need is different programming to get a lot more out of the radio.8)

 

[ussprinceton2004]

..there is a note in the RC4WD Bulldog 9300XT Winch (Wireless Version) web page, stating that it is not waterproof.....is there a 1/10th scale winch that is waterproof? What about the 3Racing, is it waterproof?..