Is This Transmitter Any Good

[hoppi05]

Hi all u have spotted this transmitter on eBay it sounds good for the money its only £25. Here's the link

http://www.bigdotunclestore.com/product_detail.php?id=381

Does anyone know if this will work with my exsisting acoms receivers and servos because it says digital servos needed???

Cheers for looking and any feedback

PS this is sent from my phone so plz excuse the lack of proper links n punctuation

[axemandavva]

Hi all u have spotted this transmitter on eBay it sounds good for the money its only £25. Here's the link

http://www.bigdotunclestore.com/product_detail.php?id=381

Does anyone know if this will work with my exsisting acoms receivers and servos because it says digital servos needed???

Cheers for looking and any feedback

PS this is sent from my phone so plz excuse the lack of proper links n punctuation

I don`t know - but I would say probably not as your acoms stuff is probably analogue.

[Yonez]

Hi all u have spotted this transmitter on eBay it sounds good for the money its only £25. Here's the link

http://www.bigdotunclestore.com/product_detail.php?id=381

Does anyone know if this will work with my exsisting acoms receivers and servos because it says digital servos needed???

Cheers for looking and any feedback

PS this is sent from my phone so plz excuse the lack of proper links n punctuation

I don't know either. I use a new Futaba transmitter for my old Acoms receiver from the 80's. Works OK.

However, unless you really want to use your old electronics in the car, I'd suggest the Flysky 2.4 GHz set instead.

A cheap 2.4GHz should be much better than a cheap 27 MHz AM.

See here:

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=59756

[bugjammer]

While looking around the links above I stumbled upon the same set up but for only $35!! I cant find shipping details but $35!!

http://www.nitrorcx.com/79p-gt3b-carradio-lcd.html

[Yonez]

While looking around the links above I stumbled upon the same set up but for only $35!! I cant find shipping details but $35!!

http://www.nitrorcx.com/79p-gt3b-carradio-lcd.html

Yes, they're really that cheap.

That shop is out of stock, but you should be able to find one by googling around and checking the bay.

Depending on your location, shipping may match the price of the transmitter, but only because the transmitter is so cheap.

Get a few extra receivers at the same time and save some money.

http://www.nitrorcx.com/fs-gtr3c-receiver.html

I also like their servos. I think I paid around $12 for each metal gear servo. No good for racing, but take some beating and are thus a perfect match for bashing or just filling up shelf queens to make them look complete. They make a lot of noise and twitch a bit when in neutral. Never could figure out whether that's the servo or receiver. But it is just making noise, not actually moving.

I've only used them under the Eurgle brand (Worst brand name ever?) but I understand they're the same.

My transmitter: http://www.r2hobbies.com/eng/proddetail.php?prod=rcps2805001 (Supposedly better than the new one actually)

The new one that matches your link: http://www.r2hobbies.com/eng/proddetail.php?prod=rcps2805004

Receiver: http://www.r2hobbies.com/eng/proddetail.php?prod=rcps2806002

Had no problems (or vat with delivery from R2 Hobbies. I bought a 9 channel receiver from them too, for 3-speed use. The battery holder was broken but they shipped a new one quickly.

[bugjammer]

My interest in these is I run lots of cars using the same transmitter so extra receivers have to be cheap too, I placed a wanted ad about a week ago having destroyed 5 Acoms 2.4 receivers - they are £39 each!

[hoppi05]

hummm i like that one n the price seem daftly low! so i take it my 27mhz crystals will be no use with these 2.4ghz systems?

cheers again...

[Yonez]

hummm i like that one n the price seem daftly low! so i take it my 27mhz crystals will be no use with these 2.4ghz systems?

cheers again...

2.4GHz doesn't need crystals. The binding process makes the transmitter and receiver cooperate and ensures no interference with others.

This is one of the great advantages of 2.4 GHz.

[hoppi05]

dam all my crystals lol poor crystals orwell i am going to get one of those 2.4ghz FS-GT3B ones they look good for the money and for the use i am going to give its hopefully going to be a great purchase!?!... + i am going to order some extra recievers as they are only £6!!!

ill let you all know what they are like some point next month when they turn up......

cheers for the help and input guys......

[MrUnlimited]

My interest in these is I run lots of cars using the same transmitter so extra receivers have to be cheap too, I placed a wanted ad about a week ago having destroyed 5 Acoms 2.4 receivers - they are £39 each!

That is cheap, my sanwa 2.4ghz receivers costs me 75 euro each!

[WillyChang]

That is cheap, my sanwa 2.4ghz receivers costs me 75 euro each!

bit like a brandnew Tata Nano would cost less than a set of brake pads/discs/studs for your Porsche Cayenne

and both work just as well to drive to the shops

[candre23]

While looking around the links above I stumbled upon the same set up but for only $35!! I cant find shipping details but $35!!

http://www.nitrorcx.com/79p-gt3b-carradio-lcd.html

I have one of those. It's not nearly as fancy as it looks. The plastic is cheap and the display is pretty much impossible to read in sunlight. But on the plus side, you will lose sight of your car before it runs out of range and the batteries last forever. It does have 10 model memory, and as others have pointed out, the receivers are about $7 each. They're also incredibly tiny and weigh next to nothing. All in all, a very good deal. I paid $75 shipped for mine and I feel I got my money's worth.

If you don't need the 10 model memory, this is the even cheaper version. I've got one of those too, and it performs about the same. Although it doesn't have model memory (or any features besides trim and endpoints) you can bind an unlimited number of RXs to it. Definitely the best $20 you can spend on a TX/RX.

[hoppi05]

Cheers for that mine is on order from a seller on eBay wowmodels I think they have sold tons of them I also order an extra 5 receiver's as they were so cheap I may aswell save on shipping too. I can't wait to try em!!!

Ill let you all know how I get on with them hopefully it will be all good!.....

[candre23]

Here's a mini-review of the GT3b I wrote on RCTech: http://www.rctech.net/forum/7927378-post79.html

I probably should have posted it sooner, but I forgot I wrote it

Actually, that whole thread has a lot of useful info. If you're considering this TX, it's a good place to start.

[bugjammer]

After a little more research I ordered one of these - looks good not as cheap feeling as I expected, easy to set the models into the menu's.

I cant tell you how it works yet because when I plugged the receiver in it did this

It seems to be full of smoke Ah! it came out of the hole in the back

The seller wants me to send it back to hong kong before he'll send me another *tsk - I did order another 5 from somebody else, so I'll let you know how I get on

[Yonez]

After a little more research I ordered one of these - looks good not as cheap feeling as I expected, easy to set the models into the menu's.

I cant tell you how it works yet because when I plugged the receiver in it did this

It seems to be full of smoke Ah! it came out of the hole in the back

The seller wants me to send it back to hong kong before he'll send me another *tsk - I did order another 5 from somebody else, so I'll let you know how I get on

How high a voltage did you feed it? Are you running 3S lipo or something?

Everybody knows that it is smoke that makes electroncs work. Because whenever you let the smoke out, it stops working.

[hoppi05]

Oh dear mine tunred up the other day not had chance to look at it yet though! hopefully it wont do that!!!! i order an extra 5 recievers when i got it to save on postage....

[bugjammer]

That was only on a 4 cell (4.8v) pack to bind it and have a play with the menus

[hoppi05]

4 cell hummmm i think ill stick that little disc in 1st and scan the manual to be sure i must admit i have opened it now and it feels really good! i am heavy handed and i dont think it feels cheap or flimsy i cant wait to use it.... its super light weight but i dont have the 8 batterys in yet. the receivers are super small they look superb! (except for the images above lol) i will put some feedback on when i finally get chance to use it.....

bugjammer i hope your next one doesnt go up in smoke (or mine for that matter )