"Steve R." <srhodes13@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> What kind of issues have you been hearing about the Futaba FASST
systems?
> Without knowing any specific complaints, I'd tend to disregard comments
> about "potential problems." The reason I say that is, I bought a new 9Z
> synthesized system back around 1995. I still have that radio and it has
> worked perfectly for me the entire time I've had it. I heard all the BS
> that went around in the beginning, folks calling it a "Dial a Crash,"
but
> I've never had any problems with mine and have met many others that
> haven't either.
>
> Having said that, I recently bought the TM-14 module and R6014FS
receiver
> for my 12Z. I had to download the program updates from Futaba so the
12Z
> would know what to do with the new module and allow it to select between
> the two FASST modes available. Once that was done, the conversion
process
> went without a hitch and so far, I've not had any problems with it. Of
> course, I don't have a lot of time on it yet so I can't speak to any
> future problems or long term reliability but to date, it's worked
> flawlessly. I've also been flying a camera ****p with the 6EX FASST
radio
> for the past 6 months and we've not had any problems with that system
> either. So, unless my FASST radio starts upchucking in the near future
or
> I see significant "verified" problems rearing their ugly heads, I'm not
> giving any credibility to folks saying there's a problem with the Futaba
> FASST systems. Given my 25+ years of RC flying and having flown nothing
> but Futaba equipment (with only one exception) in that time, I have no
> reason to believe my FASST system won't prove to be just as reliable.
At
> least I certainly hope so! ;-)
Steve,
Check Futaba's website. They have a service advisory out for the 6EX and
7C
Fast systems. There is an issue with some transmitters being programmed
with
the same ID code (all zeros) and therefore able to control other models.
Phil
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