Today I received a sample of the Deltang TX-21 for testing with my RCS OMEGA-3 ESC.
The TX-21 was slightly modified to replace the ON - ON direction switch with an ON - OFF - ON spring loaded toggle. This centre off position enables the TX operation to be compatible with the way the RCS system works. The inertia control was omitted.
I had no doubt the system would work and it did just fine. The only thing that concerned me was what the range would actually be, as Dan T says it is mainly for indoor layouts and small outdoor layouts. No need to worry with range. I couldn't get far enough away from the loco to actually run out of range at the extensive Large Scale logging layout that resides near where I live. The furthest I could get away from the loco was around 100 feet.
The loco responds exactly as if it was using a regular DX4e stick radio.
One handed operation is sweet. This TX is going to satisfy those naysayers that grizzle about the bulk of stick radios. I may substitute the knob with a slightly larger one.
The switch and knob travel extremities are a little different from a DX4e so I had to recalibrate the end points in the RCS brain, but once that was done it functioned perfectly.
I hooked up the MyLocosound whistle trigger input to the correct terminal on my ESC and off we went.
There was one small glitch that I need to ask DaveT about, as at one stage I managed to confuse the IC in my ESC.
It might even be possible to use the stock TX-21 direction switch with an RCS system, although I don't think so. My system relies upon having the spring loaded elevator stick rest in neutral (the middle) hence the ON - OFF - ON spring loaded toggle switch.
Nice bit of kit that is going to help do great things for my products.
The TX-21 was slightly modified to replace the ON - ON direction switch with an ON - OFF - ON spring loaded toggle. This centre off position enables the TX operation to be compatible with the way the RCS system works. The inertia control was omitted.
I had no doubt the system would work and it did just fine. The only thing that concerned me was what the range would actually be, as Dan T says it is mainly for indoor layouts and small outdoor layouts. No need to worry with range. I couldn't get far enough away from the loco to actually run out of range at the extensive Large Scale logging layout that resides near where I live. The furthest I could get away from the loco was around 100 feet.
The loco responds exactly as if it was using a regular DX4e stick radio.
One handed operation is sweet. This TX is going to satisfy those naysayers that grizzle about the bulk of stick radios. I may substitute the knob with a slightly larger one.
The switch and knob travel extremities are a little different from a DX4e so I had to recalibrate the end points in the RCS brain, but once that was done it functioned perfectly.
I hooked up the MyLocosound whistle trigger input to the correct terminal on my ESC and off we went.
There was one small glitch that I need to ask DaveT about, as at one stage I managed to confuse the IC in my ESC.
It might even be possible to use the stock TX-21 direction switch with an RCS system, although I don't think so. My system relies upon having the spring loaded elevator stick rest in neutral (the middle) hence the ON - OFF - ON spring loaded toggle switch.
Nice bit of kit that is going to help do great things for my products.