DRAGON ATRC question

[MichaelC]

Hi all,

Has anyone tried installing this product in an IR tank ? I bought two of these babies and didn't realize (Should have read the fine print......) that it is for non-IR tanks. Once I realized it I tried to "double-tap" the IR port from the MFU so that it will feed the ATRC and the IR Emitter and the POS to the IR receiver but then the ATRC won't work. I know it is not the ATRC problem as if I just plug it straight into the IR port by itself it works as advertise.

I am wondering if the MFU output is not strong enough to trigger both the IR emitter and the ATRC. I will try to see if I have both hook up if the IR still works later today, but if anyone has any experience installing this for an IR tank and can share their install that would be great.

Mike.

[Tankbear]

Hi Mike

There should be enough power to feed the IR and the ATRC as I have the the IR version and works fine all off the IR port.

Maybe double check your wiring or contact Kevin @ RCTA incase the dragon board conflicts with the IR function.

Ian.

[MichaelC]

Ian,

Can you let me know how you hook it up ? I basically used a patch board, and has the IR +/- and the receiver - soldered with the three pin cable coming in from the Dragon ATRC, and then from the patch board onto the Taigen 2.4Ghz. as before.

I will double check the wires, but when I used the stock ATRC cable without the patch board everything works, when I used the patch board the ATRC doesn't work.

Thanks for you advice again.

Regards,

Mike.

[Tankbear]

Not certain if helps but on my IR setup is like this

RX18 IR port - 5 wire lead to MAKO board - 5 wire lead to the turret IR bits, plus the MAKO board has 3 soldered wires which power the ATRC.

I can't quite remember the pin connections for the 5 wires but looking at the IR socket on the RX18/Taigen is IR emitter +, IR emitter -, then next 3 are the IR reciever +,-, signal (sorry I can't remember which way round, but if you've a volt meter you should get 4.5v on the +, - then the other is the signal)

Hope that is of some use?

Ian.

[Tankbear]

This might help



As assume the Taigen will be the same arrangement.

Ian.

[MichaelC]

Thanks Ian. I am pretty sure I am doing the right thing. I basically have the IR +/- and the HBU- tapped into a patch board and have both the Dragon's corresponding three pin cable and the IR/HBU solder together. I just tested the patch cable without the IR/HBU connection (i.e. Just the Dragon cable with the patch board) and the Dragon works. The moment I solder in the IR/HBU connection then the Dragon stops working so it would appear that the Taigen/RX-18 MFC is not putting out enough juice to drive both the IR and the Dragon ATRC........

I guess Mako board must have enough power to drive both at the same time. I should have read the fine print of the Dragon is not for IR tanks, well at least not RX-18/Taigens anyway.

Thanks again for all your help.

[d170sam]

I'm after one of these so if you want to sell it il have it?!

[Tankbear]

Can you power the ATRC from the flash port? The pins either side of the strobe trigger as above picture.

Ian.

[MichaelC]

d170sam - Maybe. Jury is still out. Where are you located ?

Ian, funny enough I have originally installed it improperly - i.e. on the flash port rather then the IR port. When I do that I got some really funky stuff. The ATRC will work 3 out of 4 tries which I am okay with, but what I am not okay with was that the tank won't drive properly under normal condition - you push forward and it will stop and go, stop and go. That's when I realized I have the sucker in the wrong socket. In theory it should be hook up to the flash port since the IR has a delay, but I don't know enough about the circuitry set-up to know which one is right.

So yes, the ATRC did work on the flash port for suppressing the recoil, but its getting the wrong signal under normal driving condition ?!?

[MichaelC]

Ian, can you send me Kevin at RCTA email address ? Thanks !