dragoon atrc

[retiredarmy97]

i've got the atrc hooked up but am still getting recoil thru the motors ,ive cut wires ran the right motor thru one block an left thru the other not sure what i could of done wrong. question though what is the led 2 prong connector for?thx for help

[MichaelC]

You also plugged in the 5 pin connector into the CN2 IR port on the RX-18, right ? Don't think you need to worry about the 2 pin prong. You also cut the red wire on both left and right motor right ?

[retiredarmy97]

yes plugged 5 pin connector to IR slot an made sure yellow wire on 3 pin connector is on the outside on the dragoon,let me correct my post sometimes it doesn't recoil but most times it does.yes i cut the red wires an ran motor wire into block then made sure Taigen red wire ran into same block for same motor

[MichaelC]

I guess you can try switching the 3 pin connector around but it sounds like you have it set-up right anyway. I think the yellow is the signal. It should also be marked on the board as well. What happens if you give it time between firing (i.e. give time for the ATRC to reset ?). My problem with Taigen/MAKO/ATRC combination was due to Taigen giving out too much power.

If you give it time between firing and it works consistently then you probably have an overload somewhere. I can't quite remember but is there some eletronic between the 5 pin plug to the Taigen and the 3 pin connector to the ATRC ? I had two Dragons briefly but then switched to the actually ATRC (which the Dragon is based on).

[retiredarmy97]

no it's just one wiring harness going from taigen rx to the dragoon atrc,i'll try spacing out the shoots thx

[dubster70]

Am having the same problem with mine all wired correctly and still recoil on the motors.I thought the unit was supposed to eliminate this action.Have you had a look at yours again ?

[MichaelC]

dubster70, are you on Taigen MFU as well ?

[dubster70]

Yes i have the taigen 2.4ghz system.I have looked at other posts on here with same system and they seem to be working ok ie no track recoil.So am at a loss as to what may be causing it to still recoil.

[MichaelC]

I just have this suspision that maybe it is a hit and miss on Taigen. I had a hell of a time with the MAKO/ATRC combo with my Taigen tanks before getting them to work together. If you have an RX-18 set-up lying around maybe you can see if your Dragon works there ? The install is pretty straight forward and since it is recoiling so you are definitely getting power to the Dragon. The 5 pin plug can only go into the open slot (CN2) on the Taigen, so the only other thing is if the 3 pin plug to the dragon is flipped (I believe it is safe to just try flipping that and see what happens but I cannot assume any damges if you do..........)

I would do it except I don't have the Dragons anymore as I am using the MAKO/ATRC combo.

[RCTanksAustralia]

HI All
First up, thanks MichaelC for heping out. Michael and I spent quite a while getting his systems up and working and what we found is that each tank setup required a different setup for good operation. This is particularly so with the Taigen units. I'd consider him the Northern Hemisphere expert on Taigen and RCTA unit co-operation. As Michael said - no problems at all with the Heng Long RX18. So if you have a RX18 connect up the Dragon to it and check it out to make sure the unit is functional. Also pictures speak 1000 words so if you can post a pic of your setup then I can identify the board version and possibly any connection errors.

I personally test each RCTA unit sent for proper operation before shipping but that is not to say that something can't happen along the way or that I have not made a mistake at my end. Another issue is electromagnetic interference from all of the motors inside the tank. Michael can surely attest to that as he had to increase the capacitor on his units to a size that eliminated the interference for each specific tank. Your RC tank is a very noisy electromagentic environment and the micro controller on the Dragon is a sensitive unit. I suspect also with your tanks being Taigen tanks that they are new. New tanks will generate more EMI (electromagnetic interference) than older tanks becuase the motors have not had a chance to 'run in'. You should always "run in' the motors of a new tank as it will not only reduce their EMI but also make them run better.

So you can give this a go...

If you have a old electrostatic bag pop the Dragon in the bag to provide a bit of EMI sheilding and then check operation. If you don't have a bag lying around wrap dragon in insulation tape then a layer of Aluminium foil then cover again with insulation tape. Make sure the AL foil is not contacting the Dragon.

If Dragon is still not working as it should DON'T stress I want everyone to be happy with their RCTA unit. The fault could very well be with the unit itself. Contact Steve at WDM and let him know you wish return your Dragon. Steve will let me know and I will send you a new Dragon direct from OZ. At the moment Dragons are out of stock here but they are in production and due to ship from China on April 9th.

Finally the 2 pin connector should be marked LED and is for connection of a LED. If you have a Taigen tank then you will have a flash unit down the barrel so you do not need to worry about this connection. It is provided for people like me who like to have scale barrels fitted so that a 3 mm high intensity LED can be used as a cannon flash instead.

Cheers
Kevin Grannum