El-mod and Creeping Deat turret

[mickyb]

Hi folks....I am sharing my build and its problems with you in case you are thinking of doing it...have done it and have the same problems...or have done it and got over the problems....

My build, as most of you know, is my first tank..A HL Tiger...El-mod with HL transmitter and RX 14...(but with RX13 for now on the dining room table).

I approached this build with a lot of excitement...followed by trepidation when I saw the envelopes and boxes of bits arive from around the world.

Well, the El-mod is running great, but the move from the dining room table into the Tiger has stalled cos I am waiting to find an RX14 card to work with it because I want to keep my first installation cheap and basic.

The power of the CD turret is just amazing and all round I am quite chuffed at what I have achieved so far.

I have to say that the support from the CD guys has been first rate......El mod on the other hand, for some reason, either do not answer a question properly or are slow to respond.

I bought 2 sets of El-mod cards...8 cards in total....and 2 cards are faulty...not good considering the price eh?

I have a few problems, just as I have no doubt some of you have had when you tried something different.  I am posting them because some of you may want to try this build and my findings will help....or deter....and maybe you have had the problems and have sorted them.

I am using HL transmitter / reciever and El-mod with CD turret as I have said.

I have standard movements on right transmitter stick.

Left stick up/left is motor start / stop

Left stick up/right is cannon fire sound....then El-mod goes into cannon reload timeout.
Now, with CD turret installed you get cannon fire Plus recoil.......but you have to hold the left stick up/right until the barrel moves back into the fully extended position or you burn the recoil motor out.

As you have to hold the left stick in up/right position for cannon fire/barrel restore for approx 5 seconds the following happens....... after 2 seconds the airsoft fires......2 seconds later the airsoft fires again.....barrel is still restoring to extended position for another second..ish!

You can't just flick the stick up/right to fire the cannon because you start a sequence of events.

I don't think that I have anything wired incorrectly because its mostly plug and play...but....K button only gives the little wheel jerk...no cannon.fire

The G button give a brilliant machine gun sound, and the lazer effect is terrific..... lookout squirels and cats on my car....

I have messaged Blitz and the CD guys for their comments.....

My questions to you chaps.....Has anyone done a similar build... is the problem possibly the HL / El-mod mix....should I still get cannon fire on the G button.....

Have you noticed the little echo  after the cannon fire...I hear it when the volume is way up....

Have a good day lads.............Mike