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I replaced the connectors and it works fine - but it always smells newly burnt. Not good right? And I have the Spektrum DX6i radio for the blade quad I have.",[211,218,219],{},"The DX6i is only 6 channels - not 9 like the Turnigy - but I was using 5. So that's OK.",[211,221,222],{},"So - I decided to move the quad over to the DX6i radio.",[211,224,225],{},"That meant that after transfer I had one spare channel which I decided to use as a remote lights switch.",[211,227,228],{},"I've also removed the legs - I don't run a camera or gimbal on this quad (prefer the phantom for that) so I don't need a big set of legs hanging there. For support I've put a plastic golfball under each arm - just to raise it a little.",[230,231,233],"h2",{"id":232},"parts-used","Parts used",[235,236,237,250],"ul",{},[238,239,240],"li",{},[241,242,249],"a",{"href":243,"rel":244,"target":248},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.hobbyking.com\u002Fhobbyking\u002Fstore\u002Fuh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=46632",[245,246,247],"nofollow","noopener","noreferer","_blank","Orange R615X receiver",[238,251,252],{},[241,253,256],{"href":254,"rel":255,"target":248},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.hobbyking.com\u002Fhobbyking\u002Fstore\u002Fuh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=8833",[245,246,247],"Turnigy Receiver Controlled Switch",[230,258,260],{"id":259},"binding","Binding",[235,262,263,270,273,276,279],{},[238,264,265,266],{},"Make sure the DX6i has the correct model selected and is turned ",[267,268,269],"em",{},"off",[238,271,272],{},"Put the binding loop on the battery\u002Fbind pins of the RX (actually this came delivered with this loop in place)",[238,274,275],{},"Connect the throttle from the KK2.0 (middle of the 5 3-pin connectors) to the throttle on the RX",[238,277,278],{},"Connected the battery to the power distribution board on the quad - the RX starts to flash - which means it is ready to bind",[238,280,281],{},"Turn on the DX6i while holding the bind\u002Ftrainer switch",[211,283,284],{},"At this point the RX should move from rapid flash to slow flash then solid LED. If it moves to slow flash and then no light - repeat. It was a bit fiddly getting the correct duration to hold the bind\u002Ftrainer switch on the radio.",[230,286,288],{"id":287},"connections","Connections",[211,290,291],{},"The cables I use have three colours - orange, red, brown.",[235,293,294,297,300],{},[238,295,296],{},"Orange goes to the front of the RX (marked S on the end of the RX) - signal.",[238,298,299],{},"Red is the middle pin - for voltage",[238,301,302],{},"Brown is the third pin - ground (I believe)",[211,304,305],{},"On the KK2.0 the orange wire connects closest to the screen, the brown closest to the edge.",[211,307,308],{},[309,310],"img",{"alt":311,"src":312},"KK2.0 Pinout","\u002Fimages\u002Fposts\u002F2014\u002F06\u002Fkk2-info.jpg",[211,314,315],{},[309,316],{"alt":317,"src":318},"R615X Pinout","\u002Fimages\u002Fposts\u002F2014\u002F06\u002Fr615x-info.jpg",[211,320,321],{},"Connections are simple and as expected:",[235,323,324,327,330,333,336],{},[238,325,326],{},"RX THRO \u003C-> KK THR",[238,328,329],{},"RX AILE \u003C-> KK AIL",[238,331,332],{},"RX ELEV \u003C-> KK ELE",[238,334,335],{},"RX RUDD \u003C-> KK RUD",[238,337,338],{},"RX AUX1 \u003C-> KK AUX",[211,340,341],{},"The RX GEAR connects to the control connector for the Turnigy Receiver Controlled Switch. This means that the Gear switch on the radio will trigger that switch.",[230,343,345],{"id":344},"model-configuration","Model configuration",[211,347,348],{},"Start with the default Acro (plane) model.",[350,351,353],"h3",{"id":352},"type-and-name","Type and Name",[355,356,362],"pre",{"className":357,"code":359,"language":360,"meta":361},[358],"language-text","Setup List > Model Type > Acro\nSetup List > Model Name > Something Meaningful for you\n","text","",[363,364,359],"code",{"__ignoreMap":361},[350,366,368],{"id":367},"flaps","Flaps",[211,370,371],{},"This is what will trigger the AUX1 port on the RX and hence RX on the KK2.0 (which I have set for self-levelling). This means that the flaps switch controls self-levelling.",[355,373,376],{"className":374,"code":375,"language":360,"meta":361},[358],"Adjust List > Flaps > LAND FLAP > Down 100\n",[363,377,375],{"__ignoreMap":361},[350,379,381],{"id":380},"reverse","Reverse",[355,383,386],{"className":384,"code":385,"language":360,"meta":361},[358],"Setup List > Reverse > Thro > N\nSetup List > Reverse > Elev > R\nSetup List > Reverse > Gear > N\nSetup List > Reverse > Aile > R\nSetup List > Reverse > Rudd > N\nSetup List > Reverse > Flap > N\n",[363,387,385],{"__ignoreMap":361},[211,389,390],{},[309,391],{"alt":392,"src":393},"Main Screen","\u002Fimages\u002Fposts\u002F2014\u002F06\u002Fdx6i-main.jpg",[211,395,396],{},[309,397],{"alt":398,"src":399},"Model Type","\u002Fimages\u002Fposts\u002F2014\u002F06\u002Fdx6i-modeltype.jpg",[211,401,402],{},[309,403],{"alt":404,"src":405},"Setup List > Reverse","\u002Fimages\u002Fposts\u002F2014\u002F06\u002Fdx6i-reverse.jpg",[211,407,408],{},[309,409],{"alt":410,"src":411},"Adjust List > Flaps","\u002Fimages\u002Fposts\u002F2014\u002F06\u002Fdx6i-flaps.jpg",[230,413,415],{"id":414},"kk20-setup","KK2.0 setup",[350,417,419],{"id":418},"receiver-test","Receiver Test",[211,421,422],{},"Use the receiver test to make sure that the signal is getting through - moving the sticks - and check that they move in the right direction.",[350,424,426],{"id":425},"mode-settings","Mode Settings",[211,428,429],{},"Setting to Aux here means we're going to use Aux (flaps switch) to control the self-levelling.",[350,431,433],{"id":432},"sensor-calibration","Sensor Calibration",[211,435,436],{},"With the quad very level (need to make sure that all this fiddling\u002Fremoval of parts\u002Fadding of new parts hasn't moved the controller).",[350,438,440],{"id":439},"esc-calibration","ESC Calibration",[211,442,443],{},"I still need to do this:",[445,446,447,450,453,456,459,462,465,468,471],"ol",{},[238,448,449],{},"Important: TAKE OFF THE PROPELLERS OR DISCONNECT ONE WIRE FROM THE MOTORS!!",[238,451,452],{},"Turn off the KK2.0 FC power.",[238,454,455],{},"Turn on the transmitter and set the throttle to max.",[238,457,458],{},"Press down button 1 and 4 on the KK2.0 FC, keep pressing until last step. Releasing the buttons aborts the calibration.",[238,460,461],{},"Turn on power to the KK2.0 FC (hope you have several arms\u002Fhands).",[238,463,464],{},"Wait for the ESCs to beep full throttle calibrated signal. Takes a few seconds, depends on the ESC.",[238,466,467],{},"Lower the throttle to idle.",[238,469,470],{},"Wait for the ESC idle throttle calibrated signal.",[238,472,473],{},"Release the buttons on the KK2.0 FC.",[230,475,477],{"id":476},"result","Result",[211,479,480,481,484],{},"The thing flies and it flies well. If anything it's ",[267,482,483],{},"twitchy"," - far less movement on the DX6i sticks to get the same response as I used to get on the turnigy - so some tuning needed. But all-in-all - it works well. Flaps switch correctly moves it in and out of self-levelling, and the gear switch controls some LEDs on the unit.",[211,486,487],{},[309,488],{"alt":489,"src":490},"The quad itself","\u002Fimages\u002Fposts\u002F2014\u002F06\u002Fquad.jpg",[211,492,493],{},"Might not be the neatest build - but still not bad considering it's my first unit and it's been hacked back and forth since then :)",{"title":361,"searchDepth":495,"depth":495,"links":496},2,[497,498,499,500,506,512],{"id":232,"depth":495,"text":233},{"id":259,"depth":495,"text":260},{"id":287,"depth":495,"text":288},{"id":344,"depth":495,"text":345,"children":501},[502,504,505],{"id":352,"depth":503,"text":353},3,{"id":367,"depth":503,"text":368},{"id":380,"depth":503,"text":381},{"id":414,"depth":495,"text":415,"children":507},[508,509,510,511],{"id":418,"depth":503,"text":419},{"id":425,"depth":503,"text":426},{"id":432,"depth":503,"text":433},{"id":439,"depth":503,"text":440},{"id":476,"depth":495,"text":477},"2014-06-07 20:33 +0200",null,"md","Replacing the Turnigiy TGY 9X radio with the DX6i",{},true,"\u002F2014\u002F06\u002F07\u002Fkk2-0-quad-with-dx6i-tx-and-orange-r615x-rx",{"title":206,"description":213},{"loc":519},"2014\u002F06\u002F07\u002Fkk2-0-quad-with-dx6i-tx-and-orange-r615x-rx",[524,525,526,527],"dx6i","kk2.0","quadcopter","spektrum","c4almt-MtJZRkPaeyJJLBnmfDfnJTmrKMqtBz4Oh49s",1775293012059]