Etronix Pulse EX3GPro/ Core RC151 stick system - problems?

[brizzlemark]

Hello,

I am after a stick transmitter and for the money the etronix/core gear looks like just the job, I have tried it and it feels good in my hands (no sniggering please)!

A quick scan across the forums indicate some have had problems, some of which solved by making sure the blue receiver is supplied and also by the use of a power cap in the receiver to stop glitching.

Before I commit Santa to a purchase I would appreciate views from those who use this stuff and have done for a while. Do issues still exist or am I giving too much credence to old problems that have been addressed?

Cheers.

Mark

[mdb_75]

I havent got one, but 3 people at our club have them and they all have trouble. Personaly Id get a Futaba 3gr instead, but they are a lot more expensive.

[Col]

I had one for 1 hour. Massive stuttering problems on full throttle...

There are 4 or 5 at York who use them with no problems at all, though. Both old and new recievers.

[Chris Green]

Hi Mark,

I have an etronix one. I have ran it at about 6 club meetings so far. It has worked well. I had one issue where the car was cutting out one evening, but found that this was due to me not having the small antenna pointing vertically upwards. I pointed it up, and havent had the same issue since. Setup wise, it is easy to change settings. The lcd screen works ok, and is fairly easy to navigate.

As standard, the sticks are a little too long, but it is easy to remove the top part of the stem, cut down the threaded part by about 7mm with a junior hacksaw, then replace the crown part.

For the money, it is good value. However, if you can stretch the budget to a new 3GR, or a 2nd hand 3vcs, then I'd advise you do that.

[john333]

Similar to an above post, I don't have one but at least 3 at our club do and have had no problems (BLUE receiver) In fact they like them a lot.

[bigred5765]

Ive heard that if you get the frequency hoping version its works a treat fhss i believe

[brizzlemark]

Thanks for the info guys, I have been offered a known good Etronix to try out from someone I know (no ebay disasters!). We shall see how that goes, hopefully everything will be ok.

Mark

[gainsy]

Had no problems with mine since i fitted the power cap
1 thing i will say is always make sure the batteries in the tranny are fully charged as it doesn't like it when they start to get low
1 of these lipo's will keep it sweet for ages
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2704481193...84.m1423.l2649
hth