Have you had a problem with your 3GX?

[PilotPhil]

Im new to this forum and would welcome some feedback to aid my decision, I have a 3gx super combo 550e and and very very concerned about the number of people reporting problems on a regular basis.

my thoughts are to upgrade to 1.2 firmware but with all the problems im not sure wether to get beastx or vbar.

also second question.

with the VBAR do you NEED the blue gyro sensor thing? or can you run with just the RX part? its not very clear.

[PilotPhil]

48 Views and not one vote ???

[Ross Northcott]

i use vbar on all my heli's but at the weekend i tried a new heli (trex 500 pro) i had bought and gave the 3gx a try, BIG mistake, hated it, didnt feel locked in, dont likw the set-up never buy Align FBL shit again, anyway sold the heli after only 2 flights as could justify fitting a vbar to a little heli like this.

[Baldie]

48 people may have looked out of curiosity , but not owned a 3GX!..
I got on ok with mine, but as suggested by coolice, v1.1 software felt better.

[PilotPhil]

Im just concerned as ive heard of alot of issues running 2 spektrum sats.......what im running :-/ Im already considering an esc upgrade and with all the bad press considering a vbar.

does the vbar run on the RX box alone or MUST you use the seperate gyroscope?

[sacko]

You can run sats only with a Vbar too.

The new BeastX looks good,vthe AR7200BX.

[PilotPhil]

You can run sats only with a Vbar too.

The new BeastX looks good,vthe AR7200BX.

It does but your NOT to use DSM2 sats, must be DSMX, so thats my £40 on sats just spent down the drain

is the only way to go vbar to buy the £280 kit? is that the only option? just confused as its avaiable seperate.

[sacko]

You will sell them on here for pretty much what you paid for em.

The Mini Vbar is cheaper.

[PilotPhil]

certainly looks the more affordable way to go, then I believe I only need 1 dsmx sat as the other acts as an rx I believe.

I take it that it will be backwards compatable with all beastx updates and software?

[jayfrs]

I had one that had a broken throttle port, and one that didn't work in the cold,

Broken throttle port got sent back to skyline and replaced!

The one that didn't work in the cold ( the 3GX summer addition) went in the bin!

Apart from them two the other two that I had have worked ok!

[stanley1]

beastx on my 600 and 500 and i love it, it just works simple as. in all honesty ive not used any other fbl controllers but i was recomended the beastx and i love it.
really you should have just bought the bare bones kit and added your own electronics after researching stuff on here. align electronics is just middle of the road stuff and actually not that great. id seriously consider getting the beastx and upgrading the speed controller to kontronik (jive 100lv) perhaps, thats maybe an expensive option but if you want the best you gotta pay for it.
on the other hand you will get more money for your electronics if you sell them in an unused state

on the othe hand what youve got now is absolutely fine for learning and stuff and will proberly serve you well but you wont get such a good price when you sell

[NiceBlades]

I'm using Futaba so no satellites and on original software as I'm of the opinion "if it aint broke don't fix it!" and it works well for my type of flying i.e sport.

[PilotPhil]

How much would I get for the brand new 3gx? will be selling the 2 dsm2 sats as well.

going down the beastx route I think, does the mini vbar work just fine or do you need the gyro extra?

[jayfrs]

How much would I get for the brand new 3gx? will be selling the 2 dsm2 sats as well.

going down the beastx route I think, does the mini vbar work just fine or do you need the gyro extra?

I sold three used 3gx's on eBay over the last few weeks for £118-£123 I started the bidding at 99P sell the sats separate!

[coolice]

Hey.

It is unfortunate that this cold start issue on the 3GX has arisen as it puts a con against what is essentially a good unit for the money.

Initially it did not win votes over it being not as plug-&-play as the beastx, requiring a laptop at the field to get the best from it. This has now been fixed to some degree with the public posting of both my own and other fliers settings files. The latter cutting down on a lot of fiddling for the end user at the field.

Elevator bobbling on hard stops has been a flight quirk, but it has recently come about that the beastx has also experienced this on certain setups to, so equal there.

The ability to run two sats on the 3GX was a plus point, beastx now caught up after adding a spektrum 7 channel receiver to its design.
While talking receivers not having the ability to toggle govenor and gyro gain channel assignments in the 3GX meant 6 channel transmitter users have to fit an external receiver was a shame. Hopefully fixed in future firmwares?!

This cold start issue is new and annoying, but not terminal luckily, as once bound the system works as required through the flight. There are apparently two circuit board designs, a component has been changed/added I read on HF but can't fully remember. As this cold issue is limited to a handful of 3GX's one wonders if the above has any bearing on it, but at this time I can't answer this.

Bottomline is that once setup the 3GX and beastx are on par with one another for light ability, one provides certain benefits the other does not and vice-versa.
The Vbars are in a different league and rightly should be at double the price! Neither of the above controllers can be compared to it, not yet anyway. Perhaps as firmwares on the above get better this might change.
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