3gx not powering up

[tomola]

as the title says, ive plugged my new 3gx in as the manual says, the esc has a bec output so theres nothing on the battery port, im using a satellite reviever and theres not lights on the 3gx at all. the radio says it has bound but nothing happens after i remove the bind plug. i get a little beeping noise when i plug the battery in and the satellite flashes when the bind plug is in but once its bound theres nothing t all

[Grumpy]

The lights on the satellites should go solid if they have bound. if they go off then the bind has failed, which would explain why the 3GX doesn't come to life.

Sometimes binding problems are down to the Tx being too close, move the several ft away and give it another go. If it still doesn't work try binding to a different memory in the Tx model list.

[Raving Jim]

They usually act dead untill bound properly , satellite will go solid power down remove bind plug an power up again , also make sure your power is in correct port .

[tomola]

when i first plug the battery in with the bind plug in the satellit flashes orange, as soon as i try and bind to it nothing happens and all teh lights go off this has been annoying me all weekend, im only usng one satellite could it be this?

[tomola]

scratch that, i sorted it by swapping the satellite into number 2 antenna port no idea why this made a difference

[Raving Jim]

They work when they want to

[tomola]

now ive just got the painful process of learning how to set it up for next weekend so i can fly it

[Nick_C]

scratch that, i sorted it by swapping the satellite into number 2 antenna port no idea why this made a difference

That happened to me to,wouldnt bind in 1 port but did in the other sat port,strange but that how it is when using 1 satellite

[tourerjim]

now ive just got the painful process of learning how to set it up for next weekend so i can fly it

What version of 3gx you using, I've just swapped out all my hell's for Gpro, so if you need any help along the way just pm.

[waveydavey]

I know nothing about the 3GX but wouldn't it be better rather than pm'ing you Jim that you answer the OP on the open forum so everyone can see Just a thought

[coolice]

Hey buddy.

Just spotted you twigged a single sat needs to go into SAT2, why I do not know but it's a quirk we found out when using only one sat.

Any questions fire away, I've got lots of experience of the 3GX.
.

[tomola]

Yea I was at playing about annoyed with it an d thought I'd try that and bang, it bound first time, pretty frustrating really. Just waiting for my pitch gauge to arrive then I'll probably have a bunch more questions for you guys ha

[tomola]

right so ive been messing wit it tonight now ive got a pitch gauge and swash plate leveler trying to get into dir mode, it enters the mode fine with the status light and dir light lit up, but the servos jump everytime and i cant move them by hand at all but the will move when i try it on the dx8, ive double and triple cheched my wiring against the diagram in the manual(trex 450l dominator by the way) and im 100% sure ive done it right, white wire to the top on the gyro, my understanding is that the servos shouldnt move other than with the dx8 when entering dir mode?
thanks

[tomatwalden]

This guy has a kind of distinctive presenting style but without his vids, I'd never have worked out how to program a 3GX. Worth a watch ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiHpiMnJPQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjVfjtocdc0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLRg9xQ1nCU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTyTtMDZ6zE

Have to say, I never felt comfortable with the 3GX setup and moved onto easier FBL units in time ...

[tomola]

Yea I was doing by following his videos ha, I've sorted it now anyway, when I installed the servos I moved them slightly the jumping was just them 'zeroing' themselves so needed to remove the linkages and put the arms back on at 90 degrees