Moonwolf Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Being reasonably new to the more recent Transmitters (2.4). Could somebody explain what dual rate is, and what it does? I must admit I am totally in the dark about this Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash22 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) Expo and dual rate are todo with stick or trigger and wheel movement basically it lets you adjust the amount of control movement to move the servo/esc x amount Iirc dual rate lets you split the stick movement into two parts ie the first 25% of control movement is slow and the next 75% of the control movement fast Of course you can set the percentage to how you want them Edited November 27, 2012 by flash22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonwolf Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Cheers Flash, now I understand. That's a really useful gadget to have. I've been looking to switch to 2.4 and they pack so much into them now, so many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc rookie Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 you want to set dual rate so you can get full lock on each side then set the to back it off a little so that you dont strain your servo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonwolf Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Isn't that what the servo saver is for? or have I got that wrong. I can see the real benefits of being able to customise your car to the circuit you're on. I suppose it won't be long before we can adjust the brake bias too, or am I that far behind the times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) you want to set dual rate so you can get full lock on each side then set the to back it off a little so that you dont strain your servo That's EPA - End Point Adjustment Edited November 28, 2012 by Leo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc rookie Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yeah i ment back it off on the epa but on dual rate you need it so you canget full lock each side !On my xontroller you can set throttle curves and things like that and its got abs and traction controll its MAD lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlovering Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Dual rate is exactly that. You can set the steering so that it has 100% throw both left and right then at the push of a switch change it to have 25% throw both ways. great for speed cars Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicideneil Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Isn't that what the servo saver is for? or have I got that wrong. The servo saver is designed to protect the servo gears from damage if you have a crash and the wheels hit something ( whilst they are turned ). It is not designed to prevent you from turning the wheels too far ( the servo may have more throw than the actual steering mech does as it were ). ajlovering is correct on what dual rates are actually for & what they do- giving you 2 options for how far the steering turns ( useful for speed runs where you want less steering throw in order to make smaller adjustments to your direction, and useful for bashing/racing where you maximum steering for better handling ). Exponential adjusts how quickly the steering reacts at any given input amount ( like throttle curve essentially ), and EPA sets how far the steering can turn as a whole- with dual rates you can set 2 different EPA amounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonwolf Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Christ this is getting complicated I didn't realise all these things could be done. I'll have to do a bit of research on which transmitter to get. Thanks for the input guys, this is good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Great thread..... As my driving style is full lock to full lock I have never seen a need for dual rate LOL. I will now try and educate myself. Cheers guys some good explanations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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