bertberr Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I've got flysky gt3c, ecx own brand, traxxas tqi and specky. I've had probs with the specky tranny (dx2e) and the ecx receiver. No probs at all with flysky and traxxas. TBH if you ask enough people you'll hear of probs with most radios, well maybe with exception of Ko Propo... For the folding you'd be hard pressed to do much better than a gt3b/c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimto2000 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Really, I just want a better TX/RX that is better than the eTronix, as seem to get the odd occasional runaway and sometimes seems to be affected by interference. The cheaper the better as it's for my 7 and 4 year old and they will probably get one each! I thought the answers would have been more positive...so I think I'll wait till they really need it! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Coe Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 If you've got the cheap Etronix steerwheel radio thats Flysky based too - older GT2 model. For kids this is my current favourite system. I'm not sure what its based on but none of it looks like any Flysky I've seen. The reason I like it is that its smaller and lighter than most radio systems - it uses AAA batterys and just 4 of them which makes it ideal for little hands. My 4 year old uses one on his boat and loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimto2000 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Yeah, I would have been tempted with that initially. However, since the boys are ok with the size and weight of current handsets, I don't really want to downsize them. I like the idea the handsets could have grown with them...but if they seem to be too flaky, will stick with the current handsets until they either really tick me off or they get a new model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimto2000 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 My son's etronix receiver has been too glitchy and has been frustrating for him to use especially when it runs away doing circles on its own! I've bought the flysky Gt3c from eBay.. Which will be coming via slow boat!! Will update if it's any good! But least no more Aa batteries for one handset! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I modded both my gt3b`s with lipos so no more aa`s......and I did my 2x specky dx3`s aswell so no more aa`s period!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spannermonkey Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 We use GT3C's. 4 in total and not had a problem with any of them. They bind easily and never had range issues. We bash most weeks, I'm guessing the oldest one has about 200 hours use and it's still going strong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimto2000 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Good to know, as no doubt I'll be swapping my other sons tx over at some point. Bought the orange Gt3c this time, so will look for an alternative colour next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spannermonkey Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 All ours are the orange ones. Seem to remember there was an issue with the silver ones but for the life of me can't remember what it was. Wrap of tape on the aerial works for us to identify them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsme93 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 12 minutes ago, spannermonkey said: All ours are the orange ones. Seem to remember there was an issue with the silver ones but for the life of me can't remember what it was. Wrap of tape on the aerial works for us to identify them. Tight steering wheel power button. After heavy use of turning left and right it pulls the power cable from the board. 2 of mine did this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimto2000 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 2 hours ago, spannermonkey said: All ours are the orange ones. Seem to remember there was an issue with the silver ones but for the life of me can't remember what it was. Wrap of tape on the aerial works for us to identify them. Simple and effective! Might do this as well! As no doubt both my boys will want the same colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimto2000 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Well my GT3C has finally arrived...it was on the slow boat from China...for the huge sum of £30.99! Gotta say it feels really nice in the hands, esp compared the E-Tronix ones the kids were using on the FTX's. Feels nice and light, so kids will like it. Tempted to buy another one just so the kids have similar ones...(less headache for me!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t2boats Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I've had the black/silver gt3c for around 8months now, I really like it. Nice and light, lipo as we know, multi-model, looks good too - much better than my other gt3b's. I'm yet to have an issue with FlySky, does what I want them to do anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimto2000 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I'm not expecting a huge amount.. Just no runaways and about 50m range. They're in little electric cars so the damage is not huge if they do runaway! Do you leave your lipo in the handset or remove them when not in use... Also do you charge these up and forget?? Or do you look after them like the car lipos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t2boats Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 To be bones I just charge them up via a the PC or a wall USB charger when the Tx calls for it. I've always left the little Lipo Tx batteries inside the controller when not in use, not had any problems yet. They've always switched on when I've wanted them to anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny_st Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) Sorry to jump on this thread but does the gt3c work with the fs gr3e receivers as I have the gt3b and want to change to a lighter transmitter Edited October 30, 2017 by kenny_st Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimto2000 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I got a FS- GR3E Receiver with mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimto2000 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 36 minutes ago, t2boats said: To be bones I just charge them up via a the PC or a wall USB charger when the Tx calls for it. I've always left the little Lipo Tx batteries inside the controller when not in use, not had any problems yet. They've always switched on when I've wanted them to anyway. Cheers My cars out away for winter now... So might charge the batteries for 30 mins and leave it out till I next go for a run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spannermonkey Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Never take them out of ours. Charge until full, bash until flat and repeat. I have had one sitting for about 6 months unused, just been and tried it at it's fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 13 hours ago, vimto2000 said: I'm not expecting a huge amount.. Just no runaways and about 50m range. They're in little electric cars so the damage is not huge if they do runaway! Do you leave your lipo in the handset or remove them when not in use... Also do you charge these up and forget?? Or do you look after them like the car lipos? I charge my handset lipo to storage voltage and top it up after 4 or 5 sessions. I keep it around 3.87 and I don't thing it's ever dropped below 3.8. No need to fully charge it imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo_miah Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 my gt3c is on order, should be here tomorrow hopefully, by what everyone's said and the videos on youtube seems to be an amazing piece of kit for the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t2boats Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 6 minutes ago, mo_miah said: my gt3c is on order, should be here tomorrow hopefully, by what everyone's said and the videos on youtube seems to be an amazing piece of kit for the money Theyre good for the money, I wasn't expecting something so decent for such a little price to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo_miah Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 im planing on using the gt3c on my tamiya tt-02d but would like a flysky 9x for my rock crawler project which i will be doing next using an scx10ii base still very new to rc cars and thought the tt-02d kit would be an easy place to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimto2000 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 1 hour ago, everclear1984 said: I charge my handset lipo to storage voltage and top it up after 4 or 5 sessions. I keep it around 3.87 and I don't thing it's ever dropped below 3.8. No need to fully charge it imo. Does it show you on the handset what the charge is at when you are charging it? How long does it take to charge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) I have a different radio which shows the voltage, I'm not sure about the flysky. Once it's at storage voltage I charge it for a few minutes when every 4 or 5 bashes just to keep it there. I could probably go longer between charges but this works well for me and means the battery isn't stored fully charged. Edited November 1, 2017 by everclear1984 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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