Review: Corona 2.4G on Futaba 3PK

[skyblueblue]

Juz got my hands on a Corona 2.4G for my Futaba 3pk





http://www.daddyhobby.com/gallery/da...na_2_4G_rx.JPG

First glance
Module: Not exactly Futaba quality. I had to use a pen knife to scrape off the injection moulding left over.
Receiver: Small and light, weighting at abt 7g, wrap around in heatshrink and paper. 1 Antenna measuring 15cm. Unlike the corona rx i've seen, the antenna is thicker and stiffer.

Installation
Module: Crap! Didn't turn on at all. LED never lit up. Thought i got a lemon. Found out the femal pins on the the module was not in contact with my 3pk male pins. Had to stuck a piece of Credit Card at the edge just to make enough contact.
Receiver: Binding was very smilar to XPS. Just need to swtich off the Rx and module before it works. Following the manual which can be found online was pretty straight forward.

Cons
1) The binding of the Rx is quite troublesome if you have more then 1 Rx. It seems that you have to bind all the Rx together or else it will just bind with the last Rx you used.
2) Bad workmanship. Casing fits nicely but the pod for the pins needs improvement.

Pros:
1) The price obviously.
2) Rx is small and light. (Too bad only comes with 8ch Rx)

[Adrianli]

Will it fit the 9C tx???

[skyblueblue]

Will it fit the 9C tx???

Yes from the corona website its suppose to be compatible with Hitec and Futaba Tx.

Some guys in RC Group mentioned suppose to be able to bind with Spektrum DSM2. As the signal is not encrypted like the XPS

[Touch n Go]

Juz got my hands on a Corona 2.4G for my Futaba 3pk





http://www.daddyhobby.com/gallery/da...na_2_4G_rx.JPG

First glance
Module: Not exactly Futaba quality. I had to use a pen knife to scrape off the injection moulding left over.
Receiver: Small and light, weighting at abt 7g, wrap around in heatshrink and paper. 1 Antenna measuring 15cm. Unlike the corona rx i've seen, the antenna is thicker and stiffer.

Installation
Module: Crap! Didn't turn on at all. LED never lit up. Thought i got a lemon. Found out the femal pins on the the module was not in contact with my 3pk male pins. Had to stuck a piece of Credit Card at the edge just to make enough contact.
Receiver: Binding was very smilar to XPS. Just need to swtich off the Rx and module before it works. Following the manual which can be found online was pretty straight forward.

Cons
1) The binding of the Rx is quite troublesome if you have more then 1 Rx. It seems that you have to bind all the Rx together or else it will just bind with the last Rx you used.
2) Bad workmanship. Casing fits nicely but the pod for the pins needs improvement.

Pros:
1) The price obviously.
2) Rx is small and light. (Too bad only comes with 8ch Rx)

i try it on my 3VC and it works! gotta bring to the track to test it out..

[skyblueblue]

i try it on my 3VC and it works! gotta bring to the track to test it out..

U tried on the 9c ? Read that after ch6 the resolution not so good. The servo will become twitchy

[Touch n Go]

U tried on the 9c ? Read that after ch6 the resolution not so good. The servo will become twitchy

i tried on my 9c too. flying my FII with 6 channels. i realise that when i push full down elevator with right aileron my motor will spin, not critical but very annoying!!!.
my 2.4rx is a trial set from corona and it has dual antenna instead of the new batch which has one. now waiting for hc to restock the rx. so far the flying response has been good, more sensitive than my usual FM rx, i have to decrease the exp of the servo to get use to the new sensitivity.

[Touch n Go]

hey bro. what does it mean where by u have to bind all rx at once? how do you do it?