1/12 Scale Excavator

[Espeefan]

Good to see you got it! But 4 or 5 pictures? That's all? Come on! After all the hype, I'd be posting 100 pictures, if it was mine!

[SmallHaul]

Nice machine Ed!

It would be great to see vids of all functions. Climbing, digging, traveling...

[JAMMER]

Nathan and Scott thank you very much I appreciate it. Right now I am having radio problems got to call Airtronics monday boy if it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have any. Ed

[Espeefan]

Ed, what kind of radio problems are yoy having. Maybe we can help you out. Radio programming or set up is almost a universal thing these days. Unless you are having radio interferance issues? Might have heard something about that with these construction machines. Anyway, hope you get things ironed out!

[Bob From Downunder]

Hi Ed,

Man that machine has great detail. The hyd cylinders look really fantastic with the use of steel piping and the travel motors are nice and short in length, all round first class

Bob

[JAMMER]

Thanks a lot Bob. Ed

[JAMMER]

My radio problems are I have a RDS 8000 when I turn it on it starts beeping and the screen shows TH-Hi! Basic. I changed the left stick to self centering so they both do that. It got something to do with the throttle I think. I just talked to Airtronics and they said it had to be reprogramed to send it back to them. Ed

[SonoranWraith]

That is an annoyance, but it stops if you just pull back on the stick to the airplane zero throttle position for a second then back to center. I have the same issue on same radio and it's a "feature." I guess it is in case you have some throttle in it when you turn on your model plane?

[td9clyde]

Nice machine Ed glad to see you get some new equipment very nice

[JAMMER]

Henry, And I thank you sir very much. I still have to build the Stahl dozer and the Stahl komatsu loader I got. Ed

[JAMMER]

Well sent the radio back to Airtronics had them on the phone and had me move switches and things to no avail so they said to send it back and they would reprogram it free of charge witch is sort of nice of them but I have to pay the freight both ways. O well win some loose some. Ed

[ddc333]

Nice machine you have there Ed

What options are available with this machine and did you get any or is this just a "stock" machine ??

Thanks

[JAMMER]

Daniel there are options on it. some of them you can't see. They have a quick disconnect bucket but I did not want that .Ed

[JAMMER]

Just got some good news Airtronics just called and said they fixed my radio and are shipping it today maybe by monday I'll be able to run the excavator. I also got 2 5000 mAh 40 c 11.1 batteries and 2 5000 mAh 40 c 14.8 batteries. I ordered A voltage drop from Digi Key and board also a voltage and amp meter so I can check the draw. Ed

[SonoranWraith]

Ed, you are not messing around! I'll be interested to hear about your runtime.

[JAMMER]

I had planned on running the 14.8 in the tractor and dump trailer with the voltage drop it takes it from 14.8 to 12 volts if I ever got it build and the 11.1 in the excavator but we shell see that why I got the voltage and amp meter so I can check the voltage and amp draw and drop. Ed

[CatdrvR]

You must be incredibly anxious to get that transmitter back huh Ed? If I had a piece of equipment like that sitting in my garage... man oh man... I would be chompin at the bit to get her up and running. I suppose you will soon enough and when that day comes, we all expect lots of videos!!! Can't wait. Have you started building the other two pieces of equipment you bought?

Dan

[JAMMER]

Dan no I haven't I just found a girl that is a teacher at Syracuse University that is from Bulgaria and she is going to translate it for me she has translated for Chrysler before but this is not cheap but at least I should not make any mistakes to much money involved here. Ed

[JAMMER]

Well I finally got my radio back and I also found out that if I put a .42 resister in line it will drop the 14.8 volts to 12 volts. Things are coming together now if my back and shoulder will co operate I may get something done. Ed

[JAMMER]

Here is an up date on the excavator. I have some bad news and some good news. The Airtronics 8 channel radio won't run the excavator I need a three proportional radio and unless I knew someone that knew how to wire a radio because today I found out all channels are proportional they just aren't wired like that. So out comes the new 10 channel Airtronics radio and as soon as I learn how to run it I will post video if I can figure out that. Isn't this electronic world just wonderful. Ed