[Brian Tulk]

hello all, i have recently installed tcb+sabretooth into heng long challenger2,also got turnigy 9x 9ch from hk.I have fitted the unit went thru set up and all is ok ,no sound airsoft,or lights as yet,waiting to sort parts req. So far pretty happy with performance,so will see how it all comes out in the end. cheers to all regards Brian.

[LukeZ]

Welcome to the Open Panzer club Brian, and glad to hear you are happy with your experience so far. Keep us posted on how you get on and remember everybody likes a picture!

[Brian Tulk]

Hi luke, a bit new to computers, tried to send a video, trying a photo now

[Brian Tulk]

Hello  all ,i have a question regarding the dead  band on my turnigy 9x  9channel recently bought from hk, turret doesnt move until stick is over 1/3 of the way.i may need to rejig but has anyone else found this issue on first set up, thanks all regards Brian

[LukeZ]

Your Challenger looks great, I'm assuming you painted/detailed it? If not then Heng Long has definitely improved in the finishing department!

You can't directly upload a video to the forum but if you have a video on YouTube you can embed it in a post.

There is a deadband setting in OP Config for each of the 4 primary channels, the default value is 15 (which is only 1.5%). So you can double-check that, and you might also want to run through Radio Setup again just to make sure your end-points and such have been correctly saved.

What is more likely the cause is that the turret motor has enough internal resistance that it doesn't start moving until you apply about 1/3 power, meaning there is nothing wrong with your radio or deadband on the TCB. You could improve this by programming some reverse expo on that channel in your radio (exponential is typically used to make stick movements less sensitive around center but you will want to do the opposite).

[Brian Tulk]

Thanks for your quick reply Luke,will check that on radio itself. Yes  challenger has lots of scratch built extras,armour etc, but iz basically all heng Long,its not bad for $180 aus a few years back. I do love these things as you can add to them for next to nothing!! Compared to my 1986vintage King tiger ,that at the time had no spares or options for big dollars! Thanks again regards,brian