Talion Spektrum radio is gash!!!

[FatManRayRay]

First time out with brand new talion, noticed on first couple runs radio was a bit laggy, now and then wouldnt respond to inputs immediately about 0.5 second delay.

Well it decided not to respond to a steering input as the thing went straight on and under some railings!! Couldnt get to the car as had gone inside a locked area but luckily it drove out on 3 wheels!

Think I've just popped a ball out, just gonna inspect and change to sanwa radio set. Lasted 10 mins before damaged! Oh well, suppose could've been lot worse, anyone else have similar issues with the standard spektrum radio?

 

[CrashBoom]

It's a known problem, a very poor radio.

 

[rkj__]

Nobody likes the transmitter because of the lag you experienced.

 

[WoodiE]

@FatManRayRay take a look at this thread - Recommended Arrma Kraton & Talion Upgrades 2020.

The very first item we recommend upgrading is the radio gear, for good reason.

 

[Yas]

It's the very first thing you do when you buy an Arrma with the STX2. Drop kick the radio away and use a different one ?

Aim for that locked area so no one else can suffer from using it ?

 

[FatManRayRay]

It's a known problem, a very poor radio.

How do you get ball back in socket? Looks like you have to unscrew from A arm and put in from the other side?

It's the very first thing you do when you buy an Arrma with the STX2. Drop kick the radio away and use a different one ?

Aim for that locked area so no one else can suffer from using it ?

Haha good advice, I'll post a vid later of what happens to the STX2, it very nearly destroyed my baby?

 

[Jackjax801]

You might be able to pop the ball back in but I would always unscrew it and put it back through from the other side. Just to not bend and potentially weaken the socket any more.

 

[FatManRayRay]

You might be able to pop the ball back in but I would always unscrew it and put it back through from the other side. Just to not bend and potentially weaken the socket any more.

Cheers done it now unscrewed and did it properly(although admit did try and just push it back in first?)

Bent a drive shaft as well so that's it out of action until ca get spares, hope nothing else damaged, proper peeeeed off, am gonna email arrma see if can get anything under warranty it's out of order selling with that piece of sh1t radio, was loving it as well ??????????
Any one know how to get the pins out the hubs so I cam remove drive shaft, looks like they push out but seems very tight

 

[Yas]

The red aluminium wheel hex has a 2.5mm hex grub screw at it's centre which holds that pin in. Use a heat source (I use a mini gas torch) to heat up the hex and soften the thread lock before you try to unscrew it because Arrma uses a lot of thread lock on it. And definitely use a decent hex driver, such as a MIP driver

 

[FatManRayRay]

The red aluminium wheel hex has a 2.5mm hex grub screw at it's centre which holds that pin in. Use a heat source (I use a mini gas torch) to heat up the hex and soften the thread lock before you try to unscrew it because Arrma uses a lot of thread lock on it. And definitely use a decent hex driver, such as a MIP driver

Thanks mate, appreciated ??

Back2 street bashing the traxxas slash tonight!

 

[BashingBrian]

The pin is held in by a 2.5mm grub screw in the end of the axle..

https://www.arrma-rc.com/interactive-exploded-view/ARA106048

 

[FatManRayRay]

Excellent cheers

Did stuff a hex driver down there earlier and could feel it fitted into a hex bolt, but it wouldnt shift guess need to do what Yas said and soften thread lock with a heat gun

 

[Surchaufeur]

Pos radio

 

[FatManRayRay]

Pos radio

I've had £50 toys from bangood with better radios, be better if arrma sold minus the radio and receiver

 

[LMC]

I’m honestly surprised none of the mad scientists here have ever cracked one open and tried to fix/improve the stx, guess it’s not really worth the trouble with $35 replacements available but it would be neat to see someone try.

 

[FatManRayRay]

It's the very first thing you do when you buy an Arrma with the STX2. Drop kick the radio away and use a different one ?

Aim for that locked area so no one else can suffer from using it ?

Burn you BAS@#RD

 

[Surchaufeur]

I've had £50 toys from bangood with better radios, be better if arrma sold minus the radio and receiver

Yup i hope they include the dx3 in the new re releases or arrma because stx is a dealbreaker for a lot of people trowing 50-100$ because of a pos radio

 

[Mike-NLD]

I’m honestly surprised none of the mad scientists here have ever cracked one open and tried to fix/improve the stx, guess it’s not really worth the trouble with $35 replacements available but it would be neat to see someone try.

It cant be saved.. The issue is the FHSS protocol it runs on.. Nothing you can do to change that..

 

[Surchaufeur]

It cant be saved.. The issue is the FHSS protocol it runs on.. Nothing you can do to change that..

A lot of remotes run on FHSS without issues the dumborc is an example of it

 

[nino]

FHSS is a generic name for all the protocols 2.4 GHz radios use.

I doubt the STX2 is fixable with a simple hack since it is crap in multiple ways.