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Re: Swapping freq's



Paul - xxx tried to scribble ...

> hugh jass tried to scribble ...
>
>> Got one ride with 27.145mhz, another with 75.990mhz. Controls and
>> electronics are different brands throughout.
>>
>> Am I able to swap crystals between controllers and receivers without
>> harming anything?
>>
>> Are there any other implications I should be worried about?
>>
>> Is a receiver specifically manufactured to have one freg of crystal
>> or another?
>> Side note: Receivers have stickers that say what the freq they
>> originally came with.
>>
>> TIA,
>> hugh
>
> Sometimes other manufacturers crystals work with other transmitters
> and receivers, sometimes they just don't.. ;)
>
> Suck it and see .. you can't harm anything, other than perhaps the
> model, though bench-testing and range testing first will help a whole
> lot .. ;)
>
> I run KO equipment, but also have Futaba Tx / Rx and Sanwa Tx / Rx
> combinations.  The KO and Futaba pieces swap over easily, the Sanwa
> doesn't like _anything_ else at all .. ;)

Sorry .. Just realised that you meant different BANDS .. which I read as
BRANDS, which you also mentioned .. ;)

Personally I still don't think anything will be harmed and they _may_ work,
but it's not something I've tried .. ;)  My crystal changes have all been
between crystals on the same band.

-- 
............................Paul - xxx





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