Thank you very much for posting this video. I managed to fix the throttle fault on my dx6i by following your instructions. Horizon hobby UK (spektrum distributor in the UK) were useless. They didn't t even reply to my email! Needless to say, I will not buy any of their products in future!!!! People in the UK be aware. The faulty transmitter cost me 2crashes. After the repair done by myself, the throttle works perfectly. Thanks again for your video guide!
Oh man, you helped me a ton. I cleaned my pot and it fixed the problem. I had tried so many setups before I realized I had no rudder! Thanks for the help.
I remember pulling some of the glue off, but what stumped me for awhile were the silver "e" clips that hold the axles in place. They are next to each potentiometer on the opposite side of each gimble frame. After wiping the resistive area inside each pot with Caig Pro Gold I reassembled, but never put the glue back on. I think I would use hot melt glue if I did.
My DX6i did the EXACT same thing. cleaned the pots real well, bent the little brush tabs up slightly, and its perfect. works like new! Plus I was able to adjust the tension on the joysticks a bit tighter. Have them set just how I like them. Perfection!!!
Happened to my son today, luckily it was the winch control on his Seawind yacht, effectively stuck on aircraft full throttle. Doesn't inspire confidence when we fly the Radian Pro. Managed to fix it with a small paint brush and a drop of white spirit applied the to the back of the pot, instantly back to normal. Thanks for the video, might have to go a bit deeper if it happens again. What if it was the elevator or aileron? Hope that my DX7s is more reliable.
I must say that I also had a problem with a DX6I, lost the signal, resulting in loosing two planes. I sent it back to Horizon hobby, they said that they could find no fault but sent me a new one as a gesture go good faith.
Thank you for helping me out, not knowing it. This was the kind of info type (no bs) video I like. Got a new 4503d, played/set up on it for 1 day and the throttle completed went away. ESC would not even recognize and allow operation. Did what you showed and it is back up and running. Thanks again.
I had the same problem with the throttle pot on my DX6i and for several months I would undo the back cover and hit the pot with a pliers a couple of times and it would work again. Eventually I phoned Horizon and they said "send it in and we;ll look at it". I did and they fixed it and sent it back. No charge, and they didn't even ask when I bought it. I would suggest a phone call rather than email.
I would liked to have seen what you did inside the pot. Because if all it needed was cleaning, there is a MUCH easier way to do so, and I do it on all my TXs and light dimmers, motor speed controllers, etc. periodically. Get a product called Fader Lube. It is a spray cleaner - lubricant made specifically for this task. It does not short out the connections, so can be sprayed and used immediately. All you need do in a TX is remove the back so you can see the little pot housings. Pretty much every pot has at least one kind of opening in the housing. Find it, point the little extension tube into it, and spray a nice blast of Fader Lube in there. Work the control a bit. Repeat for all the other controls. Put the cover back on, and happy flying! It does wonders for the old Esky FM controllers, which would get really bad when they got dirty. Hope someone finds this info useful. :)
this was very helpful, thanks. My DX6i also was outside the suspect date code range, but my rudder stopped working this morning. Fortunately it only happened as I was spooling up my 450, took the weight off the skids and had no control of the tail. A lot of people have told me the DX6i isn't a very good controller. Apparently the higher models, even the DX7 use higher quality components. My DX6i probably only has around 10hrs flying time on it, before it played up. I carried out your instructions above and it fixed the problem. Only extra thing I did was re-tension the brush contact inside the POT in an effort to promote better contact on the track. Now that I've fixed the DX6i, I'll probably start looking at replacing it with a better model. No doubt this will be an ongoing problem. I was lucky this time that I didn't ditch my bird, but I'm not going to risk it again. I'll keep the DX6i for my little MCPX which I can usually ditch without destroying.
My aileron went- glad I found your video. Not as easy as you made it look- took me all day:) but I got there in the end. I really appreciate you taking the time to make the video, thankyou. I can fly again:)
I had the same issue and was told by customer care that it would cost $30/hr to fix. I sent it in and received it back in 10 days with a note saying "in the spirit of good customer service the potentiometer has been replaced free of charge".
Nice, thanks for the video... I preordered my DX6i when they first came out, until recently never stored it in a case, and have only had a trim tab problem once. ... I removed it and reinforced it amd have yet to need to put the 3rd party trim tabs and scroll wheel/button in it, but there was at that time an outfit making really nice aluminum trim tabs and scroll wheels.... the trims are a weak and poor design... mine are all 4 reinforced with careful application of some CA and tiny bits of paper towel to the tabs. ... hokey fiberglass job... but it's been good for years since... thanks again. for the video... I periodically check the monitor screen as part of a preflight for a days flying ....
All I did to fix mine was remove connection from circuit board , put a dab of oil on those pins , and reconnected it. Works perfectly now. A poor connection was all it was. Nothing wrong with the parts you dug into.
@bobcamphaus - Did you ever try re-soldering all the connections on the 5 in 1? Most likely that is where your problem is unless you can see specific damage.
I have a dx6i which is not a part of recall, which malfunctioned after a few months. Monitor shows that I'm full-throttling all the time, regardless of stick position. I always get 100% throttle. I dont want to send it in since I'll be paying quite a bit for repair and spektrum wouldn't tell me the specs or part number for their potentiometer. Did you have to get rid of a bunch of glue before you were able to take apart the joystick, because that's currently stopping me
@propellerscience There wasn't any visible damage. The connection was fine, but after a minute the motor was burning hot and not working. The new motor did the same thing. HH said there was a short on the board and I should buy a BNF. Never crashed it so it wasn't worth spending that much with no guarantee (I've broken plenty that were my fault :). I used the 5 in 1 to make an rc balsa glider which was fun to do so not a total loss (only bad tail). By the way, very nice work on the TX fix!
i had to call Horizon the other day. after seeing your video, i was a bit apprehensive. lol. my DX6i is working great but the board on my Blade MQX Quad-copter was doing weird things. when i would throttle up, it would cut out. (Low voltage cutout) the guy was wayyy cool. with minimal questions asked, he said he would send me a new board. I bet it has something to do with Horizon producing the toys, but not the radio. (This morning i bumped the throttle D/R and it snapped off. lol bad day)
you can may help me i have an backup error on my dx7 after i changed the circuit breaker i turned on and on screen cams backup error what i have to do? mail me
I had an msr for a little over a month that started to piro. I replaced the tail motor and that did not help, it was the 5 in 1. HH would do nothing despite never crashing it. I replaced the 5 in 1 ($60), but of course the new tail motor was damaged by the original 5 in 1. The MSR is fun, but not for $220 (5in1 + 2 tail motors)! I thought the reason for their high cost was they stand behind their products! I enjoy my parkzone planes and 120SR, but I expected more from HH customer service..
Great problem solving vid. I just got a new Blade 180 QX HD RTF. I don't like the game controller style transmitter that came with it. The throttle is real touchy in the middle when trying to hover but it's great to fly indoors. It's not noisy to me like some claim it is. So I bought a used DX6i off of Ebay. I hope I don't have any major problems with it. I've never had any problems from Horizon Hobby customer service in the few times I've dealt with them. In fact the camera that with came the 180 QX didn't work and they're sending me a replacement. I know the camera image quality is not very good and I might not use it that much but I want what I paid for. Anyway Thanks for the great vid.
Abhi aero I don't know what type of pot to use, I opened mine up and cleaned it. You can check the resistance on one of the other pots on the two outer terminals. Buy a linear taper pot, not audio.
Dont bother replacing the pots. Clean lightly with a fine scotch bright, and some q tips with alcohol, then carefully bend up the brush tabs just a tad. She'll work perfectly.
I was able to to pick up a Dx6e that had a battery plugged in backwards, fried the board and swapping out my gimbals in the 6x6i for the ones out of the burnt up Xe. Took the pots apart first and was surprised they working at all looks like they put way to much lube in them at the factory
It is a pity you neglected to show the inside of the potentiometer. It would have been interesting to see exactly what the problem was. Excess lubricant? No lubricant leading to build of of carbon? Track damage (in which case it wasn't fixed). What are the values of the pots? Video could have been so much more.... Still, thanks...
Thats great. I have had a dx6 and only done around 50 cycles of use and the transmitter will not bind. I have been told by my local model shop that the fault could be the signal board is faulty because the orange spectrum light does not come on...any idea ??
I got a question I had to replace the fuselage of my t 28 because of a crash where I lost signal during landing. When I got the new body I put all the original electronics ,ESC motor servos etc, when I plug my battery up the receiver it has a red hold light that doesn't flash. I have an AR600 receiver from spektrum. Has any1 else had this problem?
I didn't have any screws left over because by the time I made the video it was the second time I did it! The pot looked clean, so I'm not sure what happened. Maybe just my fiddling with it fix it, but it's still working great.
My MSR did that when I bound it to the DX6i. It hovered dead-on though which was great lol - it just wouldnt stop the piros. Throttle worked great so i cold go up and down and piro all over the place. But no rudder. Then I realized the DX6i Rudder channel didn't work. Which eventually brought me here after some google research about rudder channels being defective on the Tx. Horizon is general OK with service - better than Banana Hobby and Nitroplanes that's for sure.
smart guy right here. Futaba, duplex jeti dc-16, or the new 9xr by turnigy is a new one for me that is leaving all my other radios in the dust. spektrum is too expensive for what you get imo
Same issue with spares here in Australia as well. Friend had a trim switch fail. A big NO to selling parts. Bought as "as new second hand " for less than for postage costs. Problem solved, and plenty of spares now!
At first I thought you were a bit uhh crazy... I have a DX6i, three months old little use. Purchased a T 28 Trojan flew it once and had a minor crash. Second time out my dx would jam the rudder to the back on the servo when plugging in the battery. I thought it was receiver at first because I connected the rudder to the elevator channel and moving the elevator stick the rudder worked normal. After trying several things I decided it had to be the TX.. Just happen to see your video when looking at why we can't buy just the stick pot. I had nothing to lose so just followed your steps and to my HUGE supprise, the rudder stick is now working like new. I just used rubbing alcohol and lightly cleaned the throttle thing after lifting the three tabs. Blew it dry by mouth, put it all together and wala.. it works fine now. It wasn't a concern since I can land any plane with ailerons but being a new dx6i you want it to ALL work. Thank You A Million Times!!!
Horizon Hobby use to be my go to place for RC equipment. But I ordered a $170 Spektrum 9 channel DSMX receiver and one of the $35+shipping remote satellites didn't work at all. So I Emailed them about it, never got a reply. I never miss an Email and run a business. They use to be a lot better about customer service, now it's all about the $$$. So they think, I no longer shop there. GrandRC or Amain have been very good to me about customer service. $30 and hour to repair something they know has quality control problems, pfft, lame. Great you fixed it yourself! Grandpa always said if you want something done right, do it yourself.. (I think he was right)
i had the same problem with my first radio and my lhs shipped it but i had to pay for shipping only ..it came back they fixed it for free..now it seems i have another radio doing the same thing so i am going to attempt to try this on it and see if it works ...thanks for the video..i never liked horizon hobby anyway ..however my dx7 i have had for 10+ years now and never had a problem with it in the whole 10+ years ..it is great.
Well done Mate..!! What ever happened to good customer service, providing a high quality product to be proud of and actually getting what you paid for these days..? I'm sick of the Big Guys shitting on the smaller fellers.. Good to show them that they can't take advantage of us ( The Consumers).. Great Job mate, keep up the good job.. Cheers..!!!
I had horizon hobby replace my throttle/rudder stick replaced back in 2011.It was a known problem back than.During the Joe Nall fly-In they rounded up everybody's DX8 and replaced the throttle/rudder stick unit.They did in a hotel during the week long event.
Ditto mine. I got my DX6i a year ago nearly to the day and it's been great. Ever notice how so many people have tons of problems with these transmitters? Man some of these vids are scary! 8-o
Thanks for great advice. I did this repair on my remote today and it seems to work like new again. I had the same issue with the Hobby shop. They could have made some money off of me but instead they forced me to do some research. Thanks agian
I have a DX6i lost 2 planes because of it. Bought a DX7 and so far it has worked well. The DX6i had a bunch of issues ditch it before you lose your helicopter.
i've had similar PROBLEMS with horizon hobby(after waiting nearly a month [I live in India!] for my transmitter to arrive, now i have to send it back because of the DAMAGED potentiometer ). Although you said nothing, I could actually relate to this video.
is that the Blade Mcp x helli ?? I just got one this weekend and they sold me a crappy Dx4e 4 channel I cant even fly is because its not getting a throttle response swash plate works and ever thing else but not motor power real bumped out hope the hobby shop helps me and get a better up grade to a dx6i ...
Mine is a Blade MSR. It's still working great after years of abuse. The transmitter is also still working fine since I fixed it. No motor power? The Tx must be working if your swash plates move. Sometimes you need to trim down your throttle so the heli thinks it's off. The motor won't turn on until the throttle is completely off first for safety. There's also a monitor mode in the Specktrum you can check your throttle with. See the end of this video for that.
I don't have no throttle on my crappy DX4e just got a Blade mcpx heli its a full mini 6 channel heli but again still trying to figure this problem every thing else works but no throttle wish there was a full video on how to fix this issue !!!
669Banshee Have you checked out your throttle hold to make sure it isn't turning your motor off? Check your manual. These are not your usual helicopters.
I can go back and see try it ,, this Dx4e sucks everything is done by like a shut down turn off hold your sticks in the pattern they show u .. I thank you for helping me ill let u know in a few mins
I had the same problem with my DX6i, did this repair and it worked. This was years ago when the 6i was new. I stopped using long ago. I don’t trust it . Still have my 6i parked in its box.
I was a disappointed with HH when I made that post. After reading all the reviews about their customer service, I expected more as it was a defective board (all the stories told how they sent replacement parts, etc). I ended up getting a new tail motor and it still flies great today. I still buy and use HH products and do recommend them.
DUDE YOU DID IT WRONG!!!! you didnt have one single screw left over. lol. damn good video. i just don't understand how a sealed potentiometer can get all crapped up to the point of complete failure. but stranger things have happened! lol.
The service I receive from Horizon Hobby was miserable and disappointing. i sent 5 messages regarding a matter. And it took them a long time to answer. In addition, it is clear from last message that they did not check any details available to them before writing me an unsatisfactory answer.
As an electrical engineer and rabid DIYer, I really feel this guy's pain. I can't figure out why they would refuse to sell a joystick unit to a paying customer. Did they even attempt to give you a valid reason?
my dx6i has a bad roller assy. I sent back to horizon. they would not fix it. because I put a backlight in/ my mqx chopper went crazie, I sent it back to horizon, they will not fix it. they told me I was not using there battery to fly it. so it was my problem. my next radio will be a futaba.
Same thing happened to me fellow you tubers! Horizon Hobby told me to send in radio for repair. When they received it, they told me will not repair modified radios. "What" a waste of my time. I will "Never" buy anything from them ever again. Just spent 2000US on new planes and supply's. I would usually spend on Horizon. Went with another Hobby Store instead. You loss Horizon
Wish I had seen this before I bought one yesterday! LOL Should have know better when I crashed my new Blade 120 sr and almost everything broke. Parts are either, too thin, Brittle or weak. My Syma F! Armor is nearly indestructible
ive got and old dx6i that i bought in 2008.. it has a problem i sent it off to spectrum they sent it back to me and said it has no issues... then someone please tell me why it has a spot just above mid stick on the collective where it will make the heli jump up and down really fast.. just above mid stick when your hoovering.. its reallreally fast but annoying... maybe it needs to be cleaned... it even does it on the pheonix sim... lol... i dont use it any more i got a dx7 right as it started doing it... its a good radio though...
I personally would have looked to see if the part number for the pot was on the net. Some company supplies replacement part for these transmitters and I bet the serial number is easy to find.
I finally lucked out and bought a DX 18 for $450, it is a beautiful radio and wouldn't trade it for nothing else except a Jeti. I have music gear and never sent it to a technician, I fix it myself. All electronic companies function the same way, it's not just spectrum.
Then why not ring them and speak to them? i have done that a few times now, and they have always been very helpful, and always sent me the stuff i needed, Eg, new roller unit, trim switches, also the plastic trim buttons on the outside, that said, it is a cheap radio, very cheaply made.
Great Video,shows what common sense and mechanical technology can do.Ought to be Ashamed of your self for screwing Horizon Hobby out of $30.00+ Bucks.:):):)
Same here, Bought a little (very overpriced) mcx2 in a local hobby store, turned out to be a early model with 1 dodgy motor that stalled easily when turning left & a really badly jittering servo that threw the heli around in the air. Horizon were having none of it & upon searching it seems to be pretty common for them to not back their products. I think the talk of excellent customer support comes from either themself or "friendly" reviewers & forum rogues. They play the marketing game well.
i have a question, (i have a dx6e) yesterday my transmitter fell off my shelf and now my right hand joystick for left and right turns doesnt work propertly... do you know how to fix this? can you help me?
Open it up and find out what happened. It's probably just a connector that got loose. The joysticks plug into the main board and can pop out when falling off shelves, and such.
i dropped my dx7s and broke the right side gimble. They told me the same thing they wont sell you the part. They want you to spend 50 bucks in shipping the radio back and forth plus 30 bucks labor and parts. So i was planning on buying another back radio anyways so i bought a new radio. Needed a 8 channel receiver for a new plane so it was a no brainer. If anyone has parts for my dx7s respond to this we can work something out.
Spektum is garbage? What a load of BS. DSMX works great. My DX6i works great for years. Just need to adjust and lube up gimbals. For a cheap, non bearing gimbal Tx, it sure feels nice and works nice for the price. DX9 is a superb radio too.. you are just nutty.
BWX you obviously have too much money and no brains... my $120 9xr will do twice as much as a dx6i and costs half as much... your just too stupid to figure it out.
Oh, I'm stupid? You're the idiot spouting nonsense and complete lies about Spektrum products and cannot even respond to someone talking sense, but have to resort to attack because you're argument are weak crap. Maybe you couldn't get them to work because you are the stupid one here.
A hobbysist doin what he does best! As for all of the Spektrum is rubbish this and that talk...let the market decide. My Dx6i has given me lots of flying fun, and it has been an excellent value, which is all i ask.
Jak Conrad what switch? Ohh one of the toggles on the radio? Yeah thats super lame actually. I like my dx6i but i dont like that it only takes about 5volts and not much room for batteries. My rc truck remote takes twice the voltage and twice the batteries, i kind of wish my heli remote was the same.
Typical Spektrum product. It's the most cheaply made radio on the market, and I'm including Turnigy and FlySky in that. Those two brands are junk too, but at least they are priced accordingly. Get a Futaba, Hitec, or Airtronics radio and have something you can trust. I own a DX6i just for ultra micro park flyers, and it has a bad rudder now too. A pot failure is simply unacceptable in a hobby grade radio on top of all the other problems that Spektrum radios have had.
Thank you very much for posting this video. I managed to fix the throttle fault on my dx6i by following your instructions. Horizon hobby UK (spektrum distributor in the UK) were useless. They didn't t even reply to my email! Needless to say, I will not buy any of their products in future!!!! People in the UK be aware. The faulty transmitter cost me 2crashes. After the repair done by myself, the throttle works perfectly. Thanks again for your video guide!
Thank you very much for this video. With your instructions, I fixed the radio within 20 minutes. Now my ailerons aren't twitching anymore.
Oh man, you helped me a ton. I cleaned my pot and it fixed the problem. I had tried so many setups before I realized I had no rudder! Thanks for the help.
All of these years after cleaning the pot my transmitter is still working good, and so should yours. Glad I could help!
Here we are in April 2020 - and you helped fix my DX6i.
Thank you!
I remember pulling some of the glue off, but what stumped me for awhile were the silver "e" clips that hold the axles in place. They are next to each potentiometer on the opposite side of each gimble frame. After wiping the resistive area inside each pot with Caig Pro Gold I reassembled, but never put the glue back on. I think I would use hot melt glue if I did.
That's good to hear. Mine has been going good since I fixed it, too. Hopefully we'll both get many years of use out of our transmitters.
You certainly know what you are doing... I just saw this and totally agree. 👍
My DX6i did the EXACT same thing. cleaned the pots real well, bent the little brush tabs up slightly, and its perfect. works like new! Plus I was able to adjust the tension on the joysticks a bit tighter. Have them set just how I like them. Perfection!!!
Happened to my son today, luckily it was the winch control on his Seawind yacht, effectively stuck on aircraft full throttle. Doesn't inspire confidence when we fly the Radian Pro. Managed to fix it with a small paint brush and a drop of white spirit applied the to the back of the pot, instantly back to normal. Thanks for the video, might have to go a bit deeper if it happens again. What if it was the elevator or aileron? Hope that my DX7s is more reliable.
I must say that I also had a problem with a DX6I, lost the signal, resulting in loosing two planes.
I sent it back to Horizon hobby, they said that they could find no fault but sent me a new one as a gesture go good faith.
Thank you for helping me out, not knowing it. This was the kind of info type (no bs) video I like. Got a new 4503d, played/set up on it for 1 day and the throttle completed went away. ESC would not even recognize and allow operation. Did what you showed and it is back up and running. Thanks again.
Thank you very much for posting this. I managed to fix my DX6i following your instructions
I had the same problem with the throttle pot on my DX6i and for several months I would undo the back cover and hit the pot with a pliers a couple of times and it would work again. Eventually I phoned Horizon and they said "send it in and we;ll look at it". I did and they fixed it and sent it back. No charge, and they didn't even ask when I bought it.
I would suggest a phone call rather than email.
I would liked to have seen what you did inside the pot. Because if all it needed was cleaning, there is a MUCH easier way to do so, and I do it on all my TXs and light dimmers, motor speed controllers, etc. periodically. Get a product called Fader Lube. It is a spray cleaner - lubricant made specifically for this task. It does not short out the connections, so can be sprayed and used immediately. All you need do in a TX is remove the back so you can see the little pot housings. Pretty much every pot has at least one kind of opening in the housing. Find it, point the little extension tube into it, and spray a nice blast of Fader Lube in there. Work the control a bit. Repeat for all the other controls. Put the cover back on, and happy flying! It does wonders for the old Esky FM controllers, which would get really bad when they got dirty. Hope someone finds this info useful. :)
this was very helpful, thanks. My DX6i also was outside the suspect date code range, but my rudder stopped working this morning. Fortunately it only happened as I was spooling up my 450, took the weight off the skids and had no control of the tail. A lot of people have told me the DX6i isn't a very good controller. Apparently the higher models, even the DX7 use higher quality components. My DX6i probably only has around 10hrs flying time on it, before it played up.
I carried out your instructions above and it fixed the problem. Only extra thing I did was re-tension the brush contact inside the POT in an effort to promote better contact on the track.
Now that I've fixed the DX6i, I'll probably start looking at replacing it with a better model. No doubt this will be an ongoing problem. I was lucky this time that I didn't ditch my bird, but I'm not going to risk it again. I'll keep the DX6i for my little MCPX which I can usually ditch without destroying.
My aileron went- glad I found your video. Not as easy as you made it look- took me all day:) but I got there in the end.
I really appreciate you taking the time to make the video, thankyou. I can fly again:)
I had the same issue and was told by customer care that it would cost $30/hr to fix. I sent it in and received it back in 10 days with a note saying "in the spirit of good customer service the potentiometer has been replaced free of charge".
Thanks for the video! I just fixed the throttle pot in my DX6i thanks to your tips!
Nice, thanks for the video...
I preordered my DX6i when they first came out, until recently never stored it in a case, and have only had a trim tab problem once. ...
I removed it and reinforced it amd have yet to need to put the 3rd party trim tabs and scroll wheel/button in it, but there was at that time an outfit making really nice aluminum trim tabs and scroll wheels....
the trims are a weak and poor design... mine are all 4 reinforced with careful application of some CA and tiny bits of paper towel to the tabs. ... hokey fiberglass job... but it's been good for years since...
thanks again. for the video... I periodically check the monitor screen as part of a preflight for a days flying ....
Had a problem with the losi mini eight remote lost the car in the water lost the signal.
The spectrum logo is the 5 lines in the middle of the transmitter. Mine dont light up anymore but the new one does and binded with no problems
My DX6i has been completely reliable and has worked great from day 1.
All I did to fix mine was remove connection from circuit board , put a dab of oil on those pins , and reconnected it. Works perfectly now. A poor connection was all it was. Nothing wrong with the parts you dug into.
@bobcamphaus - Did you ever try re-soldering all the connections on the 5 in 1? Most likely that is where your problem is unless you can see specific damage.
I have a dx6i which is not a part of recall, which malfunctioned after a few months. Monitor shows that I'm full-throttling all the time, regardless of stick position. I always get 100% throttle. I dont want to send it in since I'll be paying quite a bit for repair and spektrum wouldn't tell me the specs or part number for their potentiometer.
Did you have to get rid of a bunch of glue before you were able to take apart the joystick, because that's currently stopping me
@propellerscience There wasn't any visible damage. The connection was fine, but after a minute the motor was burning hot and not working. The new motor did the same thing. HH said there was a short on the board and I should buy a BNF. Never crashed it so it wasn't worth spending that much with no guarantee (I've broken plenty that were my fault :). I used the 5 in 1 to make an rc balsa glider which was fun to do so not a total loss (only bad tail). By the way, very nice work on the TX fix!
i had to call Horizon the other day. after seeing your video, i was a bit apprehensive. lol. my DX6i is working great but the board on my Blade MQX Quad-copter was doing weird things. when i would throttle up, it would cut out. (Low voltage cutout) the guy was wayyy cool. with minimal questions asked, he said he would send me a new board. I bet it has something to do with Horizon producing the toys, but not the radio. (This morning i bumped the throttle D/R and it snapped off. lol bad day)
you can may help me i have an backup error on my dx7 after i changed the circuit breaker i turned on and on screen cams backup error what i have to do? mail me
WOW pulled out an old dx6i rudder stick was not responding this worked first try! very nice Thanks!!
nice grass! what fertilizer do you use?
I had an msr for a little over a month that started to piro. I replaced the tail motor and that did not help, it was the 5 in 1. HH would do nothing despite never crashing it. I replaced the 5 in 1 ($60), but of course the new tail motor was damaged by the original 5 in 1. The MSR is fun, but not for $220 (5in1 + 2 tail motors)! I thought the reason for their high cost was they stand behind their products! I enjoy my parkzone planes and 120SR, but I expected more from HH customer service..
Did you ask Spektrum for a new gimbal unit?
Great problem solving vid. I just got a new Blade 180 QX HD RTF. I don't like the game controller style transmitter that came with it. The throttle is real touchy in the middle when trying to hover but it's great to fly indoors. It's not noisy to me like some claim it is. So I bought a used DX6i off of Ebay. I hope I don't have any major problems with it. I've never had any problems from Horizon Hobby customer service in the few times I've dealt with them. In fact the camera that with came the 180 QX didn't work and they're sending me a replacement. I know the camera image quality is not very good and I might not use it that much but I want what I paid for. Anyway Thanks for the great vid.
My Blade is still running good after a number of years, and many crashes too.
Hi, where do you buy replacement potentiometer? And what rating of potentiometer to buy? Thanks in advance
Abhi aero I don't know what type of pot to use, I opened mine up and cleaned it. You can check the resistance on one of the other pots on the two outer terminals. Buy a linear taper pot, not audio.
try silicon free electrical contact cleaner first. its worked on mine several times when they didnt center properly.
Dont bother replacing the pots. Clean lightly with a fine scotch bright, and some q tips with alcohol, then carefully bend up the brush tabs just a tad. She'll work perfectly.
My throttle was stuck to the max, this fixed it. Thanks.
I have the same problem, although it is my elevator that is doing it, and its stuck at full forward.
I was able to to pick up a Dx6e that had a battery plugged in backwards, fried the board and swapping out my gimbals in the 6x6i for the ones out of the burnt up Xe. Took the pots apart first and was surprised they working at all looks like they put way to much lube in them at the factory
It is a pity you neglected to show the inside of the potentiometer. It would have been interesting to see exactly what the problem was. Excess lubricant? No lubricant leading to build of of carbon? Track damage (in which case it wasn't fixed). What are the values of the pots? Video could have been so much more.... Still, thanks...
Thats great. I have had a dx6 and only done around 50 cycles of use and the transmitter will not bind. I have been told by my local model shop that the fault could be the signal board is faulty because the orange spectrum light does not come on...any idea ??
I don't know what an orange spectrum light is, mine doesn't have any lights. Maybe you mean on the receiver? Have you tried more than one receiver?
I got a question I had to replace the fuselage of my t 28 because of a crash where I lost signal during landing. When I got the new body I put all the original electronics ,ESC motor servos etc, when I plug my battery up the receiver it has a red hold light that doesn't flash. I have an AR600 receiver from spektrum. Has any1 else had this problem?
I didn't have any screws left over because by the time I made the video it was the second time I did it! The pot looked clean, so I'm not sure what happened. Maybe just my fiddling with it fix it, but it's still working great.
My MSR did that when I bound it to the DX6i. It hovered dead-on though which was great lol - it just wouldnt stop the piros. Throttle worked great so i cold go up and down and piro all over the place. But no rudder. Then I realized the DX6i Rudder channel didn't work. Which eventually brought me here after some google research about rudder channels being defective on the Tx. Horizon is general OK with service - better than Banana Hobby and Nitroplanes that's for sure.
Yes a bought a new one and that works fine. So maybe the module has gone wrong. Can it be fixed
thanks to all of you i now know better then to buy the 6xdi i will stick with futaba 7c.
your comments were very helpful.
smart guy right here. Futaba, duplex jeti dc-16, or the new 9xr by turnigy is a new one for me that is leaving all my other radios in the dust. spektrum is too expensive for what you get imo
Same issue with spares here in Australia as well. Friend had a trim switch fail. A big NO to selling parts. Bought as "as new second hand " for less than for postage costs. Problem solved, and plenty of spares now!
At first I thought you were a bit uhh crazy... I have a DX6i, three months old little use. Purchased a T 28 Trojan flew it once and had a minor crash. Second time out my dx would jam the rudder to the back on the servo when plugging in the battery. I thought it was receiver at first because I connected the rudder to the elevator channel and moving the elevator stick the rudder worked normal. After trying several things I decided it had to be the TX.. Just happen to see your video when looking at why we can't buy just the stick pot. I had nothing to lose so just followed your steps and to my HUGE supprise, the rudder stick is now working like new. I just used rubbing alcohol and lightly cleaned the throttle thing after lifting the three tabs. Blew it dry by mouth, put it all together and wala.. it works fine now. It wasn't a concern since I can land any plane with ailerons but being a new dx6i you want it to ALL work. Thank You A Million Times!!!
Horizon Hobby use to be my go to place for RC equipment. But I ordered a $170 Spektrum 9 channel DSMX receiver and one of the $35+shipping remote satellites didn't work at all. So I Emailed them about it, never got a reply. I never miss an Email and run a business. They use to be a lot better about customer service, now it's all about the $$$. So they think, I no longer shop there. GrandRC or Amain have been very good to me about customer service. $30 and hour to repair something they know has quality control problems, pfft, lame. Great you fixed it yourself! Grandpa always said if you want something done right, do it yourself.. (I think he was right)
i had the same problem with my first radio and my lhs shipped it but i had to pay for shipping only ..it came back they fixed it for free..now it seems i have another radio doing the same thing so i am going to attempt to try this on it and see if it works ...thanks for the video..i never liked horizon hobby anyway ..however my dx7 i have had for 10+ years now and never had a problem with it in the whole 10+ years ..it is great.
Just sent my DX6i in because Potentiometer screwed up, Under Warranty, only 9mo old.
I see at least ( 18 ) people work for Horizon !!! thanks for the video !!!
Well done Mate..!! What ever happened to good customer service, providing a high quality product to be proud of and actually getting what you paid for these days..? I'm sick of the Big Guys shitting on the smaller fellers.. Good to show them that they can't take advantage of us ( The Consumers).. Great Job mate, keep up the good job.. Cheers..!!!
I had horizon hobby replace my throttle/rudder stick replaced back in 2011.It was a known problem back than.During the Joe Nall fly-In they rounded up everybody's DX8 and replaced the throttle/rudder stick unit.They did in a hotel during the week long event.
Ditto mine. I got my DX6i a year ago nearly to the day and it's been great. Ever notice how so many people have tons of problems with these transmitters? Man some of these vids are scary! 8-o
I had similar Problem and I m going to buy a new one but watch your video that save me money thank you and i fixed it done
Last few words was good!!! We're not stupid:))) I had a same problem but I fixed!
Congratulation...
Thanks for great advice. I did this repair on my remote today and it seems to work like new again. I had the same issue with the Hobby shop. They could have made some money off of me but instead they forced me to do some research. Thanks agian
I have a DX6i lost 2 planes because of it. Bought a DX7 and so far it has worked well. The DX6i had a bunch of issues ditch it before you lose your helicopter.
Would be nice if you explain what you are doing ????
memtenn60 Just clean potentiometers...
i've had similar PROBLEMS with horizon hobby(after waiting nearly a month [I live in India!] for my transmitter to arrive, now i have to send it back because of the DAMAGED potentiometer ). Although you said nothing, I could actually relate to this video.
is that the Blade Mcp x helli ?? I just got one this weekend and they sold me a crappy Dx4e 4 channel I cant even fly is because its not getting a throttle response swash plate works and ever thing else but not motor power real bumped out hope the hobby shop helps me and get a better up grade to a dx6i ...
Mine is a Blade MSR. It's still working great after years of abuse. The transmitter is also still working fine since I fixed it.
No motor power? The Tx must be working if your swash plates move. Sometimes you need to trim down your throttle so the heli thinks it's off. The motor won't turn on until the throttle is completely off first for safety. There's also a monitor mode in the Specktrum you can check your throttle with. See the end of this video for that.
I don't have no throttle on my crappy DX4e just got a Blade mcpx heli its a full mini 6 channel heli but again still trying to figure this problem every thing else works but no throttle wish there was a full video on how to fix this issue !!!
669Banshee
Have you checked out your throttle hold to make sure it isn't turning your motor off? Check your manual. These are not your usual helicopters.
I can go back and see try it ,, this Dx4e sucks everything is done by like a shut down turn off hold your sticks in the pattern they show u .. I thank you for helping me ill let u know in a few mins
STILL NO LUCK...
I'm sorry you should not have had to go thru all that.
I had the same problem with my DX6i, did this repair and it worked. This was years ago when the 6i was new.
I stopped using long ago. I don’t trust it . Still have my 6i parked in its box.
I was a disappointed with HH when I made that post. After reading all the reviews about their customer service, I expected more as it was a defective board (all the stories told how they sent replacement parts, etc). I ended up getting a new tail motor and it still flies great today. I still buy and use HH products and do recommend them.
DUDE YOU DID IT WRONG!!!! you didnt have one single screw left over. lol. damn good video. i just don't understand how a sealed potentiometer can get all crapped up to the point of complete failure. but stranger things have happened! lol.
Great Video.... Thank you for this... greetings from Germany
The service I receive from Horizon Hobby was miserable and disappointing.
i sent 5 messages regarding a matter.
And it took them a long time to answer.
In addition, it is clear from last message that they did not check any details available to them
before writing me an unsatisfactory answer.
As an electrical engineer and rabid DIYer, I really feel this guy's pain. I can't figure out why they would refuse to sell a joystick unit to a paying customer. Did they even attempt to give you a valid reason?
can we all just get along?
Very good, man, you're the best,
Phil, from belgium
Thank you!
awesome that's the way I do things, good for you!
Great work man!
my dx6i has a bad roller assy. I sent back to horizon. they would not fix it. because I put a backlight in/ my mqx chopper went crazie, I sent it back to horizon, they will not fix it. they told me I was not using there battery to fly it. so it was my problem. my next radio will be a futaba.
Same thing happened to me fellow you tubers! Horizon Hobby told me to send in radio for repair. When they received it, they told me will not repair modified radios. "What" a waste of my time. I will "Never" buy anything from them ever again. Just spent 2000US on new planes and supply's. I would usually spend on Horizon. Went with another Hobby Store instead. You loss Horizon
Wish I had seen this before I bought one yesterday! LOL Should have know better when I crashed my new Blade 120 sr and almost everything broke. Parts are either, too thin, Brittle or weak. My Syma F! Armor is nearly indestructible
ive got and old dx6i that i bought in 2008.. it has a problem i sent it off to spectrum they sent it back to me and said it has no issues... then someone please tell me why it has a spot just above mid stick on the collective where it will make the heli jump up and down really fast.. just above mid stick when your hoovering.. its reallreally fast but annoying... maybe it needs to be cleaned... it even does it on the pheonix sim... lol... i dont use it any more i got a dx7 right as it started doing it... its a good radio though...
I think a cleaning would help it, then you can donate to an aspiring R/Caholic.
I personally would have looked to see if the part number for the pot was on the net. Some company supplies replacement part for these transmitters and I bet the serial number is easy to find.
giorgi22bm - As far as I know, if you have that problem you need to sent the TX back to Horizon Hobby and get the software reprogrammed.
I hated my MSR, it got sold quickly.
I finally lucked out and bought a DX 18 for $450, it is a beautiful radio and wouldn't trade it for nothing else except a Jeti. I have music gear and never sent it to a technician, I fix it myself. All electronic companies function the same way, it's not just spectrum.
Then why not ring them and speak to them? i have done that a few times now, and they have always been very helpful, and always sent me the stuff i needed, Eg, new roller unit, trim switches, also the plastic trim buttons on the outside, that said, it is a cheap radio, very cheaply made.
Great Video,shows what common sense and mechanical technology can do.Ought to be Ashamed of your self for screwing Horizon Hobby out of $30.00+ Bucks.:):):)
Same here, Bought a little (very overpriced) mcx2 in a local hobby store, turned out to be a early model with 1 dodgy motor that stalled easily when turning left & a really badly jittering servo that threw the heli around in the air. Horizon were having none of it & upon searching it seems to be pretty common for them to not back their products. I think the talk of excellent customer support comes from either themself or "friendly" reviewers & forum rogues. They play the marketing game well.
some smart guy out there needs to come up with some quality replacement pots and they'd probably sell a million of them
well done.
you saved my life big thanks :)
I enjoy my Spektrum DX6
i have a question, (i have a dx6e) yesterday my transmitter fell off my shelf and now my right hand joystick for left and right turns doesnt work propertly... do you know how to fix this? can you help me?
Open it up and find out what happened. It's probably just a connector that got loose. The joysticks plug into the main board and can pop out when falling off shelves, and such.
0:08 I don't see anything wrong here.......
i dropped my dx7s and broke the right side gimble. They told me the same thing they wont sell you the part. They want you to spend 50 bucks in shipping the radio back and forth plus 30 bucks labor and parts. So i was planning on buying another back radio anyways so i bought a new radio. Needed a 8 channel receiver for a new plane so it was a no brainer. If anyone has parts for my dx7s respond to this we can work something out.
good job!
now if we can only afford a DX18
buy a 9xr... unless you actually need an 18 channels... spektrum is garbage
Spektum is garbage? What a load of BS. DSMX works great. My DX6i works great for years. Just need to adjust and lube up gimbals. For a cheap, non bearing gimbal Tx, it sure feels nice and works nice for the price.
DX9 is a superb radio too.. you are just nutty.
BWX
you obviously have too much money and no brains... my $120 9xr will do twice as much as a dx6i and costs half as much... your just too stupid to figure it out.
Oh, I'm stupid? You're the idiot spouting nonsense and complete lies about Spektrum products and cannot even respond to someone talking sense, but have to resort to attack because you're argument are weak crap. Maybe you couldn't get them to work because you are the stupid one here.
BWX
lol, My arguments are plain and simple and your just an idiot.. nothing more, nothing less. you can say all you want, doesnt change the facts.
A hobbysist doin what he does best!
As for all of the Spektrum is rubbish this and that talk...let the market decide. My Dx6i has given me lots of flying fun, and it has been an excellent value, which is all i ask.
Mia Norman For what's it's worth, after I cleaned the pot on the joystick, the transmitter has worked perfectly, and is still used the most.
Amelia Norman h
Awesome.. my ds6i hasent given me any trouble yet...
I want to get a lipo inside it :)
I don't have any issues with using my DX6, but I do have a problem with them not selling me a switch, easily replaceable, on my out-of-warranty radio.
Jak Conrad what switch? Ohh one of the toggles on the radio? Yeah thats super lame actually.
I like my dx6i but i dont like that it only takes about 5volts and not much room for batteries.
My rc truck remote takes twice the voltage and twice the batteries, i kind of wish my heli remote was the same.
God yes,,, I was imagining to sniping it with a windbucks... am I a bad person now??
Good for you!!! Horizon Hobby's support is as bad as their 350qx3 Quad.Junk
Typical Spektrum product. It's the most cheaply made radio on the market, and I'm including Turnigy and FlySky in that. Those two brands are junk too, but at least they are priced accordingly. Get a Futaba, Hitec, or Airtronics radio and have something you can trust. I own a DX6i just for ultra micro park flyers, and it has a bad rudder now too. A pot failure is simply unacceptable in a hobby grade radio on top of all the other problems that Spektrum radios have had.
Paul Mayhan I agree, I just don't trust Spectrum.
i agree im changing over to align and futaba... to hell with horizon hobby