RC Helicopters... How do I change the channel?
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Morning all,
My father in law bought my son a remote controlled mini helicopter for his 9th birthday. When I say "a", helicopter, however, either he stuffed up his ordering or the company stuffed up their processing, as we've actually got four of them now, including one which has a very sinister warning on the rotor blades saying "If blade damage, don't fly, otherwise it will create the human body or blame damage".
Question is, if we want to fly more than one at the same time, how do I change the channels for the controller? There's a switch on the actual controller itself for channels A, B or C, but I can't find any corresponding switch anywhere on any of the helicopters.
My father in law bought my son a remote controlled mini helicopter for his 9th birthday. When I say "a", helicopter, however, either he stuffed up his ordering or the company stuffed up their processing, as we've actually got four of them now, including one which has a very sinister warning on the rotor blades saying "If blade damage, don't fly, otherwise it will create the human body or blame damage".
Question is, if we want to fly more than one at the same time, how do I change the channels for the controller? There's a switch on the actual controller itself for channels A, B or C, but I can't find any corresponding switch anywhere on any of the helicopters.
Does the helicopter only respond if the switch on the transmitter is in one of the positions? i.e A or B or C?
If it responds regardless of the switch position then the transmitter is not using the switch and it's probably only wired in when sold with another heli.
If it only responds to one position then if you cannot see a switch on the heli itself the receiver is locked to one of the channels.
You may have been shipped all three on the same channel.
A link to the heli would help - or the model name.
If it responds regardless of the switch position then the transmitter is not using the switch and it's probably only wired in when sold with another heli.
If it only responds to one position then if you cannot see a switch on the heli itself the receiver is locked to one of the channels.
You may have been shipped all three on the same channel.
A link to the heli would help - or the model name.
They're all made by Syma..
An S026G Chinook, S107G, S109 Apache and, err... a grey "Marines" one which doesn't have a number on it...
The 107 and Apache will both work simultaneously with the same controller set to channel A but neither work with it on channel B. I've not tried the other two yet, owing to a shortage of AA batteries!
An S026G Chinook, S107G, S109 Apache and, err... a grey "Marines" one which doesn't have a number on it...
The 107 and Apache will both work simultaneously with the same controller set to channel A but neither work with it on channel B. I've not tried the other two yet, owing to a shortage of AA batteries!
marshalla said:
Section II, Question 5 ? http://www.symahelicopters.com/Syma-Helicopter-Rev...
Perfect, thanks! 
The key bit was this....Syma website said:
Turn ON the transmitter and charge the helicopter according to the selected band).
...which revealed that there therefore had to be a charging cable in the controller. They also come with USB charging cables, which made all the difference.Gassing Station | Scale Models | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff