14MZ Radio System FAQ
Can you tell me what is wrong with the G3 receiver? I keep reading negative comments about it on the RC forums.
This is a common misconception, but there is nothing wrong with the G3 receiver at all!
When it was designed, Japan designed it as many modelers requested, and that is faster! To achieve the speed (2048 resolution) that consumers wanted it had to be made ultra sensitive. This ultra sensitivity means that it will pick up any untoward RF noise in your plane or heli that other receivers cannot detect.
The best way to learn to use the G3 receiver is to let it tell you what is wrong with your aircraft or heli...if you experience any problems with it, then you need to look into your setup to see what is wrong. This can be likened to "reading" your G3 receiver. Let it tell you what is going on. If you think that you have set your craft up perfectly, checked everything in your setup and you are still getting poor range, then the G3 is trying to tell you there is still a problem. The thing many flyers like about the G3 is that it will give you lots of advance warning if there is a loose part or faulty bearing.
Things to look for are metal to carbon or metal to metal seems to be the worst source of noise. Any place where there is a loose bolt or screw and metal or carbon parts are allowed to rub against one another can create noise and make the receiver unhappy. Some examples of which we are aware include loose muffler, muffler rubbing on carbon or metal frames, loose bolts on the motor mount, loose boom struts where they attach to the frames or tail boom, bearings rotating in bearing blocks or other parts like a bellcrank or bell mixer, loose bolts where the struts attach to the lower frames, a bolt of excessive length touching another part -- especially one that is rotating, etc. A loose connection between carbon parts can be a problem too.
For additional information, please see our page about the Proper Placement and Utilization of the G3 receiver
