2 Man operation, 1 Turnigy 9XR

[Tomi-RC]

Hey guys!
I'm currently building a HEX with a 3 axis gimbal for my BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera.
I was going to buy 2 radios, one to control the HEX, the other for the gimbal (Focus by a servo, pan and tilt) but i came up with something.
The 9xr that i have has 3 knobs or pots. And to avoid buying another radio (No more money, haha) i planned on using some cheap radios i had laying around which don't work and connecting the 3 cables that go to each pot on the turnigy 9xr but now to each gimbal stick on the other radio. So "one" transmitting radio and another one that connects through a cable for the gimbal and focus. For the HEX i only need 5 channels, and the gimbal and camera only need 3. So 8 channels in total.
Is it possible?
I appreciatte any input.
Thanks!

 

[kloner]

you could but it'll suck,,,, aside from a 3 axis with wires going to it, the cross control of two hands on a single radio is a recipe for trouble. At least you'll have somebody to blame, haha

 

[Tomi-RC]

you could but it'll suck,,,, aside from a 3 axis with wires going to it, the cross control of two hands on a single radio is a recipe for trouble. At least you'll have somebody to blame, haha

Hey. Appreciate the answer. I dont think you got the idea right. There would be two separate radios and the dummy one would connect to the 9XR, so no four hands on a single radio.

 

[kloner]

I see, not sure how that would work.... your better off just getting another radio, even if it's a cheapo like a 9r. if it's not a pro deal guess if it worked or not wouldn't affect anything. Your just better off being wirelessly seperate. worse case scenario something shorts out and screws up something. The wires going to a 3 axis gimbal really limits it all still, with a wireless connection, it can pan infinitely, but again if you don't have to get fancy shots, nothing lost

 

[Tomi-RC]

I see, not sure how that would work.... your better off just getting another radio, even if it's a cheapo like a 9r. if it's not a pro deal guess if it worked or not wouldn't affect anything. Your just better off being wirelessly seperate. worse case scenario something shorts out and screws up something. The wires going to a 3 axis gimbal really limits it all still, with a wireless connection, it can pan infinitely, but again if you don't have to get fancy shots, nothing lost

Okay. The idea is as it follows. There are no wires going to the 3 axis gimbal. The gimbal itself has a special shaft to send wires but still getting full 360 movement. I hope I made myself clear.

 

[kloner]

thats better,,, so all you got to worry about from there would be making that connection between the two radios, and worse case scenario it crashes if something goes wrong.

the wires going through bit still isn't a garuntee, it just gives you another failure point. they can twist till they hang up the gimbal or come apart. To be totaly safe none of what your asking to do is good, but it might work for a while, question is how long

 

[Tomi-RC]

thats better,,, so all you got to worry about from there would be making that connection between the two radios, and worse case scenario it crashes if something goes wrong.

the wires going through bit still isn't a garuntee, it just gives you another failure point. they can twist till they hang up the gimbal or come apart. To be totaly safe none of what your asking to do is good, but it might work for a while, question is how long

Okay haha. I hope this time I make myself clear.
This is the gimbal:
http://www.hobby-wing.com/arris-zhaoyun-3-axis-brushless-gimbal.html

As you can see it has a slip ring design. There is no wire to be twisted. The only point of failure would be the connection between the two radios, if the cable fails the consequence is no gimbal control. So there is nothing to worry about. My original question is if I connect the sticks from the cheap radio to the pots (knobs) connection, would that work?
Thanks

 

[haha49]

Okay haha. I hope this time I make myself clear.
This is the gimbal:
http://www.hobby-wing.com/arris-zhaoyun-3-axis-brushless-gimbal.html

As you can see it has a slip ring design. There is no wire to be twisted. The only point of failure would be the connection between the two radios, if the cable fails the consequence is no gimbal control. So there is nothing to worry about. My original question is if I connect the sticks from the cheap radio to the pots (knobs) connection, would that work?
Thanks

you can program the radio for it to control what ever you want heck the pots could even control the coptor if you really wanted them to. It's doable but with a folding landing gear your 1 channel short.