RadioMaster TX12 (EASY SWITCH MOD!)

[@h2o-fpv623]

Great little radio looks nice and it's perfect for traveling. Thank u Tmac. At one point I was scare that the swich wasn't going to work but it did wow great.

[@shouglifefpv3880]

You really know your stuff! Your instructions are detailed, have clear visuals, and your step-by-step tutorials make complicated tasks easy. Maybe you could open up a drone repair shop for all our FPV needs? Transmitter upgrades, builds, repairs, tuning sessions... Very impressive! Next time I see a big fpv race, I'll hope your tent is setup nearby! 😉 Great work Tmac!

[@TMacFPV]

Thanks for your kind words Shouglife FPV! Very much appreciate your support and your cinematic vid's are magical my friend. Always inspiring 💪😁

[@califpv]

Awesome video. I love my TX12

[@TMacFPV]

Thank you California_Gaming, me too!😁

[@tomeaston2962]

I still like the 3 position switch better since I can rest my finger on it to disarm at any moment. if SA was replaced with a long switch it would be fine, but a button seems too difficult to reach for arming and disarming in my opinion. for the 3 position switch, I just use the middle position as armed, and I would pull it in or push it out to disarm(i usually pull it towards myself to disarm), so I didn't find that a problem. Nice mod!

[@luchvk]

You may know this already but you can use SE↑ for disarmed and !SE↑ for armed. Alternatively, you could use: Curve => Func => x

[@loukasdrones3038]

Great, clear instructions as always. My soldering skills aren't that fine so I set the same thing up in the radio software

[@TMacFPV]

less work your way!

[@Zillawill]

Mind if I ask how you did it? I have soldering skills but don't fancy trying to find switches and cutting the stem on the plastic button

[@TMacFPV]

@@Zillawill see video description paragraph

[@Zillawill]

@@TMacFPV Thanks but I'm in UK so can't really grab same switches (I assume thats what your talking about), I can however get some really small ones but there 6 pin, dunno if that would cause issues tho?

[@TMacFPV]

@@Zillawill how to do it with software not hardware is in the description paragraph

[@jamesceastep8874]

Tmac: Before watching this video, I was hoping that you might consider showing us how to make use of one of these momentary switches to cycle between instructor and student modes of a buddy box arrangement. Is that still a possibility for a future video on the TX12? I love your videos! - Jim

[@jamesceastep8874]

Tmac: I was thinking it might be possible to use one of the momentary switches as an on/off trainer button. You are the expert after all your great videos on the TX12. Do you think this application makes sense? Can you demonstrate it for us? Thanks. - Jim

[@Suraj_Mandal.]

2:28 as you mentioned there's a port for adding a vibration motor buzzer for haptic feedback, please make a video on that, can we supply add the TX16S vibration motor, or something else, please Tmac, make a video on this, i wanna add that to my TX12

[@TMacFPV]

No video is necessary. Just pick a 2-wire vibration motor and connect two wires into a 2-pin JST connector that fits the connection in teh TX12. Look at other 2-pin connectors inside TX12 for how they're wired as an example to follow. A lot of your FPV cameras come with theses type of connectors for the camera control pad, extra connectors, etc. (I got these 3V mini vibration motors on Amazon and they work fine: amzn.to/3sWgfQX ). Here's another kind from Pololu: www.pololu.com/product/2265 , and here's another one that should work: amzn.to/3rLOBVu . Lots of options you can choose from. bit.ly/VibrationMotors amzn.to/3uo7BuP . The 3V kind seem to work with the TX12. Most of the provided links are affiliate links. Please do not feel obligated to use any of them, however, if you do, you will be supporting your TMac FPV channel at no additional cost to you

[@Desert-edDave]

TMac, could you try running Betaflight LUA scripts on the TX12? I am thinking it doesn't work with this particular model. Not related but having no luck, 'syntax error' every time after initial compiling.

[@jeremyhubaker1299]

Hello sir, I'm very new to fpv. Your videos are very informative. I have the tx 12 transmitter. I have been to every video on KZbin. But can't seem to understand the switch set up. I'm using the tbscrossfire system with nano rx. That part I have completed lol.. my transmitter seems to be different in the set up from all the others would you have any advice on how to set this up? Thanks for you time..

[@tbremard]

Next time cut a small part and test it , and reduce it after if it is still too big , haha, ... In the meantime I think I will configure my momentary switch with a logical switch to have an ON/OFF functionnality, haha

[@EndiHamid]

I use sticky function to SA on my tx12 and use it as arming switch 🙂

[@TMacFPV]

Perfect! Another way of doing it! 👍I also have that in my pinned comment above 👌

[@freedomcustoms]

Why did you change the button? If you can do the same in the menu without replacing!!!

[@3DIYOriginal]

Awesome Video !!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😎 Transmitter Stick Ends are M3 or M4, for the Radiomaster TX12?

[@johnd499]

Hi where did you get your thumb stick screws from please

[@TMacFPV]

Link is listed in this video's description (again provided here): RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: bit.ly/2IfWDFt

[@dothgaerwenoakblossom15]

you can also just emulate a push on push off switch :)

[@Schlaegel]

Wow. You like to tinker. I think I disarm too much to be able to work with push button arm/disarm switch.

[@califpv]

Yeah, I was about to give this a shot, until I saw the part about cutting the button post at a perfect angle... 🤦 Great video as always TMAC ... Thx for your help on that diamond Antenna. Works very well!

[@TMacFPV]

😄

[@093dourado]

bom dia ... sempre vejo os vídeos do senhor, e hoje eu consegui esse mesmo efeito sem trocar nada ... só na configuração INPUT 05 SA LOGICAL SWITCHES L01 STKYSA ---- edit func-stky --- v1 SA---- AND switch SA L02 STKYL01 L01 --- edit func-stky --- v1 L01 v2L01 ---- AND switch --- MIXES CH5 (exemplo) 100MAX L02 vai funcionar como chave de duas posições .. abraço do brasil.

[@BennyBunkSimonsen]

Why don't you just use OpenTx to make the function with the original momentary switch? Is it not possible to make use of logical switches or a very simple lua mixer script?

[@MrHauf85]

yeah, you can make a logical sticky switch to make it work as a 2 pos switch in opentx

[@TMacFPV]

See my pinned comment above

[@BennyBunkSimonsen]

@@TMacFPV You make a lot of very informative videos, but this one is not. It is completely unnecessary to change the switch because OpenTx let you mimic the function in SW. We all make mistakes and I really think it would be fair to your viewers to insert a link in the beginning of the video that explains the function can be implemented without HW modifications. Thanks

[@TMacFPV]

@@BennyBunkSimonsen Hey Benny! Happy Easter! Yes, the functionality of this hardware mod can also be accomplished through OpenTX logical switch programming. Although it's not stated in the video (and once it's uploaded, KZbin doesn't allow for changes, otherwise I'd be happy to), I did state this in my pinned comment at the top of the Comments section at the time I posted this video. As usual, there is more than one way of accomplishing the same thing in our hobby. This hardware mod is one way and accomplishes it's purpose. For those who prefer using OpenTX logical switch, I have included that option as well in my pinned comment. Enjoy your Easter!

[@BennyBunkSimonsen]

@@TMacFPV Happy Easter and sorry if my comment was a little harsh (it was not the intention). I did for some reason not see the pinned comment and was not aware it was impossible to edit an already uploaded video. Thanks for replying

[@TMacFPV]

2-position switch or momentary switch? Which switch do you prefer? Do you have a use for 2 momentary switches? If so, let us all know what you use them both for! Want to use your momentary switch to arm without doing this mod? check out this video using the "edge" and "stcky" commands, logical switches, and special functions within OpenTX. Just another "firmware way' of doing it. 👍kzbin.info/www/bejne/poeVopiObKeVjNE

[@Jabbey71]

You have a message on Instagram. Please check. Thanks.

[@TMacFPV]

My email and other contact info is available in the video descriptions of all of my videos for your friend to contact me if he would like to do so

[@Jabbey71]

Ok, I'll let him know. Thanks.