http://www.rcdiscuss.com/ Get the best tips and trips on flying quads en Fri, 24 May 2013 16:30:43 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.rcdiscuss.com/images/misc/rss.png http://www.rcdiscuss.com/ http://www.rcdiscuss.com/showthread.php?49952-aerosky-H100-and-Spektrum-DX6I-motors-won-t-run&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 13:12:25 GMT I got the AeroSky H100 quad copter yesterday. I think I got all the plugs in the right places.

I'm using a Spektrum DX6I transmitter.
and a Spektrum AR500 receiver.

When I power up the H100 and armed the motors
I did a run up. The back of the quad (Tail) wanted to go right. I corrected with rudder and she came back. However the back of the quad lifted but the front stayed on the ground and the back (tail) was always wanting to go right. Again the rudder corrected the right drift but it was obvious she needed some adjustment before she was going to fly. This was a test run in my garage at night so I thought I'd give her another shot in the morning outside with the
battery set back a little to try to help balance the quad so she would lift off without dragging the nose.

I notice this morning that the front right motor was not up to the speed of the other three (3). So I decided that I needed to calibrate the ESC's together and all would be well.

So I did the four (4) esc wires into the harness that comes with the quad.
Plugged that harness into the throttle of my receiver.
turned on my DX6I and put the throttle stick to full power.
plugged in my battery to the quad.
waited for the light on my receiver (AR500) to stop blinking and stay on.
brought the throttle down to full off.
unplugged the battery on the quad.
turned off the DX6I.
put all the ESC plugs back into the positions they came out of.
turned on the DX6I.
plugged in the battery to the Quad.
Now I got nothing. The motor are pulsating but nothing.

I've tried several times to get this quad working but no luck. Need help from a person that has set up a
Spektrum DX6I, Spektrum AR500 receiver to one of these things.

I thought I had it working one time when after getting the motors to spin with the supplied 4 to 1 harness. While the motors were still spinning
I removed them from the 4 in 1 to the quads control board. at idle the motors seems to fast. But they did speed up when I went to full motor.
after I unplugged the battery and turned on the TX'r. Then turn the TX'r on again and plugged in the battery. Nothing again.

I need some help from one you that has a DX6I and this quad.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

jack ]]> Quadcopter RC Discussions for Beginners pjdog350 http://www.rcdiscuss.com/showthread.php?49952-aerosky-H100-and-Spektrum-DX6I-motors-won-t-run http://www.rcdiscuss.com/showthread.php?49871-I-m-grounded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 15:16:41 GMT Went for a fly at the park last night and the wind kept kicking my butt. I got flipped over three times and each time I was able to get back in the... Went for a fly at the park last night and the wind kept kicking my butt. I got flipped over three times and each time I was able to get back in the air with no problems. This morning I went for a fly and I had no problems, the wind is low today, until my wife joins me in front and as soon as she opened the door my quad flipped and landed up-side-down, I was simply hovering at about 4 to 6 feet above the ground. So I turn it over and arm the motors and to my surprise motor two spins one way then the other way and as the other motors spin number two spins back n forth not making a continuous turn in any direction.... whats the problem here? Is it the motor or is it the esc? I ask because I have never had an issue with esc's going bad nor have I had a problem with a motor.
I'm highly upset because this all happened in less than 10 feet of air and all falls were in my soft grassy yard so there is no physical damage to the vessel other than a chipped prop.... I of course dropped the throttle to zero to keep from damaging electronics. Now I am clueless to what to start looking into and I don't want to start undoing my wiring since they are all soldered
How can I check this individual esc and motor/ Or, can Naza assistant help? ]]> Quadcopter RC Discussions for Beginners blackwing http://www.rcdiscuss.com/showthread.php?49871-I-m-grounded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! http://www.rcdiscuss.com/showthread.php?49851-Heli-Max-1-SQ-low-settings&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 03:08:25 GMT Hello all.. I just picked up a 1SQ and I am wondering how to set it for low settings to make it a bit easier to manage. i read something about... Hello all.. I just picked up a 1SQ and I am wondering how to set it for low settings to make it a bit easier to manage. i read something about pushing left stick in or something like that.?.? I am new to RC besides a Syma coax.
I made the step down from a msr x which I had a terrible time flying. Any tips and tricks you guys and gals may be able to throw my way would be greatly appreciated.

... on stock radio btw.

Thanks in advance!! ]]> Quadcopter RC Discussions for Beginners gump2773 http://www.rcdiscuss.com/showthread.php?49851-Heli-Max-1-SQ-low-settings http://www.rcdiscuss.com/showthread.php?49848-naza-m-update&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 21:54:07 GMT Hey guys n gals, I'm back.....
I changed the frame on my quad and then the naza-m had an update come out. I updated my naza and its seems better but I'm not totally convinced quite yet. After I calibrated the naza for the first time due to the update I noticed that when I change rates the quad would wobbles nearly out of control until I switch the rate back the first setting and the wobble stops. I've been tweeking the rates since but I want to know if anyone else has had this problem.

The rates are changed when I move the 3way switch on tx.... position 1 rates are good for flying but not too reactive at 60 percent, position 2 was a bit snappier, ok for flying but wiggles then wobbles at 100 percent, and position 3 rates are the worst, at 150 percent it's super snappy (all stick movements -throttle) which is fine but the wiggles turn to wobbles and then it wobbles so bad it looks like it'll fall out the sky but the naza amazingly holds the quad in the air. It looks horrible and I can't be sure how long this can stay in the air moving like that but I switch back to position one and bring her down at that point to see what changes will bring better results.
This wiggle/wobble happens higher up around 25 thru 30 feet+. The higher the wind speeds the quicker and more dramatic this effect becomes. When I make changes I focus on position 2 and 3 rates and I aim to have the three evenly spaced. I want to have a setting with higher rates so I can have the quad react immediately since at lower rates there will be a drawl (y'all) in the commands.....
I've balanced the blades and the weight distribution on the quad and I made sure to center the naza this time for accurate readings.
I have noticed that I'm getting 3 solid additional minutes per flight with this new firmware :)) AND the light to shade to light doesn't seem to be affecting the altitude during flight..


If you can help that would be awesome!!!
Thanks ]]> Quadcopter RC Discussions for Beginners blackwing http://www.rcdiscuss.com/showthread.php?49848-naza-m-update http://www.rcdiscuss.com/showthread.php?49751-x1-error-on-naza-m&goto=newpost Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:02:44 GMT I changed frames and I tried to keep the wiring in order but it seems like something is majorly wrong. I bought the fpv frame from hoverthings and... I changed frames and I tried to keep the wiring in order but it seems like something is majorly wrong.
I bought the fpv frame from hoverthings and I had the time to rebuild yesterday/last night. EVERYTHING is fine except when I power up the rx light looks half lit and in the naza assistant x1-error pops up. I've spent hours troubleshooting and backtracking to make sure I didn't miss something but I have found nothing I've done makes a change. My rx is a spektrum ar-6100e. As soon as the battery gets plugged in the rx lights up brightly at first and then it dims in a sec. after the naza vu boots it flashes red/rapid.
I'm at a loss, I'm not sure if my rx is shot or if it could be something different.

can someone help me? Thanks! ]]> Quadcopter RC Discussions for Beginners blackwing http://www.rcdiscuss.com/showthread.php?49751-x1-error-on-naza-m