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| rhysleo | 09-Oct-09 16:51 |
| Ahhhhh!!!!!!!! It came!!!! It came!!!!! It finally came!!! I have been waiting for this since mid July. Only my Dad, James, and I know how great this is. |
| rhysleo | 09-Oct-09 19:44 |
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| jgood | 10-Oct-09 09:33 |
| Great news Rhys, finally! Got it all charged up yet? |
| rhysleo | 10-Oct-09 16:13 |
| I do have it charged up, but when i plug it in to the plane, it won't do anything. its always something new... any suggestions? its really windy up here at the moment, but hopefully it will die down. |
| Xanadu | 11-Oct-09 00:05 |
| It could be several different reasons, but don't play with the wires. These LI-PO battery's can be shorted out and burst causing fires if handle wrong, or wired wrong. You can also short out your esc if wired improperly.
It could be the esc needs setting up, maybe the motor wires are wrong, transmitter battery's dead, etc.
Not trying to scare you, but these can be dangerous if proper care is not taken, they are not like a regular battery. |
| rhysleo | 11-Oct-09 09:07 |
| When I bought the slow stick, my dad and i had to cut the wires on the motor and put new ones on in order to work on the esc i had. It did work fine, so i don't think that is a problem. Even the rudder and elevator isn't working. I charged the transmitter battery up the whole night and it still doesn't work. i recently bought a new esc and receiver as well. That might be the problem. |
| FLYBOYZ | 11-Oct-09 11:52 |
| Xanadu is corret never cut the wireing on these batteries.You have to use a LI-PO battery charger to get the corret charghing balance.If not you will cause damage to the battery pack.Make sure the motor can take the 7.4 volts or it will get to hot if the motor is can motor need brushleess.These batteries are made to push voltage and they storemore than nicad.The speed control needs to beable to take the voltage like a 8 or 10amp can go over I use 25amp never go under burn it out. |
| jgood | 11-Oct-09 12:02 |
| Rhys, what happened with the crystals? Do you have the ch51 ones still in there, or did you change them. I guess since we're not flying in the same area any more, you could keep 51. Do the servos 'twitch' a little when you connect the battery? |
| rhysleo | 11-Oct-09 16:14 |
| The servos don't twitch at all. i still have the channel 51 crystals, but the channel 51 crystal for the receiver won't work in a berg receiver i don't think. will it? |
| pfinn | 11-Oct-09 19:23 |
| Black and Red 2 wire plug to ESC, ESC "Z" connector power to reciever Throttle input. Make sure +.-. singnal (if there is a signal wire) are in the correct position at the reciever. There is usually aa small diagram on the side of the reciever indicating +,-,s or -,+,s. |
| rhysleo | 12-Oct-09 07:54 |
| Hey guys, thank you so much for your help. i posted a new thread on rc groups for you guys to add to if you have any more suggestions. thank you again.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1124953#post13326610 |
| jgood | 12-Oct-09 10:02 |
| Rhys, can you upload (or email me) a picture that shows all the connections, from the battery, to the ESC, Reciever, Servos, etc? |
| rhysleo | 15-Oct-09 16:54 |
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcKusneR1Jw&feature=player_profilepage
here is a video of the connections if you guys don't mind helping me out |
| jgood | 15-Oct-09 20:19 |
| Hmmm... At first guess, I'd say the ESC looks like it's plugged in to the Berg the wrong way around. I think the brown wire should line up with the black mark on the Berg, not the orange wire. The control surfaces should move even without the motor connected, so our biggest problem is not with those motor wires. Also, you put the receiver crystal in the Berg, right? What channel are you using now? Let's get this going! |
| rhysleo | 20-Oct-09 15:25 |
| Great news! Got the slow stick to work again! I made a video explaining why (its to hard to explain by just typing it) and when i get it on youtube i'll tell you guys the link. i hope to have it up it the air either saturday or sunday. is it okay for a rc plane to be flying when its 30 degrees outside? don't want to wreck the controls on it! lol |
| pfinn | 20-Oct-09 15:35 |
| The plastic parts get a bit brittle. Bring extra props. Good luck and have fun! Phil....Oh, and keep the batteries in your pocket until you're ready to fly. |
| jgood | 20-Oct-09 17:03 |
| Yeah, you'll notice the batteries won't last as long (keep them warm as long as possible by keeping them warm in the car or in your pocket until you're ready to taxi!). Just make sure it's a calm day, and you'll be fine! |
