DierWolf
04-29-2008, 03:28 PM
Well something very very wierd happened to my Bro's Esky Transmitter/Reciever.
Upon fixing it yesterday after work i turned on the transmitter and then plugged the heli in..
Everything was working reverse!!! (servo Wise) as if we put in different servo's... All dipswitches were as normal.
Also the left Stick acted as Rudder (normal), RPM (motor) and Elevator!!!!!
while the right stick acted as Cyclic (normal), and PITCH!!.
The Hov/Pitch knob on the top left acted as Elevator!.
We thought it was the reciever so tried my reciever on it, and same thing.. so we deduced
it must be the transmitter (this is the same transmitter that kept having bad pots)
Anyways after trying to configure it every which way and couldnt because the only way it would work is with the Throttle switch pushed up (which means the heli will not initialize this way) i started playing with some switches.
In the back, i switched this switch making them both be on OFF and that fixed the problem with the Pitch putting it back on the Left Stick (but hov pit knob no long works) But that was ok and i will tell you why in a minute. This also put back the Elevator on the right stick.
http://i30.tinypic.com/14liy9y.jpg
Now all i had to do was swap channel 1 and 6 and move the pitch servo to the right hand side of the heli (as you would if you bought servos that worked the opposite way of the esky servos) (someone verify if this switch can reverse, reserse servo's for me :) easier than swapping around your DTS Mod.
Ok all Set up now.. and guess what !!!!
That switch (on his radio anyways) made the same old esky servo's move at an alarming fast rate and the throw is MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
Even the RPM's on the motor has gone up! never heard the motor scream so high.... I am having a funny funny feeling its the Radio itself thats limiting the throw on the servos (including the Collective stick).
The throw is So much so that on hard cyclic or elevator it will pop off the linkage rods on the servo... I had to take the old balls from the plastic stock swash (the inside ones with the longer standoff) and put them on the Cnc Head so they would not pop off the links anymore.
Response if like out of this word, the servos are moving faster than ever! Just as fast and i even dare say FASTER than my SG90's! (again another reason i think its the transmitter slowing things down)
Anyways i got his bird working again.
I want to ask someone to test this for me.... simply move that one switch over and see if your servos's are moving Faster and with much more throw (like 70 to 80 degrees).
Also let me know if that swaps the pitch/elevator channels.
I ordered him another Esky radio but its flying like the wind as it is now, just dont know what will screw up on it next LOL so ordered one just in case.
Oh also the HH gyro switch no longer works for some apparent reason only in rate mode which is good for his ass, he needs to get used to using his rudder or he will never progress.
Upon fixing it yesterday after work i turned on the transmitter and then plugged the heli in..
Everything was working reverse!!! (servo Wise) as if we put in different servo's... All dipswitches were as normal.
Also the left Stick acted as Rudder (normal), RPM (motor) and Elevator!!!!!
while the right stick acted as Cyclic (normal), and PITCH!!.
The Hov/Pitch knob on the top left acted as Elevator!.
We thought it was the reciever so tried my reciever on it, and same thing.. so we deduced
it must be the transmitter (this is the same transmitter that kept having bad pots)
Anyways after trying to configure it every which way and couldnt because the only way it would work is with the Throttle switch pushed up (which means the heli will not initialize this way) i started playing with some switches.
In the back, i switched this switch making them both be on OFF and that fixed the problem with the Pitch putting it back on the Left Stick (but hov pit knob no long works) But that was ok and i will tell you why in a minute. This also put back the Elevator on the right stick.
http://i30.tinypic.com/14liy9y.jpg
Now all i had to do was swap channel 1 and 6 and move the pitch servo to the right hand side of the heli (as you would if you bought servos that worked the opposite way of the esky servos) (someone verify if this switch can reverse, reserse servo's for me :) easier than swapping around your DTS Mod.
Ok all Set up now.. and guess what !!!!
That switch (on his radio anyways) made the same old esky servo's move at an alarming fast rate and the throw is MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
Even the RPM's on the motor has gone up! never heard the motor scream so high.... I am having a funny funny feeling its the Radio itself thats limiting the throw on the servos (including the Collective stick).
The throw is So much so that on hard cyclic or elevator it will pop off the linkage rods on the servo... I had to take the old balls from the plastic stock swash (the inside ones with the longer standoff) and put them on the Cnc Head so they would not pop off the links anymore.
Response if like out of this word, the servos are moving faster than ever! Just as fast and i even dare say FASTER than my SG90's! (again another reason i think its the transmitter slowing things down)
Anyways i got his bird working again.
I want to ask someone to test this for me.... simply move that one switch over and see if your servos's are moving Faster and with much more throw (like 70 to 80 degrees).
Also let me know if that swaps the pitch/elevator channels.
I ordered him another Esky radio but its flying like the wind as it is now, just dont know what will screw up on it next LOL so ordered one just in case.
Oh also the HH gyro switch no longer works for some apparent reason only in rate mode which is good for his ass, he needs to get used to using his rudder or he will never progress.