PDA

View Full Version : Tail rotor problems...


GHSTRCN
07-18-2008, 10:51 PM
I have been flying my heli (http://www.rcuniverse.com/buynow/keywordclick.cfm?bid_id=4726) a lot since I got it, but from the first battery, my gyro (http://www.rcuniverse.com/buynow/keywordclick.cfm?bid_id=5302) seems to give out after about 30sec of stable flight. I'll have a good hover, but then the tail will just go spinning until I power down, and power back up again. I guess I should have fixed it before I flew more...

Is it my gyro or maybe a radio glitch?

Here's a video of the problem...

http://www.youtube.com/v/8XSn7WAjjzs (http://www.youtube.com/v/8XSn7WAjjzs)
That busted my horizontal fin, bent my tail boom, and broke a tail boom supporting rod... fun, Fun, FUN!!! The tail servo just jerks to one side and doesn't let go until I power all the way down! I replaced it once just to see if that was the problem. It wasnt.

And what size bullet connectors do you guys put on new ESC's? I don't know whether to go 2mm or 3.5 or what!

Thanks!

copterboy
07-19-2008, 02:43 AM
I'm thinking it could be the gyro, cause if you swapped the servo and still had same problem it would cause me to think the same.

I used 5mm bullets on new esc...they are a bit big, so next time I'm going 3.5/4mm.