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| 05-09-2012 07:56 PM | ||
| Intheway | x2 | |
| 05-09-2012 06:34 AM | ||
| zzyzx | sounds like bad battery connections if it goes out as soon as there is a load. Every symptom you described could be battery connections. what is the voltage @ board under load? poor connections to the supply can cause all kinds of weird symptoms which will instantly clear once corrected. check both cables, both sides of the board. Better yet, just install a new one, sometimes they fray internally from all the finger ****ing | |
| 05-06-2012 07:52 AM | ||
| pinguin |
Could it be the switch position on the Tx? That's what happened on my 2801pro. If I have the Gear switch on the down position, the heli is not bind correctly. It bound but the swash movement is not right. |
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| 04-12-2012 11:24 AM | ||
| Heli-opolis |
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In another thread, the OP's Devo's USB connector wasn't soldered well enough to make it work either. With these birds, it sometimes seems there are no stupid suggestions. Well, except mine of course. 
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| 04-11-2012 07:29 PM | ||
| john aeras | This may sound stupid (and may actually be!) but has the antenna maybe disconnected from your RX? (alot of cold solders on these helis) | |
| 04-10-2012 11:14 PM | ||
| Heli-opolis |
If it is a Fixed ID issue and you want to rebind, in addition to what InTheWay mentioned about using the bind plug to cancel the RX's fixed ID, you'd also want to turn Fixed ID for that model off in the TX as well before trying to auto-bind. I've made the mistake of forgetting to do that in the past and ended up going in circles trying to figure out the problem. On a different but related note, when I did a firmware upgrade on my Devo-8, even though the fixed ID it displayed for each of the two heli's I have set up in it was the same prior to the upgrade, I had to actually turn off Fixed ID for each model, cancel the Fixed ID in the RX's and then auto-bind before I could do anything else. |
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| 04-10-2012 10:44 PM | ||
| Intheway |
If you were using fast-bind and changed anything on the radio that could have caused it to create a new one (like while trying to bind) then you have to plug in the bind plug that came with the bird and power it up and wait for the red led to tell you it deleted the old bind. Then you should be able to re-bind to the radio with a new fast bind code. You are using a Devo 6 or 8? If you can cancel the old bind first with the bind plug and then re-bind you should be able to return to Heliopolis's advice. |
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| 04-10-2012 10:43 PM | ||
| Heli-opolis |
There is that although unless you have a 'thing' for the Genius, you might want to consider going with the Mini-CP instead as it is newer and the RX is cheaper to replace at least. Having spare parts though would be an advantage so it may be just six dozen of one and half of the other.
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| 04-10-2012 09:52 PM | ||
| harleynhelis | No point buying an RX when I can get another BNF for $40 more ... then I have the original for a crash test dummy. | |
| 04-10-2012 09:29 PM | ||
| Heli-opolis |
Crap!  I was SOOO hoping that would point to a servo or something other than the RX!!! Well, I guess your next step would be to contact whomever you got it from and see what they can do for you. I'm very sorry it didn't work out as I had hoped and 99.999% expected.  I just checked the prices for a Genius Receiver board and I thought the Mini-CP receiver was relatively expensive at ~$70 but the cheapest Genius RX I can find is about $12 more! Double ouch! 
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| 04-10-2012 07:59 PM | ||
| harleynhelis |
Well I unplugged everything ... servos and motors ... still won't bind. Light flashes until I touch one of the sticks ... then it turns off. Sounds to me like it's a bad RX 
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| 04-09-2012 11:53 PM | ||
| Heli-opolis |
I'm tempted but my V12 is acting like a straight 6 just now so road trips are not really an option.
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| 04-09-2012 11:17 PM | ||
| harleynhelis |
I've got an idea ... head on down here. We can throw the helis in the saddlebags, jump on the Harley's and head off to flying heaven here in AZ. At least if the flying sux, we still have the bike ride to enjoy 
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| 04-09-2012 11:11 PM | ||
| Heli-opolis |
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 Or, maybe, you should! 
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| 04-09-2012 11:03 PM | ||
| harleynhelis |
If that's what the problem is I'm gonna Besides, that would save me some money so I can go buy another Harley, just to getcha down here. Tons of places here to fly as long as you can dodge cactus and javelinas. Oh by the way fellow cheesehead ... 93 degrees today ... how bout you ... get any snow today 
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| 04-09-2012 10:52 PM | ||
| Heli-opolis |
I suppose it is possible although I'm not sure why it would start up just to shut back down again but I didn't write the code that controls it so I've really no idea. There should be any easy way to find out though. If that's what it turns out to be though, I'll pack my tools and be on my way to Arizona for a engine rebuild.
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| 04-09-2012 10:47 PM | ||
| harleynhelis | Any chance low batts in the TX can cause this ??? | |
| 04-09-2012 10:34 PM | ||
| Heli-opolis |
It's always best to trouble-shoot to a certainty than give up on a guess. Guesses get rather expensive if repeated too often.
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| 04-09-2012 10:32 PM | ||
| harleynhelis | Ok, I'll try your advice for the RX. I'll let you know how it works out. Thanks for steering me in that direction. Hopefully I'll be able to sort it out. | |
| 04-09-2012 10:10 PM | ||
| Heli-opolis |
Try removing all connections from the RX, servos and motors and see if it will bind and the LED stay lit. If it does stay lit, start reconnecting things one at a time, cycling power each time of course. I doubt it is your receiver board as there have been a number of times when a servo will go tits-up but seem kinda sorta OK but cause a high drain on the battery, but not enough to smoke anything but, high enough to drag the voltage down below what the RX needs to stay powered. I bet you a hog overhaul that I'm right although if I'm right, you'd have to buy me one too as I'm currently crotch-rocketless.
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