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frankiexp2 · 08-29-2015, 08:03 PM

I have a beast x with about 100 flights on it. Last week when I was in the air the helicopter started pirouetting almost like the tail servo went out and was stuck in a hard left rudder position.

I rebuilt the helicopter and after it initializes, there remains a blue flashing light. It hovers fine, but I'm afraid to take it up since I'm not sure what this means. I'm familiar with bx as I have 3 helix with them. Can someone help?

HarryR · 08-29-2015, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by frankiexp2

I have a beast x with about 100 flights on it. Last week when I was in the air the helicopter started pirouetting almost like the tail servo went out and was stuck in a hard left rudder position.

I rebuilt the helicopter and after it initializes, there remains a blue flashing light. It hovers fine, but I'm afraid to take it up since I'm not sure what this means. I'm familiar with bx as I have 3 helix with them. Can someone help?

This you REDO all the Settings on the Beast?? ALL of them?? That's where I would start. Setup from Scratch .. that always works for me.

Frenchdress · 08-31-2015, 04:26 AM

Hi,

when the Status LED flashes during operation (blue or purple, depending of tail gyro mode) the system did perform a soft reset during operation. This can be due to power glitches, i.e. voltage drops below 3.5 Volts for an instant of a second or due to static discharge. maybe this happens when your servos move for the first time at startup. Please check your power supply and voltage level under load. Also you may disconnect the servos and check if it the LED flashes w/o servos, or with 1, 2, 3 or 4 servos only. Maybe you have some defective servo!?

frankiexp2 · 08-31-2015, 06:54 AM

Thanks for the info. Will try all of the above and report back!

frankiexp2 · 09-01-2015, 01:59 PM

Turned out to be a faulty be in the esc. Went to an external and works great!

frankiexp2 · 09-01-2015, 02:00 PM

Turned out to be a faulty be in the esc. Went to an external and all is working great!

frankiexp2 · 09-01-2015, 02:01 PM

It turned out to be a faulty bec in the ESC. I went to an external bec and it works perfectly.

08-29-2015, 08:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
frankiexp2 Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2014	Blue flashing light when flying? I have a beast x with about 100 flights on it. Last week when I was in the air the helicopter started pirouetting almost like the tail servo went out and was stuck in a hard left rudder position. I rebuilt the helicopter and after it initializes, there remains a blue flashing light. It hovers fine, but I'm afraid to take it up since I'm not sure what this means. I'm familiar with bx as I have 3 helix with them. Can someone help?

08-31-2015, 04:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
Frenchdress Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2006	Hi, when the Status LED flashes during operation (blue or purple, depending of tail gyro mode) the system did perform a soft reset during operation. This can be due to power glitches, i.e. voltage drops below 3.5 Volts for an instant of a second or due to static discharge. maybe this happens when your servos move for the first time at startup. Please check your power supply and voltage level under load. Also you may disconnect the servos and check if it the LED flashes w/o servos, or with 1, 2, 3 or 4 servos only. Maybe you have some defective servo!? __________________ best regards from Germany Stefan BEASTX r&d Team freakware.com

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08-31-2015, 06:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
frankiexp2 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Oct 2014	Thanks for the info. Will try all of the above and report back!

09-01-2015, 01:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
frankiexp2 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Oct 2014	Turned out to be a faulty be in the esc. Went to an external and works great!

09-01-2015, 02:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
frankiexp2 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Oct 2014	Turned out to be a faulty be in the esc. Went to an external and all is working great!

09-01-2015, 02:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
frankiexp2 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Oct 2014	It turned out to be a faulty bec in the ESC. I went to an external bec and it works perfectly.

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