no throttle?

gkfasciano · 04-08-2010, 01:22 PM

I went to test my heli after days of adjusting and my motor does not appear to be working. I checked throttle hold switch and its off. Any other possibilities?

rotormonkey · 04-08-2010, 02:13 PM

Plug a servo into the receiver's throttle channel and see what it does. If it doesn't move, there's something wrong with your radio programming. If it does, then look at the ESC. I assume that your servos are all working fine? It's just the throttle? I'll also assume that your motor is plugged into the ESC?

gkfasciano · 04-08-2010, 03:53 PM

All I get when I raise the throttle stick is 3 servos moving up the swash plate(which is correct) except there is no motor sounds or blades spinning. Where in the programming would I look for an error? Keep in mind Im really new at large heli's so there is a wealth of dumb questions I may ask. Thanks.

Altec · 04-08-2010, 04:18 PM

Did you plug a servo into the throttle channel yet to see if it moves?

Ozz58 · 04-08-2010, 04:59 PM

Re-bind!

n3mnt · 04-08-2010, 07:08 PM

Is your throttle control stick all the way to zero when you connect power( battery) to the ESC. Most ESCs have a safety mode that will not allow them to initialize if the throttle is not a zero when power is connected. Check your throttle curve o make sure you have dead low stick giving you zero throttle.

gkfasciano · 04-09-2010, 10:42 AM

I did, and I got the servo to move. Also I plugged the speed control into the servo empty servo channel just for a power source, and the rotor came alive when I moved the appropriate stick. By the way when I have all the plugs in correctly and have the transmitter on I get a lot of random beeping from the speed control. Any suggestions? Thanks a lot for the help.

gkfasciano · 04-09-2010, 10:43 AM

Checked it, and the stick is in the dead low position. I think its the speed control.

gkfasciano · 04-09-2010, 10:44 AM

Thanks, I did but that wasn't it.

gkfasciano · 04-09-2010, 10:55 AM

Checked the throttle curve which I haven't gotten to yet in the setup, but this is what it says
NORM says "pos 3"
STUNT
HOLD 50.0%

Then when I scroll to HOLD it changes to 4.0%

04-08-2010, 01:22 PM	#1
gkfasciano Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dallas	no throttle? I went to test my heli after days of adjusting and my motor does not appear to be working. I checked throttle hold switch and its off. Any other possibilities?

04-08-2010, 04:18 PM	#4
Altec Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Jersey	Did you plug a servo into the throttle channel yet to see if it moves? __________________ -you can't FIX stupid- To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. AMA# 935732

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04-08-2010, 02:13 PM	#2
rotormonkey Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ottawa, ON	Plug a servo into the receiver's throttle channel and see what it does. If it doesn't move, there's something wrong with your radio programming. If it does, then look at the ESC. I assume that your servos are all working fine? It's just the throttle? I'll also assume that your motor is plugged into the ESC?

04-08-2010, 03:53 PM	#3
gkfasciano Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dallas	All I get when I raise the throttle stick is 3 servos moving up the swash plate(which is correct) except there is no motor sounds or blades spinning. Where in the programming would I look for an error? Keep in mind Im really new at large heli's so there is a wealth of dumb questions I may ask. Thanks.

04-08-2010, 04:59 PM	#5
Ozz58 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas DFW area	Re-bind!

04-08-2010, 07:08 PM	#6
n3mnt Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2008	Is your throttle control stick all the way to zero when you connect power( battery) to the ESC. Most ESCs have a safety mode that will not allow them to initialize if the throttle is not a zero when power is connected. Check your throttle curve o make sure you have dead low stick giving you zero throttle.

04-09-2010, 10:42 AM	#7
gkfasciano Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dallas	I did, and I got the servo to move. Also I plugged the speed control into the servo empty servo channel just for a power source, and the rotor came alive when I moved the appropriate stick. By the way when I have all the plugs in correctly and have the transmitter on I get a lot of random beeping from the speed control. Any suggestions? Thanks a lot for the help.

04-09-2010, 10:43 AM	#8
gkfasciano Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dallas	Checked it, and the stick is in the dead low position. I think its the speed control.

04-09-2010, 10:44 AM	#9
gkfasciano Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dallas	Thanks, I did but that wasn't it.

04-09-2010, 10:55 AM	#10
gkfasciano Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dallas	Checked the throttle curve which I haven't gotten to yet in the setup, but this is what it says NORM says "pos 3" STUNT HOLD 50.0% Then when I scroll to HOLD it changes to 4.0%