mCPxbl problems. Seeking advice from veterans

[Redharris]

My mCPxbl has been erratic lately. I recently started flying again. Took the heli out of storage and tuned it up.. Leveled the swash and set travel adjustments to my liking and was hovering in the livingroom just fine all night.

The next evening I went to do the same, but the Swash was not level anymore at initialization. Radio settings had not changed... Hmmmm thats strange, I thought...So I leveled the swash again and flew around the living room.

The next day the heli was uncontrollable. It would take off and just roll into the ground. One of my servos took a crap. It buzzes but does not respond to input,,,,,wont move. My tail rotor seems to be intermittant too. It spins and stops.

So,,,,,bad servo, bad tail motor,,,, or bad 3n1 board?.... Ive never had any trouble with this Heli, so I have no experience fixing it. If I replace the servo and tail motor, could they get damaged if the 3n1 board is faulty?
Should I send the board for repair first? Advice would be welcome.....

[brooksen]

try rebinding, contact jonjet, he is very knowledgeable with the mcpx bl.

[Redharris]

Originally Posted by brooksen

try rebinding, contact jonjet, he is very knowledgeable with the mcpx bl.

I did rebind. Didnt help. I'm just gonna order a couple servoes and tail motor and solid boom. I'll plug em in and see what happens. If that doesnt work, then I'll send my 3n1 board in for repair. I'm thinking that should solve my problem.

[learnedthehardway]

Just keep in mind that you can fly anything if you can fly the BL. If you're still crashing it a lot it may be worth investing in but if you're going long periods between crashes a decent 450 with decent electronics can actually be cheaper to maintain.

A lot of times even crash costs are comparable except for the cost of blades ($10-35 for 325-360mm) and if you kill a tail motor or board in a crash it will be more expensive than a 450 with premium blades. Of course some crash better than others and it's possible to have an expensive crash but electronics won't be failing causing it to crash itself which is beyond annoying.

Just a thought, my BL was a money pit failure box in a month but others have had very good luck with them.