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Post by absolutmex on Oct 26, 2012 16:39:27 GMT 1
so what should the throttle trim be set to then flydiver?
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Post by flydiver on Oct 26, 2012 18:07:59 GMT 1
Neutral.
Trim is to adjust a basic setting that is off, like elevator or rudder.
Throttle trim is mostly only useful for nitro planes to keep it idling and then be able to kill the throttle. For the most part it has little use in electric. If you don't know what you would do with it, put it at neutral. To not do so has a high probability of screwing up the throttle curve making the ESC not function due to the safety built in to not start if throttle is not at or below neutral.
It can do a lot of odd things. Many problems with ESC are related to throttle trim being set wrong.
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Post by absolutmex on Oct 28, 2012 15:24:13 GMT 1
interesting. thanks for that info. i'll keep that in mind. well i was never able to find the problem with my sc. so right now im kind of stuck until i find a solution to this. in the meantime i'll just fly on of my others. im starting to get a nice collection of planes. I want to get a new tx but they are just so expensive. I dont forsee me having more than 10 planes so im contemplating on the dx6i. Plus, if I do decide to upgrade or get more than 10 planes, I can always hand my dx6i to my wife. she is starting to get into the hobby as well so that could be a fallback plan. what do you all suggest?
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Post by flydiver on Oct 28, 2012 19:45:33 GMT 1
If you are concentrating on RTF planes with associated (low end) TX you are going down a common path that you should seriously consider changing. Most, if not all, of the associate TX and chargers have little use after the plane is gone. The DX5e, the DX4e being somewhat useful after use but the "no name" 2.4GHz are generally a dead end and the chargers are semi-worthless.
A GOOD TX AND CHARGER ARE THE BACKBONE OF A GOOD FLEET.
Start concentrating on getting decent ones and back off the planes for awhile.
WHICH ones to get have been asked about a thousand times. Settle down and start doing some reading.
FWIW my buddy didn't think he'd go over 10 planes either. He ran out of memory slots in 6 months.
A nice use of 'extra slots' is to use various different setups for the same plane to see how different settings affect performance.
Sorry you couldn't figure out your power problem. At the basic level these things are pretty much the same and simple.
TX > RX > Battery + BEC > servos
Battery > ESC > motor
ALL of them have electrical connections that can be suspect (bad wires, poor soldering, etc)
One of those components has a problem.
Often the easiest way to diagnose is to systematically replace. Newbies seldom have either the components, tools (not even a voltmeter), or the skills to sort it out. Makes the learning curve kind of rough when learning to fly was the original goal and repair + electric problem diagnosis rapidly replaces it as a priority.
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Post by iandhunt on Oct 31, 2012 2:37:11 GMT 1
I guess I was pushing the beeping little buttons for fun....newbie mistake..... ;D
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