Correct operation of ESC LED

[Niko]

After flying this evening I decided to take my wing of before unplugging the battery and I noticed the ESC LED was flashing. I was under the impression that the LED should be solid under normal operation so could someone clarify this for me to find out if there is a problem with the ESC.

Thanks Niko....

[ted]

Hi Niko. I noticed the same thing on mine after I had replaced the rcvr/esc unit and did a rebind. My LED was flashing, so I went through the binding instructions (mine was the DX6i) again LETTER BY LETTER, and ended up with the LED on and no flashing. It's been a couple months ago that I did this, but I THINK my problem had been that initially I had turned the system off before removing the binding plug, but in the manual it says to unplug the binding plug before turning the system off. Anyway, by following the Binding instructions in the SuperCub manual TO THE LETTER I was able to change my flashing LED to a solid LED. Also, I think, if I remember right, the controls and everything else seemed to work OK with the flashing LED. But I, like you was suspect of the flashing LED. Hope this helps. Let me know.
Ted

[Niko]

Thanks Ted, looks like i have had same situation. The light on the esc was flashing and everything was working ok, so i re bound to my dx6i as per the manual and now the led is solid. Back to the field first chance i get and things should be ok....

[flydiver]

Flashing after a solid bind has been established is an indication of a signal loss. This could be radio signal loss (antenna shadow, out of range, etc.) or the dreaded 'brown out/low voltage'. Not sure how to tell the difference (I am not a Spektrum guy). Go to the Spektrum website, download a copy of an air RX manual and do some reading.

It may not be a bad idea to check the LED before you pull the battery. It's always a good idea to check it after a crash for one more bit of info on what went wrong.
The groups get a lot of these kind of questions: "I crashed my Cub, now it doesn't work right. What's wrong?" Or, "I was flying fine and then lost complete control of my Cub. What went wrong?"
Those kind of questions are about impossible to answer.

[ted]

OK Niko, glad you got your LED solid now. Where are you from, and what kind of flying field did you find? I'm from Michigan, USA. I found a flying field at a church about 2 miles from my house. There is a large field behind the church for flying over, and a fairly large paved parking lot that I can use for take offs and landings. I have flown 26 flights ("batteries") with my SuperCub and have made 82 landings. Also, I really enjoy this SuperCub forum. The participants seem like friends to me, and they have so much experience and are willing to share it. For me, this forum adds another whole dimension to my SuperCub hobby. Hope you enjoy your SuperCub as much as I have enjoyed mine over the past 3 months since I got it.
flydiver's comment about the flashing is important to note and we both would do well to watch out for that in the future. In my case I didn't have a solid "on" LED which changed to flashing at a later time. I think mine was flashing because I didn't remove the bind plug BEFORE turning the system off following the binding process. It's something to watch and learn from in any case. Another thing about flydiver, he was the one on this forum that encouraged me to get a new rcvr/esc on warranty when mine didn't work quite right. I did what he said, and have been very happy with the results, - and learned a lot in the process.
So, Niko, I've rambled on long enough here. Good luck happy flying to you!
Ted

[jklong03]

Been following this thread and one seemingly simple question wasn't asked so thought I'd throw it out there.

Did you shut off the TX before you removed the wing and saw the flashing led?

[Niko]

Hi Ted, I'm from Doncaster England and my flying field is a showground so it is very big unless there is a show. I have had my cub about 2 weeks and so far I've had 20 flights. At the moment I can't seem to land very well with some nose over's but as they say practice makes perfect. I'm totally relaxed flying at half throttle though.
The problem with the flashing ESC LED is still the same but everything works fine, since I noticed the the problem I've had 4 flights no issues.

Hi jklong, as far as the transmitter I always unplug battery then turn it off. I will have to contact horizon about this  issue as I've had no major crashes just slow nose over's 

Thanks and happy flying....

[ted]

Niko - has your LED reverted again to flashing mode?
jklong03 - good question. I think my TX was on when I experienced the flashing.
Niko - I think I'm moving to your new "new driver thread" as that looks pretty cool.