I need help bad : )

[flyer1]

SCC....I took needlenose pliers and crimped all the pins closed to ensure a good connection, so I'm pretty sure it's not that. But I would like to change or upgrade my entire plane over time. I've pretty much read all over this site, and haven't found how to change to deans connex. Whats the advantages of deans? Are they easy to change?
Mrmugen....I'm sure the more powerful batteries are pulling mad amps but I have a stock propeller, the motor is pretty much brand new, and I flew on another motor and it didnt have problems, but hey who knows, maybe this motor is shot.......I don't know
today is a perfect day to fly too...overcast and cool, no wind. Like i said, I'm gonna run some tests on another plane and i'm gonna take the ACT connectors and make a jumper out of them and see if it's that.

Hey guys thx alot for everything, i'm glad I found this place.

[flydiver]

Trouble shooting can be just that---trouble. Often the only way to test stuff is replacement. Since it sounds like you have another cub available you could pull the RX and test it in your plane. You would need the other TX also. That eliminates the Motor/gearbox assembly.

Dean's are their own joy and problem. Tamiya are poor-they WILL lose you a connection sometime with a guaranteed crash.

Dean's are much more reliable. You DO have to solder them and do it correctly. They have people who love them (most)and people who hate them (generally can't solder well).
Anderson Power poles are crimper based and work well.
EC3 connectors are an easier solder (basically bullets).

[flyer1]

Hello everyone! I am happy to say my plane is fixed and I am back in the air. After numerous troubleshooting and help from all of you, I purchased another Rx and looks like that was the problem. Boy, 30$ has never ever given me the piece of mind like that 30$ for that receiver did.

A huge thx to any and all who read or helped me along the way. thank you


(next step, camera on my plane, any suggestions?)

[tftcrider]

Hey guys, Not so new to flying my cub anymore, but completely lost on Batteries! I am also looking for a new plane and I came across a plane with a 9.6V 650 mah Ni-MH battery. From what I hear, Li-PO is the way to go. My local hobby shop owner told me that I can increase the mah, but not the voltage of the battery and be ok. However, I think he was just simplifying batteries for me.

I cannot find a 9.6 volt battery anywhere on the banana hobby site (where the plane is from) I am just buying a cheap 4 channel trainer because I am certain my wife is getting me an awesome plane for christmas and I do not want to wreck that nice one on her maiden.

So, is my HS owner telling the whole truth? Or can I increase Volts? I dont really want to get into the prop size changes and all that sort of stuff to mess with the draw on my motor.

Thanks!

[flydiver]

Electric motors tend to be very specific about the voltage they want for a specific prop.
If that plane want's a NiMh battery that small it is almost certainly brushed and not very robust (meaning NOT the Cub 480-which is pretty robust). NiMh comes in 1.2v/cell increments (1.4v fully charged).
Lipo comes in 3.7v/cell increments (4.2v fully charged). So there is not a good in between choice.
More volts may indeed fry the motor.

STRONGLY recommend you do more reading before buying from Banana. Their product descriptions sound sweet but are packed full of half truths and overt lies. Some of their models are fine, many are complete junk. If it seems like a great bargain > buyer beware.
They have a lousy customer service reputation, one of the worst in the industry.

Note-do a search in RCGroups.com and wattflyer.com. If you can't find that exact plane with good recommendations....you don't want it.

[tftcrider]

Thanks Flydiver. I had heard bad things about their customer service so I am glad I did not go with them. I went to my local hobby shop and the owner helped me pick out a brushless Li-Po plane and recommended some batteries.

Can't wait to fly her!

[flydiver]

So-what did you get and does it fly?

[tftcrider]

I went with a Parkzone F4 Corsair. Hopefully it is easy enough to fly, but think it can handle my inexperience with a four channel (possible crashes in its future). I will make a few practice runs on a simulator before I get it up in the air. Weather has not been good for the last few days! I will get some pics up when she gets up in the air!

[flydiver]

That's a fine plane, flies very similar to the T-28 Trojan. The tail dragger is harder to take off > easy to break props. The 3-blade prop is cool looking, expensive, and has less thrust than the 2-blade. Get a handful of 2 blades for now.
The color scheme is poor for orientation, at least for me.

[tftcrider]

Ok, I will try that out. What size two blade works best?

[flydiver]

Check you manual-it specifies.