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Post by franko73 on Apr 4, 2010 8:15:49 GMT 1
Hi Guys, I recently lost my cub  , it got stuck in a tree after I lost control of it.... would not respond to left and right at all!!! ACT was off. I had a camera attached, see it crash here... Anyway, after a week it blew out of the tree in a storm and a guy phoned me to say he found it (I put flyers around). Minimal damage, only the battery box clip was broken and the lipo was dead but the plane was fine ;D. I was looking for it in the right place and walked under it for sure but it was buried high in the tree  . Anyway, I looked into these cheap lost plane alarms that emit high pitched sounds when you switch off your transmitter. You have to share a servo to connect it and Im wondering if anybody has used one or has any advice on these?  cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280480975572&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:ITI bought that one as its so cheap and Im nervous about flying it again as it has been behaving funny lately, would hate to lose it again. Attachments:
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Post by SCC on Apr 4, 2010 10:25:04 GMT 1
Good to hear of a happy ending.  Check your servos are still glued in place. Open up the Rx/esc box, make sure your aerial is still connected to the board and look for any burnt areas. If all looks good then I would give her a good range check. Also disconnect the ACT wires. Good luck I'm not sure how that lost plane device will work with the cubs electronics? Is the new LP cub a 3 wire system? |
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Post by franko73 on Apr 4, 2010 12:52:47 GMT 1
No the LP is 5 wires.... anybody know what the colour coding is for the wires or how to connect a 3 wire lost plane finder to a super cub LP?
The colours are Black, Red, White, Blue and Yellow. I am assuming that the Blue and Yellow could be the related to the ACT circuit and the Black, Red and White are the standard wiring colour coding for servos but its a big assumption.
I did find this one that is independant of the cubs electronics.... its the RAM Mark II lost plane finder. Heres the blurb.....
RAM 17 PLANE FINDER MARK II.
The new standard for finding lost models Rugged and powered by its own battery, this ONE OUNCE system doesn't depend on the receiver and battery that probably caused the "fly away". Flip the arming switch and it remains silent for 15 minutes after which it beeps at 65db at 50 feet for up to 4 hours or 4 days with a larger 9V battery. Easy to use, it works with any radio system, even PCMs.
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Post by SCC on Apr 4, 2010 13:24:12 GMT 1
I'm not sure how that lost plane device will work with the cubs electronics? Is the new LP cub a 3 wire system? To answer my own question. ;D I see the Bind N Fly uses 3 wire servos. |
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Post by franko73 on Apr 4, 2010 13:40:56 GMT 1
But the LP has 5 wires coming from the servos......
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Post by SCC on Apr 4, 2010 13:54:18 GMT 1
But the LP has 5 wires coming from the servos...... I did'nt see your post above mine. |
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Post by franko73 on Apr 5, 2010 10:16:01 GMT 1
Just read on another forum that the Turingy battery monitor works quite well as a lost plane alarm as well as a battery monitor, when the voltage drops below 9.9v it starts beeping and from what I read its quite loud..... cheap too! It connects directly to the battery so no messing with the Rx, think I might give this a shot
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Post by skivit48 on Apr 5, 2010 13:55:43 GMT 1
I was thinking about picking up one of those battery monitors next time I make an order from Hobby King. Looks like a good idea.
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Post by flybynight on Apr 5, 2010 14:53:55 GMT 1
I was thinking about picking up one of those battery monitors next time I make an order from Hobby King. Looks like a good idea. I have the Maxpro 3s. It is pretty loud, I can hear it flying at max distance and low altitude I think it would work good for a plane locator buzzer also! www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=7223 |
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Post by murph on Apr 5, 2010 17:10:08 GMT 1
Looks like your another victim of the crap electronics that come stock on this plane. Seems like its only a matter of time before they bite everyone in the butt one way or another.
I just sunk 150 bucks into my cub to update the electronics package to something I can trust. Thats 330 bucks. Could have just bought the apprentice15e.
I have a few friends interested in getting into the hobby. One was ready to pull the trigger on a SC this past weekend and I had to discourage the purchase due to the growing number of people I see that have encountered problems with the electronics.
My advice to anyone at this point would be to go straight to the apprentice and grab a trainer cord and find some help if your uneasy about using ailerons when self training.
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Post by killioughtta on Apr 5, 2010 19:02:42 GMT 1
Just read on another forum that the Turingy battery monitor works quite well as a lost plane alarm as well as a battery monitor, when the voltage drops below 9.9v it starts beeping and from what I read its quite loud..... cheap too! It connects directly to the battery so no messing with the Rx, think I might give this a shot I was thinking about picking up one of those battery monitors next time I make an order from Hobby King. Looks like a good idea. I have the Maxpro 3s. It is pretty loud, I can hear it flying at max distance and low altitude I think it would work good for a plane locator buzzer also! www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=7223I have the BM-6 monitor and it's just loud enough to hear when the plane is flying by. It might be due to the TP motor being very loud. Either way, it's an awesome battery monitor for up to 6-cell LiPos and LiFe batteries. www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=8927&aff=125585 |
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Post by killioughtta on Apr 5, 2010 19:09:08 GMT 1
Looks like your another victim of the crap electronics that come stock on this plane. Seems like its only a matter of time before they bite everyone in the butt one way or another. I just sunk 150 bucks into my cub to update the electronics package to something I can trust. Thats 330 bucks. Could have just bought the apprentice15e. I have a few friends interested in getting into the hobby. One was ready to pull the trigger on a SC this past weekend and I had to discourage the purchase due to the growing number of people I see that have encountered problems with the electronics. My advice to anyone at this point would be to go straight to the apprentice and grab a trainer cord and find some help if your uneasy about using ailerons when self training. That's only a good idea if you have $150 exrta to spend and don't mind a trainer that is not as stable as the Super Cub. The SC and the Apprentice are two planes with two pilots in mind, if you ask me. the SC is for the pilot who wants to try RC flight without spending a lot on an awesome plane. The Apprentice is for a pilot who is serious about starting RC flying and wants a crappy Spektrum radio (DX5) for other BNF planes. I upgraded my SC with much less than that and have a computer 6ch radio I fly multiple models with. The SC is the best option for new pilots and you gave your friends bad advice.  |
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Post by murph on Apr 5, 2010 22:22:31 GMT 1
I understand where you are coming from kill but the frustration of the electronics failure franco encountered will be enough to drive a good percentage of new comers out of the hobby, especially if they have no frame of reference to what can be achieved with a decent electronics package. As far as the crappy DX5e?? I bet francos problems would never have occurred if he had been using one. I hesitate to complain about the SC too much. It is the plane the I learned to fly on but on the other hand the almost inevitable failure of its electronics and possible total loss of the plane due to it is something all new comers need to be aware of. For a tad larger investment in your first trainer much of this could be avoided if not eliminated. Come on kill; there is a reason everyone upgrades this planes electronics and I think we both know what that reason is |
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Post by SCC on Apr 6, 2010 0:42:54 GMT 1
As far as the crappy DX5e?? I bet francos problems would never have occurred if he had been using one. I have seen more Spektrauma systems go into the deck than 27megs or 35megs. Every system can go wrong. I flew mine for more than a year, no problem. Of course its not filled with great electronics, but that's why its affordable.  |
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Post by murph on Apr 6, 2010 13:30:07 GMT 1
Spectrauma ;D Now thats funny...hope it never happens to me but definitely funny.
I know I might be coming off here as somewhat of a whiner but its literally every day when I visit the beginners section of other forums that there is a post something like "what happened to my SCs ESC/reciever".
I will say HH is quick and polite about replacing things when they are bad but wouldn't it be easier to stop letting trained monkeys solder your boards to begin with, especially when you are putting them in the best trainer airframe ever. A monkeys attention span is only so long.
Here is another good one from back in the day. I always used AMD processors when throwing together a new PC. The pentium guys were constantly calling it "another mans disaster" and sometimes it was but it was much more affordable.
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, it got stuck in a tree after I lost control of it.... would not respond to left and right at all!!! ACT was off. I had a camera attached, see it crash here...
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