"Well Filip, it's really hard to see what's wrong with the drone. If everything came pre-assembled and connected, and you double checked everything. Like I was saying, the only thing that can be wrong is radio configuration or…"
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my hexa has still got the tilt ......
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ellison Chan Jan 19, 2012. 20 Replies 0 Likes
Hi Jani, Don, Gareth, anybody,I just did another take off test, after uploading the latest version of code again, but nothing changed. I still have that heavy tilt to one side when I open up the gas,…Continue
motors test
Started this discussion. Last reply by filip vandamme Jan 6, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hi again,The next step ....... after assembly and radio control problems, I managed to get my motors to turn.When I tried to lift off for the first time, the hexa just stayed in place, didn't move.…Continue
Arming the hexa motors ....
Started this discussion. Last reply by filip vandamme Jan 5, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hi guys,I have resolved the RC problems. It was a defect receiver in fact, and after changing to a new one, the binding process worked fine, as well as the radio controls calibration. Now the next…Continue
Still no radio on my hexa ....help ....
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris Anderson Dec 29, 2011. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, I am still having problems to get my radio controls in order for my hexa. After a couple days of absence, I tried again today to get my radio calibrated, and it still didn't work.I did receive a…Continue
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filip vandamme replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"Hi Ellison,
Sorry, It took me a couple of days to come back, have been sick.
I checked the trimmings and they are all perfectly centered.
I checked the heat of the motors during another test, and there is nothing that jumps out, I don't…"
Ellison Chan replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"Take some video, during these tests. Any additional information would enhance the ability to diagnose the issue. So, from my understanding so far, the thing came with everything already connected, and the only thing you did was attach…"
filip vandamme replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"Ellison,
I also have the DEVO8, but the receiver had a problem so I switched to another one for the hexa : the Walkera 2801 Pro. I will have a look at :
- trimming on the transmitter and
- heat of the motors and ESC's
in another…"
Ellison Chan replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"What model Walkera radio are you using?
Here's a picture of one. The trims are those red arrows, next to all the control sticks. They fine tune the controls and should be all centred. If they are not, you will have problems,…"
filip vandamme replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"Yes, I did set it to "plane mode". As was suggested before, I didn't touch any other radio settings on the transmitter. I was told the APM takes care of all trimmings.
Can you please explain what is meant exactely by…"
Ellison Chan replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"Well, if it's configured properly, and all motors and props are spinning in the same direction, there should be no tilt. The only thing that can cause it is if some of the motors are not spinning as fast as the others. This can be…"
filip vandamme replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"Oh, I just received the second part of your reply. I use a Walkera transmitter with according receiver. No, only the direction of yaw and roll were inversed : when I moved the stick to the right the green bar moved to the left, same for roll.…"
filip vandamme replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"Yes Ellison, the motors and ESC's were attached, the arms were already mounted to the base. They were just folded so they would fit in the box, but I just had to unfold them. The 3 wires were attached, everything was ready. I only had to…"
Ellison Chan replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"Wait if the motors and ESC were already attached? Did they ship it with the arms already mounted to the base? Didn't you at least have to attach the three wires on the motors to the ESCs' three wires yourself?
I don't…"
filip vandamme replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"Ellison,
Motors and ESC's were already attached when I received it, and I checked the motors directions one by one and they were according to the props. I didn't check on the heat though after trying .....I will do another test again…"
Ellison Chan replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"Ok, you fixed the prop direction, but are they all actually turning in the correct direction. (i.e. the CW prop is turning in the CW direction, and the CCW prop is turning in the CCW direction)
Even though they were mounted, at the…"
filip vandamme replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"- You are right about the props, but that has been fixed in the meanwhile. This picture was taken before my first try and the props were indeed wrong. But I'm impressed you can see that on a picture .... :).
- I suppose all ESC's positions…"
Ellison Chan replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"Strange that the sides would change. I was going to suggest swapping ESCs from one side to the other to see if the problems follow the swap. If not try swapping motors from one side to the other.
From this picture, I see the prop…"
filip vandamme replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"I have done a complete check of motor directions and props situation and all is right. That was confirmed by Jani. When I start up they al seem to spin at the same speed. But that is hard to check as the throttle is opened up after .... So, maybe…"
Ellison Chan replied to filip vandamme's discussion my hexa has still got the tilt ......"Are some of the props spinning slower than others and are you sure the propellers are spinning in the right direction? Does it always tilt to the same side?"
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radio controls
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 2:24am 12 Comments 0 Likes
Hi, I am still having problems to get my radio controls in order for my hexa.
After a couple days of absence, I tried again today to get my radio calibrated, and it still didn't work.
I did receive a message after all from the supplier. I send them a picture of my receiver connections and they said they were right, that is after I changed sides for the cables as was suggested.
I also changed receiver and 8CH transmitter (as I have 2, the second one meant for videography…
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