perform individual tests

Posted by Alexandre Nascimento on August 9, 2012 at 5:21am

After a short circuit, which burned 4 ESC, I'm afraid to turn on the equipment again.
Is there any way to turn only part of the equipment and perform individual tests.
Example.
Connect only the APM2 and verify that their outputs are working.
Connect only the ESC and test the motors.

thank you

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  • Developer
    Randy August 9, 2012 at 9:58am

    You can test your APM2 by just powering it with your miniUSB cable connected to your PC...that'll allow you to test that it's ok (i.e. you can look in the MissionPlanner's flight data screen to ensure it's reacting normally).  You could then attach a small servo to the APM2's output rail (although you'd have to provide power to the rail somehow...perhaps by connecting the power from the input rail to the output rail).

     

    A bit off topic but can I ask what ESCs you were using?  I use to use Hyperion ESCs but I found they were incredibly easy to short out and destroy.  They didn't seem to have any protection against this kind of accident.  I haven't had any such problems with either the jDrones or 3DR escs though.

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