DAIRE CONNOLLY

From the online docs it does seem to be 4v minimum but the 3.7 seems to work ok.

Hi Folks, Thanks for the replies on this thread - its been a steep learning curve so far. What I have now is a 3.7v battery powering the Rx and servos separately and the ESC only powering the motor which works (obviously). 3.7v seems to be grand to power the Rx and servos without an issue and I've been able to get the machine off the ground so far. I'm going to leave it in this configuration, find a larger place to fly this yoke, and get it in the air properly. Thanks again (edit: not 2s - just 1 - 3.7v) Edited By DAIRE CONNOLLY on 24/06/2019 17:02:43

So just an update - new ESC on last night, same problem (perhaps worse?) I'm beginning to wonder if the fs-i6b can be powered through channel 3 or if it HAS to have a batt connected separately. If I connect that old battery and remove the red cable from the esc connection it operates correctly. Anyway, going to take the rig to that model shop shortly to either get a proper batt for it or figure out what's going on. Again folks thanks for all your help so far with this it's been great getting this assistance when I'm so new to this. I'll let you know how I get on today.

I don't know much about local clubs, the best I have is a hobby shop about 20 miles away. If I can't get it sorted with the ESC I'll bring it up to them. Will be easy to swap out parts etc there.

Hey, so I'm pretty convinced it's the esc now. Remember I mentioned the RTF plane I got 6 months ago, well when it bit the bullet (road, car, bang) I stripped it of all it's electrics so I still had the battery sitting here. It's only 3.7 volts but when I plug it is as a batt all servos work fine without issue. Just played with it for about 5 minutes there without a problem. Tx goes nuts because of the low voltage but it does work. Anyway, new esc tomorrow hopefully will get to the bottom of this one.

Sorry - I thought I edited the last post - all linkages are disconnected. I did this back at the start to save the control surfaces from being over stressed. so yeah - no load and still it goes mad. Just ordered a 30a (with a 3a BEC more importantly) to arrive tomorrow. I'll get this on tomorrow evening / Saturday morning and see if its any better.

Right, update. Seems it's not one servo causing the madness but combinations. If I have 2 servos, any 2, everything is fine. If I have 3 attached I get random glitters in movement and if I have all 4 I get the madness. At that I think I'm ruling out a servo problem for now. What I did notice this time was the rx went back into flashing led mode (like it had just been started). I checked the esc, its an epower 20a - looking online it has a Bec of 2a only - could this therefore be the culprit? I got to the failsafe settings in the tx, all channels set to off. No matter what I told it to do with channel 3 the throttle still spun right up - more messing needed there I think.

Ok guys I'll check each one, one by one at lunchtime today. I only have seen this issue when all 4 servos are plugged at once but I haven't yet checked each on individually. Let me try that.

Again thanks for the responses. I am a little embarrassed to admit it but I did learn the hard way regarding removing the prop when on the bench. The first time this went haywire, I had the prop on (god knows why) and it took a bite out of my arm... 7 stitches later the prop was off. Trevor - I presume I can go for anything over 20a for the esc? No harm in going higher? Denis - I will 100% get this failsafe reversed as I can now make it fail regularly so I'll do that today while I wait for a new esc.

Hi folks, thanks for the replies so far. The plane is electric powered, not 100% sure of what exact motor but can check tomorrow. There are 4 servos, two in the wings, one for rudder/front wheel and one for elevators. Alerons are connected via a y connector though I did try separate channels mixed and had the same problem. And yeah, controlled by one stick. Battery is fully charged as I thought this could be problem. The esc is 20a and the battery 20c, 3 cell, 3000mah - should the batt be higher? The esc also feeds the rx through channel 3. The plane is a foam and ply construction from Amazon, think its called dancing wings, again cheap and cheerful for my first go. The esc and motor came with the kit. So do I need a larger 'c' battery or is the esc possibly at fault here? Edited By DAIRE CONNOLLY on 20/06/2019 04:16:04

Hello all. I'm new so please be gentle! After getting myself a small RTF plane for Christmas I asked my wife to get me a kit plane as I like tinkering in the garage etc (who doesn't). Anyway, after getting my new toy built I had to buy an rx tx combo. I decided to go with the fly sky fs-i6 mainly due to the price but also reviews suggested it was cheap and cheerful. Being new to this I took my time setting everything up and testing each servo as I connected it up. Problems started when I got the alerons connected on the wings. I noticed that if I moved the two sticks simultaneously sometimes the servos would blip and go a bit crazy, but recover quickly. Then I noticed if I moved both sticks and let them go all the servos would go nuts, the tx would beep alot an the servos would keep trying to rotate. At this stage if I powered off the tx the motor would light to 100% power - not good. So thing that I'm here for is to ask if there is something I am completely not grasping or if I just have a bogus tx or rx? Any help is much appreciated.