Michael Wright Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Hi, can anybody please give me some advice on the retracts for the Dynam Meteor v2(retracts) please. The situation is that it is a tricycle system but only one leg is going up and down(port side),nose wheel will not go up or down, though the steering left and right is working and the starboard side is not going up or down. They are connected by a triple 'Y' lead plugged into the 'gear' slot on the rx which is a Spektrum AR6210 and the TX is a Spektrum DX6i Any help on how to rectify this problem will be much appreciated! Kind regards Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon barr Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I know this is probably a daft question, but are you sure that the plugs and sockets are the right way around and pushed home fully? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian101 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Don't know if this is any help or not, but my Son's Dynam FW190 had similar problems. DX6i, with an AR610 receiver, fitted a ubec 6v 5a and altered the end points to 120% and 80% up and down if my memory is correct. Seems to work ok every time now!! Regards Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wright Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Hi, Simon. yes, that was the first thing I checked, I even swapped out the triple 'Y' lead for another, and back again with the same result all round. Ian, I will try this tomorrow and let you know how I get on. Thank you. Kind regards Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetenor Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 One thought is have you applied voltage to each retract individually to check if the fault is in the retract itself.Dead or seized. Might be worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetenor Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Quick change of topic. Anyone know if it is worth buying or making your own diesel fuel as ether has become so horribly expensive. I think it must be to deter anyone with naughty ideas from buying it. daft idea if it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Have you tried slackening the mounting screws? Some electric retracts have flexible frames and are easily distorted by badly aligned mountings with the result that they jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian101 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Yes Bob, that was the other thing I did. Also slackened the screws that hold the retract cases together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wright Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 So,...we are making progress! Tried every thing that has been advised here so far, with no joy. On another forum across the pond it was suggested that the retracts on this model ( and one or two others from the same company) were temperature sensitive. Now, it's darn cold in the man cave so the Meteor was brought indoors for an hour or two to warm up. The result is that they are now working....ish, but well enough. By this I mean that the two main body legs are deployed by the 'gear' switch, but the only way I have found to make the nose wheel deploy is to assign it to the flap switch. to raise the gear....ALL THREE LEGS COME UP BY FLICKING THE'GEAR' SWITCH!!! I must state at this point that this is the first model I have had with retracts so all this might be normal, if it is not any more advice you can offer re operation of the retracts by just the 'gear' switch will be warmly welcomed! Kind regards Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave windymiller Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I had a problem with my Meteor retracts which was due to the receiver (frsky) being set to High speed pulse rate (7.5ms). All servos on the plane worked fine except the retracts which were problematic. Returning the rx to normal speed 15ms cured all problems . I hadnt knowingly set the rx to high speed! If the retract is duff you can get them off ebay / hobbyking cheaply search for Digital Servoless Retractable system The meteor retract unit is 33x35 mm if memory serves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Michael, I think servoless retracts have a switching threshold at each end of their travel. Try increasing the travel or end points on the Gear channel to, say, 120%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hopkin Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Mositure also seems to affect them, if you have been flying of damp grass then they can throw a wobbly - drying them out indoors seems to cure them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Blackburn Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 One other think that might help - can you run off a nominal 6 volts, rather than 5? Retracts are generally built down to a price with minimal testing and if one of the units is a bit stiff then the over-current cut-off tends to operate if the voltage drops too low. I've had one set of electric retracts that were rated for 4.8-7+ volts but which refused to operate properly on anything less than 6 volts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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