Simon Robinson Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Hi all, I hope someone could help me if you own a Blade 400 3D. I bought a new Blade 400 3D from Sussex Model Centre on Saturday and charged the battery up over night. This morning I set it up and followed the instructions on how to check the flying controls etc... I took it outside to start it up and follow as normal turn the controller on and then plug the flight battery in. I leave it to sort itself out for 20 seconds and then applied power (collective) and the blades judded and then smoke appared. The electronic speed control caught on fire and has totally brunt out. I quickly lowered the collective and disconnect the battery and put the fire out. I am not happy after spending £270 and I will be phoning Sussex Model Centre first thing in the morning to why and if they can replace the helicopter. Can anyone help and tell me why this could have happen? Did I do something wrong which I believe I didn't? Or could this just be a faulty product?Si. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Robinson Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 I have just added some images of the damage under the gallery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Simon Robinson Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 Hi Eric,If you turned the rotor blades by hand, they do turn free and they still do. I can't see that I do anything wrong and think that I have just been hit with bad luck and something failed.RegardsSi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Davies 2 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 hi Simon i have a B400 no probs with it there are afew stories on some American forums of this happening due to faulty manufacturing faults. but Horizon hobbies seem to sort them out no probs. the one i bought s/hand was a replacement for 2 faulty servos which caused the original to crash. the guy i bought it off said Horizon replaced it without question. good luck Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Robinson Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 Hi Kevin,I phone Sussex model Centre today and they asked me to bring it in. The person who I spoke to has never heard of this happening so I will search the web later to see what I can find. Hopefully they will replace it and I can get on with it, but they want to replace the damage burnt parts then I might have to wait and I wouldn't be too happy with that. I knew that it much have been a fault of some type as I followed the instructions.RegardsSi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Davies 2 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Hi again Simon if you go to the RunRyder forum you will see some posts regarding B400 catching fire. hope you sort it out. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Robinson Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 Cheers Kevin, I shall check that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Thomas Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 one thing I can say, Sussex Model Centre are great at customer service,i had an issue with something I bought from them, a Solaris 3D crashlanded in teh ceiling of my lounge,and was probably more my fault than the helis, but was asked to send it back and it was returned to me 3 days later fully sorted and ready to fly, plus phone calls from them to ensure all was right with repaired model. Awesome service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Robinson Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 Cheers for the advice, I am taking it down to the shop on Saturday and hopefully they might change it because of the damage and also they might send it back to e-flight. They should be helpfully because I never flow it or crashed it. Just a manufacturer fault. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Hailey Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Hi Simon.Don't let it put you of, these things happen from time to time. I have Herd of this sort of thing happening on the odd occasion and it is dew to the very small parts used, not you, and these things are working very hard all the time and if the smallest thing changes they fail.good luck Owen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Robinson Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 Thanks Owen, I took it back to Sussex Model Centre today and they changed it for me. They were a bit stumped when they saw the damage and they are going to send it back to their supplier. It hasn't put me off, its that I just spent under £300 pounds and had the 1st and a good chance to have a quick flight when it happen. I have set the new Blade 400 up but the wind is too strong today and I am away on a course for the next two weeks. Just have to wait for a good bit of weather but I think its worth it. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Davies 2 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 hi Simon. Glad you got it replaced. i think were all looking forward to some calm weather. more so you with your new Blade. Best of luck with this one. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Robinson Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 Cheers Kevin. The best thing is when the weather is a bit wind, myself and my mate take are Thunder Tiger EB4 buggys out on the waste ground near by for a good old race action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Davies 2 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 hi Simon. my bad luck struck today got some extreme bits for my Robins fitted them went to fly it when connecting the batt. the plastic shroud broke the wire touched and fried the 4in1. this carries on from yesterday when i pranged my S4 £200 of damage. what next? Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Robinson Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 Kevin, So to hear about your bad luck. When I got home after racing the buggys around. I had to buy a new tyre as I picked up a punchter and that set me back a £100. Well I have just had some good luck and won £40 on the two picks on the lottery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Simon Robinson Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 Eric that is just bad luck that someone would be so low to do that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Simon Robinson Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 It's always the way in life! But when the cameras do work, they normal cost you money in the end! Big brother is watching! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Hailey Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 hi all.In the end cameras will only cost us not save us.happy days Owen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Davies 2 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 hi guys seeme weve all had some bad luck lately. theres no such thing as the curse of the R/C model flyer is there? i hope not. if there is ill find out this morning as its calm enough th take my CX2 and recently repaired FP out. heres hoping. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Hailey Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Hi Kevin.I think the only way to stop hells costing money is to use them as dust collectors and this is not what its all about so I guess we will all have to take our chances flying them as safely as possible and with luck on our side we will try to keep them in the air.happy hovering Owen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Robinson Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 Well its a lovely day and when I woke up I thought YES! I can go flying, but no. There's too much of a strong wind. So the only thing I did today was to take a few pictures which I will up load in the galley in a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Davies 2 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 same here in S.Wales started off calm by 9 o clock 30 m.p.h. gusts hopeless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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