So, I got a Versacopter 2 with the standard E-Pack for my Birthday back in August. Started building it but got sidetracked with life for awhile right about at the FC (Naze 32 rev6) programming stage. Recently I've come back to it, reviewed my build, finished programming the FC, and got it all buttoned up and done with a nice little FrSky 8 channel diversity mini receiver. Ran through the final config settings, following the build video step by step right down the line. (great video series, BTW. Nice job Flite Test!)
Everything seems perfect, except...
When I power it up and flip the ARM switch to do a prop-less bench test, one of the motors (and it changes each time) will randomly just slow down to a stop and then not restart until I drop the throttle to 0 and then bring it back up. I've tried a couple different batteries, from a 2100 3s Eflite (my favorite plane batteries. tough and very stable, although with a low-ish C rating of 25) to a 3300 3S 35c RMRC "Orange" battery and even my monster 5000 3s 65c Nanotech (which I could never actually fly with anyway) and every time the same thing happens.
Note that it does seem to behave better with Horizon mode engaged, which seems strange to me, but there it is.
Honestly I thought it was a power issue, IE: Voltage sag causing one or more of the ESCs to shut down. But I have tried with really powerful batteries and even with a "Y" Parallel adapter to hook two of the RMRC Orange batteries together to double the C rating and available charge (not the voltage, just the available power) and still the same behavior.
So, am I doing something wrong? I have configured the Naze 32 exactly as the video recommended, right down to the last PID setting, and this keeps happening. I certainly can't fly it like this, as it would just drop out of the sky, or flip over on takeoff. Is it just a "bench behavior" and I can trust it to fly, or should I be looking deeper?
Just a bit confused right now. and looking for advice.
Everything seems perfect, except...
When I power it up and flip the ARM switch to do a prop-less bench test, one of the motors (and it changes each time) will randomly just slow down to a stop and then not restart until I drop the throttle to 0 and then bring it back up. I've tried a couple different batteries, from a 2100 3s Eflite (my favorite plane batteries. tough and very stable, although with a low-ish C rating of 25) to a 3300 3S 35c RMRC "Orange" battery and even my monster 5000 3s 65c Nanotech (which I could never actually fly with anyway) and every time the same thing happens.
Note that it does seem to behave better with Horizon mode engaged, which seems strange to me, but there it is.
Honestly I thought it was a power issue, IE: Voltage sag causing one or more of the ESCs to shut down. But I have tried with really powerful batteries and even with a "Y" Parallel adapter to hook two of the RMRC Orange batteries together to double the C rating and available charge (not the voltage, just the available power) and still the same behavior.
So, am I doing something wrong? I have configured the Naze 32 exactly as the video recommended, right down to the last PID setting, and this keeps happening. I certainly can't fly it like this, as it would just drop out of the sky, or flip over on takeoff. Is it just a "bench behavior" and I can trust it to fly, or should I be looking deeper?
Just a bit confused right now. and looking for advice.