Delta Ray Upgrade: Xtreme Pro 180 Brushed

[Direwolf]

Draw sould be less with xtreme 180 motors, not more!

The Xtreme 180 pro motors are more efficient than stock and should last longer. I suspect your battery or charger is the problem. Have you tried a new battery or charger? What happens with your old battery?

I swapped my stock motors out for the X180s and they were definitely more powerful but something in the process causes me to have absolutely terrible battery life. I flew the stock DRay on some 1.5 2S Turnigy batteries for like 10-12 mins easy. After the motor conversion the exact same batteries only last about 2 mins. I know the X180s are more powerful and therefore draw more mah out of the batteries but that seems crazy to have an 80% reduction in flight time.

For now the DRay is retired but if someone can help me identify the issues I would love to get her back in the air.

 

[Horty]

There is no problem with the charger as I use it to charge all of my other batteries for other planes that have no problems. All 4 of the Delta Ray batteries (2x stock battery & 2x Turnigy 1.5 nano 2S) experienced the same loss in flight time so I can't imagine that something happened to all 4 of the batteries.

For full disclosure I replaced the motors because of a bad crash that destroyed my old motors. The crash may have done something to another component to cause the incredible drop in flight time.

 

[Capt_Beavis]

It has to be the ESCs which would mean a new control board which is expensive.

 

[Billchuck]

The usual dumb questions: Do you have the motors turning the right way (brushed care about direction)? Do you have the props on the right way? You had a hard crash, is the frame still straight and true? Are the control surfaces aligned properly?

 

[Horty]

The motors spin the right way and the props are on correct. The control surfaces are aligned properly. The frame, it is fairly straight. The crash was a bad one and I pieced it back together as best I could. However, a little misalignment in the frame should not lead to an 80% reduction in flight time.

I agree with Capt_Beavis, I think there is something wrong with the control board which is a $79 piece so most likely the Delta Ray is done. It was a great trainer and I would love to have it still in flying condition but at this point it is not worth it to me to purchase a new board as I have moved on to other aircraft.

 

[aeleven]

Has anyone had trouble with the Xtreme Pro Motors overheating?

 

[FeWolf]

is the "B" motor for the left or right?