Hey everyone,
I'm kind of new to the whole building my own quad. About a month ago I ordered the FT Gremlin and I had a blast building it from the ground up. I was able to fly the quad for about a week with no problems (basically hovering it in the air). This all ended when I crashed and knocked off the front right motor ripping the motor from the quad and breaking the wires connecting the motor at the base. So after a few minutes of analysis of the wreckage, I noticed that the screws that should have been holding the motor in place were missing. After looking at the other motors I realized that the screws were too short and with enough force any of my motors could have fallen off causing similar damage to the motors.
Fast forward to today I fixed up the quad with a new motor and replaced the screws with the longer screws from the kit. I set out to go fly in an open field outside my apartment. After a few minutes, I had a crash with a bush forcing me to land on the ground. I go out to my Gremlin and take a look at the quad. Nothing seemed out of place and everything was functioning just fine. I arm the quad and test the motors before taking back off into the air. After a few turns, the quad falls out of the air tumbling to the ground. I run over and take a look at the wreckage. To my surprise, a different motor was now ripped from the wires just like my first crash with only one screw sitting in the frame. I know I put the longer screws to hold the motor, but I can't figure out why I keep losing the motors like this. Any help or suggestions would be nice as I only can't afford to replace the motors after every flight. I would like to get the Gremlin back into the air and flying once again.
I'm kind of new to the whole building my own quad. About a month ago I ordered the FT Gremlin and I had a blast building it from the ground up. I was able to fly the quad for about a week with no problems (basically hovering it in the air). This all ended when I crashed and knocked off the front right motor ripping the motor from the quad and breaking the wires connecting the motor at the base. So after a few minutes of analysis of the wreckage, I noticed that the screws that should have been holding the motor in place were missing. After looking at the other motors I realized that the screws were too short and with enough force any of my motors could have fallen off causing similar damage to the motors.
Fast forward to today I fixed up the quad with a new motor and replaced the screws with the longer screws from the kit. I set out to go fly in an open field outside my apartment. After a few minutes, I had a crash with a bush forcing me to land on the ground. I go out to my Gremlin and take a look at the quad. Nothing seemed out of place and everything was functioning just fine. I arm the quad and test the motors before taking back off into the air. After a few turns, the quad falls out of the air tumbling to the ground. I run over and take a look at the wreckage. To my surprise, a different motor was now ripped from the wires just like my first crash with only one screw sitting in the frame. I know I put the longer screws to hold the motor, but I can't figure out why I keep losing the motors like this. Any help or suggestions would be nice as I only can't afford to replace the motors after every flight. I would like to get the Gremlin back into the air and flying once again.
