KK 2.1.5 setup on 450 Heli but servo's don't work HELP!

[smorrison047]

Hello All,

I recently set up a 450 Heli with the HobbyKing 2.1.5 Flight controller. My radio is set to airplane as it should be, the flight controller is set to singlecopter 1M 4S for (obviously) 1 motor and 4 servo's. The problem I am having is that the board arms but there is no output to the servos and therefore they don't move.

I have been building RC Aircraft for about 5 years now as time permits. I am not the most experienced or knowledgeable. I currently build Multicopters and when in the military was a Cobra Helicopter Crew Chief so I am quite familiar with the mechanical aspect of things.

I believe there is something with the settings on the board that I am missing. I did upgrade the firmware to Steveis 1.9 version.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can be reached here or at sm23@zoominternet.net

Thanks TONS!
Scott M

 

[paulshort]

Are your servos pulling their power source off the KK2? I think they may need a separate BEC to power them.


Paul

 

[Merrixs]

Hey Scott,
I am not sure why you have no responce from your servos at all, but from what I have learned a single copter is not a heli. I was wanting to try this also. I have seen someone successfully control the swash with the Tricopter setting.

 

[smorrison047]

Yeah they are, but I don't think they are getting it. They work for cam gimbals and landing gear so I dont know whats going on.

 

[Paul-H]

Don't forget on the KK2 boards the pin set M1 supplies power to the board and receiver only, any servo connected to M2 to M8 will need its own power via a BEC to work

 

[razor02097]

Don't forget on the KK2 boards the pin set M1 supplies power to the board and receiver only, any servo connected to M2 to M8 will need its own power via a BEC to work

^ This ^

You will need 5V to the middle pin of at least one of the m2-m8 ports to supply power to your servos.

 

[smorrison047]

Thank you everyone, I believe that this will fix my issue. I am very appreciative.

Sincerely,

Scott M