FishbonesAir
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So I started getting my electronics ready, as my MG is coming along, and I hoped to get it done today. I have a new Flysky radio, so I got it out, got the receiver bound, and started testing servos. Then I hooked up one of the power pods to test. The motor didn't start turning until the throttle stick was moved to about halfway. I tried adjusting settings to get that down, but all that did was make the motor start a lot slower, and perhaps very slightly earlier in the stick travel. Also, the motor seems to "hiccup" as power is advanced or decreased, cutting out for a split second. I'm new to this foam & electric stuff, though I built peanut scale for years.
I hooked up the Y harnesses and the second motor, as I figured that the throttle stick thing was merely an annoyance I could work with. However, the other motor performed far better. I responded after the stick had been moved only slightly, picked up rpm smoothly... In short, performed the way I expected the first one to have behaved. The original motor didn't respond until the stick reached middle travel... Yah, not workable on a twin motor plane!
I was hoping to hit a fun fly with my old model group tomorrow (we moved across the state) but hope is dwindling. Does this sound like a motor issue, and ESC issue or... ?
I hooked up the Y harnesses and the second motor, as I figured that the throttle stick thing was merely an annoyance I could work with. However, the other motor performed far better. I responded after the stick had been moved only slightly, picked up rpm smoothly... In short, performed the way I expected the first one to have behaved. The original motor didn't respond until the stick reached middle travel... Yah, not workable on a twin motor plane!
I was hoping to hit a fun fly with my old model group tomorrow (we moved across the state) but hope is dwindling. Does this sound like a motor issue, and ESC issue or... ?
