Matthew Sanders
Elite member
I got the Spitfire Speed build kit yesterday. I built it yesterday. Today I installed the electronics. I decided to do a motor run up test, basically I hold my plane down while I go full throttle and see how long the battery lasts. I was 1 minute 45 seconds into the test (with the battery I have, I only expect 3) when it just died. Everything. No magic smoke. Nothing. Pulled my power pod out. ESC was warm. Same with the motor and battery. I go put my battery on the charger, and guess what? Half charge. Huh, weird! Wait there's more. I take my little 30 dollar Spektrum reciever out. For some reason, ithad trouble binding this morning. Like when I push the bind button, the light doesn't flash. I tried it again. Nothing. So I put in my Flysky reciever. Do a full up test. It went the full 3:30. No problem. So did I break my new Spektrum reciever or did it bind wrong, or did my ESC overheat and shut down, putting everything in failsafe? I'm not planning to maiden soon so there's no rush. I'd just like to know the plane works. Thanks!