Greetings, all!
I am a new flier getting back into the hobby after about 10 years. I say I am new, because I was still pretty green back then as well... A buddy brought his Multirotor out to a company softball tournament and I got to focusing more on his little creation than the rest of the festivities. 2 hours later, I was hooked again. A few score hours of Youtube led me to this awesome site and here I am... back into the hobby!
So I dug out some of my old gear, broke down some old broken planes and tried to get my power system up and running and found quite a few things missing. Long story short, a few of the parts I have from long ago are two E-Flite 400 4200kv in runners and an E-Flite 20a ESC. Now, all my Li-Po stuff was way old (and gone... gave it to my jui-jitsu teach) so I did some research here on the site and went out and purchased a Turnigy 3s 2200mah 30C Li-Po with an XT60 to JST adapter.
Hooked everything up through my receiver and powered up. Beep beep from the moter, servos set and all looks good. I have a GWS Slow Stick, with it's motor mount set up with no prop on it.
Problem time:
1. The gear on the motor does not really reach the gear for the prop. It grinds more than turns. How can I replace this?
2. The major issue is, when running this to test the functionality (no prop), I noticed a burning plastic smell. The ESC and Motors were both VERY hot to the touch (burning) and I am unsure why.
Any thoughts?
I really appreciate the helping the new guy. This community (been lurking a bit) is so friendly and kind from what I have seen. My hobby store is not very patient at all and is over an hour away... You guys are my lifeline!
Thanks all in advance!
I am a new flier getting back into the hobby after about 10 years. I say I am new, because I was still pretty green back then as well... A buddy brought his Multirotor out to a company softball tournament and I got to focusing more on his little creation than the rest of the festivities. 2 hours later, I was hooked again. A few score hours of Youtube led me to this awesome site and here I am... back into the hobby!
So I dug out some of my old gear, broke down some old broken planes and tried to get my power system up and running and found quite a few things missing. Long story short, a few of the parts I have from long ago are two E-Flite 400 4200kv in runners and an E-Flite 20a ESC. Now, all my Li-Po stuff was way old (and gone... gave it to my jui-jitsu teach) so I did some research here on the site and went out and purchased a Turnigy 3s 2200mah 30C Li-Po with an XT60 to JST adapter.
Hooked everything up through my receiver and powered up. Beep beep from the moter, servos set and all looks good. I have a GWS Slow Stick, with it's motor mount set up with no prop on it.
Problem time:
1. The gear on the motor does not really reach the gear for the prop. It grinds more than turns. How can I replace this?
2. The major issue is, when running this to test the functionality (no prop), I noticed a burning plastic smell. The ESC and Motors were both VERY hot to the touch (burning) and I am unsure why.
Any thoughts?
I really appreciate the helping the new guy. This community (been lurking a bit) is so friendly and kind from what I have seen. My hobby store is not very patient at all and is over an hour away... You guys are my lifeline!
Thanks all in advance!
