AXE CP Quality Control FYI
01-24-2008, 10:07 PM
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AXE CP Quality Control FYI
Hey All,
New here and to helis but not to r/c.
Got my Axe CP on Jan. 07 and loving it. I can muster 15-20 sec. hovers before having to put it down.
I have only had one minor mishap (hard landing) that cost a tail boom, a set of main blades, and the rear landing skid support.
Overall I am pleased with this toy so far but don't envision much modification to it.
My point is that while flying in the garage today (after many post "mishap" flights by the way) the bird suddenly shut down and the green LED on the 3 in 1 went dark. (Fortunately I was only about a foot off the ground and fairly stationary when this happened.)
Surprised and a bit concerned, I picked up the bird immediately and began examining the electronis to see if I could detect any indication of a component failure (magic smoke) or excessive heat. None noted!
While poking around I heard the servos power up and stabilize.
While trying to disconnect the battery to remove power (for safety), I discovered that the battery connector to the on-board electronics had come loose... both wires!
An easy fix for most of us but it was obvious after cutting off the heat shrink tubing that the connector was very poorly soldered to the wires to begin with. Hence the Quality Control alert.
Just an FYI for all...
r. william
New here and to helis but not to r/c.
Got my Axe CP on Jan. 07 and loving it. I can muster 15-20 sec. hovers before having to put it down.
I have only had one minor mishap (hard landing) that cost a tail boom, a set of main blades, and the rear landing skid support.
Overall I am pleased with this toy so far but don't envision much modification to it.
My point is that while flying in the garage today (after many post "mishap" flights by the way) the bird suddenly shut down and the green LED on the 3 in 1 went dark. (Fortunately I was only about a foot off the ground and fairly stationary when this happened.)
Surprised and a bit concerned, I picked up the bird immediately and began examining the electronis to see if I could detect any indication of a component failure (magic smoke) or excessive heat. None noted!
While poking around I heard the servos power up and stabilize.
While trying to disconnect the battery to remove power (for safety), I discovered that the battery connector to the on-board electronics had come loose... both wires!
An easy fix for most of us but it was obvious after cutting off the heat shrink tubing that the connector was very poorly soldered to the wires to begin with. Hence the Quality Control alert.
Just an FYI for all...
r. william
