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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "> Hi All,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/>I realize this is an old thread, but I am hoping someone still subscribed to it may help be able to me.

<br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "> I have an St Model Fox EP, which can be found here: </span>www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p<br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">I took her out on a very windy day and proceeded to have a short but memorable flight... nosed-dived straight into ground... Frankly, I believe my </span>setup<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "> (esp. elevevator or CG) was way off. </span>http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...ssed_smile.gif<br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">Although the crash did not do a whole lot of damage too </span>fuse<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">, etc., the motor mount was cracked in which I proceeded to make a new one (I have all dimensions if someone would like/need).</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">Put motor back in, and tried to run without success. Basically the motor, when applying throttle, just wiggles back and forth a bit and stops.  Bring throttle to off, then reapply throttle, does the same quivering of the prop w/ no real revolutions on the prop/motor.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">I tried to check if the </span>ESC<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "> brake was on, but to do that, I need to "hear" one or two beeps after power/battery connected, which I do not... nothing.. no beeps whatsoever.  Just the twitching of the prop.  Without the beeps, I cannot tell if brake is on, so I followed procedure for turning the ESC brake OFF and ON, and off and on.. etc.  Same result.</span>http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...spinnyeyes.gif<br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">What do you suppose is the problem?  The ESC gone?  The motor broken?  I have no idea, as this is my first electric powered aircraft.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">Any help and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, as I do not want to replace parts just at random w/o knowing what specifically should be replaced and why.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">I thank you in advance for your time and help.</span>http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...eeth_smile.gif<br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "/><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">Don</span>

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It could be something as simple as a bad connection on one of the three wires from the esc to the motor causing it to single phase. The crash could have broken one of the wires right at the motor. One of the tiny little windings on the motor could be broken. If thats the case, you need a new motor.
You can check voltage between any of the two of the three wires and pairing all of them you should get the same voltage (give or take a little) when you apply the throttle. Remove the connection to the motor before checking it.
My luck under similar situations......a new motor is in order. Sorry. :(

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eghershey,<div>
</div><div> Thanks so much!  I will try my best to wring out those wires... if I do determine it to be the motor, the spec sheet/ instructions do not have any description of the size motor, etc...  being a newbie at electrics, can I get the size off the motor itself, I mean are they typically stamped onto casing?  Otherwise how would I determine?  The info on this plane is in "chinglish" so very sparse and vague.</div><div>
</div><div>Thanks again, I really appreciate it,</div><div>
</div><div>Don</div>

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Some motors have a description on them that is visible. If there isn't any visible numbers/letters than you might go on line to the maker of the plane and see if there is a parts list available online for your particular plane (if it was a kit plane). If its a plane that was built with off the shelf items, then your best bet it to see what size the esc is and then go to something like RCHOTDEALS.COM and there you will find a chart that gives you help on choosing a motor for the size/weight of your plane. Then match that with the size of esc you have and try to come up with an alternate motor. If its a trainer or first time plane then you will find several substitutes.

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Once again, I wish to express my gratitude and appreciation for your help, knowledge and understanding.<div>
</div><div>I will be in my workshop this afternoon (EDT) and will post any findings.</div><div>
</div><div>You ARE a gentleman &amp; a scholar!</div><div>
</div><div>Thanks again,</div><div>
</div><div>Don</div>

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how would you know if the motor is dead, did you place the pos end and neg end to a pwoer source??? if it does not move it is no good.

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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Thanks for the info on my St Fox power system problem... I truly appreciate it!</span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">I took the motor an ESC out of the fuse and tried a few tests, more specifically:</span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/>
<font size="3">1).  Yes, With the motor removed, I hooked it up to my 11.1v battery (BLK) &amp; (RED) only, and it basically does same thing... twitches w/o any spin/revolutions.</font><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">2). With motor out, I believe I should be able to put an ohm meter (multimeter in my case) and test ohms/resistance of lead to lead to lead (all possible combinations) and I should expect to see same (or roughly the same) numbers on the meter... FAIL... I see no numbers on one (Yellow) and 0.000 on the other two. Am I correct?</span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">3). I shorted all three connectors on the motor together in various options while manually turning the shaft... in which I should expect a resistance when any two or all three are shorted. TRUE on two connectors, (Yellow) w/ either (BLK) or (RED) I get resistance, none with Black to red. ???</span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">4). When using my meter in diode mode for checking for a short, I can connect ANY of the three wires and it shows a short to the motor mount (connected to the shaft from factory).NOT the case, however?</span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">That's everything I know in how to check a motor (and I got that info in RCGroups too)</span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">So, it sounds as though I need a new motor, which is also a problem as I CANNOT find info on the motor specs... AT ALL! $#$#&amp;%# !!!!</span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Do you agree on my determination that it is the motor? ESC looks fine, no signs of any heat related damage. BTW&lt; I CANNOT determine size of ESC either!!!! Arggggg!!!!</span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Any and all help is greatly appreciated ( I can post pics if you wish)</span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Thanks so much, my friend... I do appreciate your help, knowledge and patience!</span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "/><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Don</span>

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You have a 1000 mAh motor. Go to this site and download the manual for your plane. It gives you all the info you will need to get back in the air again.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXYYS3
ESC is an 18 amp unit.
Actually you can Google your plane model and come up with a huge amount of info for it.

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hershey,<div>
</div><div> Once again, thank you.   Interesting about manual.. mine (right in front of me) must be older since it does not describe the motor size on any page (incl specs)?? </div><div>Anyway, I also wrote to Hobbico and they did not have any info on size etc., even though they have been asked this question numerous times (according to the support rep who replied)???</div><div>
</div><div>I really appreciate your help and that should get me back in the air again, as you state.  I will report back after purchases and install.</div><div>
</div><div>Thank you.</div><div>
</div><div>Don</div>

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Hey Guys!!! Have not been here in a while, but I hope everyone is doing well. Hope everyone will be flying their Cubs High this summer. I know I will. Seeing as though my job and family didn't allow time to fly as much this past year. I will definitely be flying my cub like a maniac all this summer. :D:D:D:D:D:D

Firebird

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Yeah, me too. I hope to fly my Super Cub a lot, wind allowing. This is such a nice easy plane to fly. I was actually told I was going backward in my RC flying when I bought the Super Cub. I had previously been flying a HZ Firebird Stratos and a HZ Champ before I got my Super Cub. I don't think so though. I just purchased a Flyzone Cessna 182 Skylane RTF from Tower Hobbies. This is my first aileron\flaps plane. I hope I made the right decision.

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I wasn't sure where to post this, but thought you guys might appreciate this video. We took an http://ped-products.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&amp;category_id =75"]ActionCam[/URL], made a special mount, and mounted the camera to a Disc Golf Disc (similar to a Frisbee) The video came out amazingly well.</p>

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Enjoy!</p>

Vince
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I wouldn't recomend the hobbyzone supercub as a first plane for these reason:
1) front facing motor=nose in damage and broken prop.
2) no aileron have advantages but it shoud be an option later on once you have mastered basic flight.
3) quite expensive compaired to better trainers availible.
4) flight time, I got maximum of 45 minutes out of my trainer if I didn't hammer the throttle, the cub would be lucky to get 10-15.
5)the wing is big and cannot be broken down into two pieces for transport.

I would recomend a plane with a rear facing motor like the easystar or hobbyking bixler or dynam hawksky,

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Well, you are in the minority; many, many folks recommned the HZ Super Cub as a first plane. I know I do.  I would also recommend the EasyStar, but your other recommendations, and their possible problems with parts availability would make the last two you mentioned not suitable for the RANK beginner.

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My buddy picked up the hobbyzone cub and flew it great, and when he did crash the local stores had parts in stock! Id say its a nice package with room for improvement that the user can customize as needed

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The HobbyZone Super Cub is one of my top recommended first planes for pilots trying to learn on their own.  Flies great!  Hard to break and easy to fix with parts readily available.

Others:

Multiplex Easy Star

HobbyZone Stratos

For pilots interested in gliders

Parkzone Radian

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Couldn't have said it any better. When learning to fly the Cub, the only accessory your need is a bottle of CA.

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A couple extra props might come in handy too.

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Thats what the CA is for.. :)

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CA on props?   Never.

hey man, don't even kid about that.  Someone will believe you.

You break a prop, you toss it!

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The supercub that comes with a 2.4 gig transmitter (Supercub DSM, I think it is) has the option of adding ailerons. I think that it has a combined ESC/RX, but it does have aileron output. And by the time someone is ready to add ailerons, they probably have enough experience doing repairs that the mod will be easy.

I agree that the basic supercub (with the 5 wire servos and the RX/brushed ESC) is tough to upgrade and probably not the best choice (especially since it's alos 27 MHz and more vulnerable to interference)... but then again all you have to do is pull out those electronics and install a new RX and servos (and cut the ailerons into the wings and install those servos) when you're ready to move to the next step.

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I flew many 27 MHz airplanes and helis.  Never had a problem even at 1000 feet.

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"I flew many 27 MHz airplanes and helis. Never had a problem even at 1000 feet."

I believe that, but then I also believe people who say "I have never worn a seat belt when driving and I've never been injured in a car accident". I don't mean to imply that getting interference with an RC plane is comparable to being injured in a car accident - just pointing out that the fact that you (and doubtless many other people) have never had a problem doesn't mean that someone who is flying in a different environment won't have problems.

27 MHz is susceptible to interference from CB radios and other 27 MHz RC items... 27 MHz is more common in "toy grade" kinds of RC items (that you'd buy at a KMart or target or other toy store) and is only divided into something like 6 sub channels, so there's more potential for other users to be on the frequency in any given area.

Not that EVERYONE has issues with 27MHz, it's just more likely to have interference than with 2.4 Gig (or even 72 MHz, which has more sub-frequencies and is less widely used) system. Also, with the supercub if you want to upgrade a plane that came with the stock 27 MHz system you'll need to remove all of the electronics (including the 5 wire servos) to do anything. If you get the DSM model, it come ready to accept servo (servos with a splitter) to incorporate ailerons. Also, the TX can be used for other BNF items. The usefulness of the 27MHz system that comes with the standard supercub is limited to using it just in the stock configuration.

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I would say relatively few have problems with 27 MHz, but overall Iagree with your comments. Very few have problems with 72 MHz and very few have problems with 2.4 GHz. They all work, but the 27 MHz set-up would be the least resilient of the three, in my opinion.

The DSMmodel does have more long term potential, and you pay $30 more for that versitility.I would say that is a good investment and good value for the extra $30.

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My son won one of these at Monster Planes in Lakeland FL 2 weeks ago., First flights the following day, in 20 MPH winds uneventfull and fun. The transmitter is Spektrum 4 channel and the receiver has 4 channels. after first day we decided to modify and add ailerons. With a simple mod it now flys great with ailerons. Disable the ACT (we originally just turned off at transmitter but switch accidentaly got bumped and found you do not want ACT kicking in when you are not expecting it). now it will do aileron rolls, hamerheads, and some other fun stuff. Great starter plane or just a fun to fly little foamy if you want to give larger planes a rest.