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Old 08-02-2006 | 03:44 PM
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ALBATRCUNIVERSE
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From: Eugene, OR
Default RE: New micro heli

Yes I bought a Falcon 3D heli. The first one had a tail rotor servo stripped out. I contacted Hobby Lobby and they sent me another heli. I got the second one and powered it up and hovered at a little less than ½ throttle for one battery pack (approx 7-8 minutes) and landed. The motor and speed controller were to hot to touch! After letting the unit cool off I plugged the battery back in and the speed control went up in smoke. I replaced the motor and speed controller with the first motor and speed controller and powered up again. this time I just let the motor run at about ½ throttle without liftoff. After about 4 minutes the motor quit running and will not run.
Both Falcons are now on there way back to Hobby Lobby (they have been very good to deal with thru all of this) and I will try one last time to get a good one. The heli seems to be well built , but just doesn’t have good electronics. Good Luck AlB