Hi All,
After fooling around with a Firebird Freedom and finally discarding it, I bought a Hobbico Superstar to fly .
On its maiden flight, it could not get up enough RPM's to get off the ground. Also, after being at full throttle for approx. 20 seconds, the elec motor quits.After returning the throttle to idle and then accelerating the motor runs again but quits again after a short period.
Can anyone share any insight on what may cause this?
I discharged the battery (7.4volt Nicad pack) and re-charged. Checking with meter shows proper voltage.
The ESC requires that the throttle be advanced for several seconds and then retarded to idle before the motor will run (safety feature I guess).
I am new to model RC and any help would be appreciated.
I assume that this kit from Hobbico was designed to develop enough power to actually get off the ground? I think the motor is a brush type?
Some at the field suggested replacing with brushless, li-po etc but that would shurely defeat purchasing the arf in the first place.
Thanks for any and all help,
Wayne