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Old 10-22-2006 | 07:04 PM
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My blade has been acting wierd. When I turn it on it initializes and when I give it throttle it spins up but it doesnt lift off I go all the way to red light comes on it still doesnt come off the ground. The battery is fully charged and the 4 in 1 is ok but i dont know what the problem is the pitch is ok to.
Old 10-22-2006 | 07:32 PM
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Main motor is probably gone, they don't last long especially if you're using lipo's.
Old 10-22-2006 | 07:35 PM
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If the main motor is going bad will it still spin up?
Old 10-22-2006 | 09:01 PM
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yep
Old 10-22-2006 | 09:03 PM
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I have the same problem with my first CP. After a total rebuild all it does is scoot around on the ground.
Building up another from the ARF version, and using the same motor, this one does what it's supposed to.
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The setups appear identical, other than Plasti-blades on the first one.
Using repaired wooden blades on the second one. Same radio, same Nimh.
Old 10-22-2006 | 10:05 PM
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there are two possibilitys....bad main motor, or your pitch is messed up. I would verify your pitch with a pitch gauge first because usally if the motor is going you will notice less power before it wont even lift off.
Old 10-23-2006 | 11:31 AM
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I clamped the CP to a bench at the field, and ran up the motor.. I got these blade angles at somewhat less than max rpm... (the tailwind was making the rotor kinda wobbly).. 1/3200 th of a second exposure.
The thing -should- able to lift off with that much blade angle..
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Old 10-23-2006 | 01:22 PM
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Well, not neccessarily, seeing as you should be getting +4-7 degrees. That must be your problem.
Old 10-23-2006 | 02:31 PM
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Yeah with that much pitch and possibly a weak/worn-out main motor, it would be hard to leave the ground. That's alot of drag. I know this may sound stupid, but make sure the the main rotor is rotating clockwise. Maybe the motor lead got switched around [sm=confused.gif]
Old 10-23-2006 | 02:57 PM
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You should have the same pitch on both blades too. Being out by that much, they aren't going to have good tracking at all. Goto http://bladecprepair.com/ to see how to set the pitch correctly.

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