5475 Failure
09-05-2003, 01:11 AM
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5475 Failure
One of 5475's failed today and caused my plane to crash. It went to full deflection on one aileron and locked. My GP patty wagstaff extra is a bunch of splinters now. Any idea why Mike?
09-05-2003, 03:27 PM
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Sorry to hear about the problem. There is no way to know without looking at the servo. What were you using to power it? Did you use a regulator? Did you have servo extensions?
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09-05-2003, 04:14 PM
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5475 Failure
I was using a 4.8v 2700 mah nimh battery. No regulator, one 18" MPI 22 gauge extension. I had been flying the plane everyday this week and it was doing really good. I was using a hitec eclipse radio with the pcm reciever. all of my radio equipment is hitec. after the plane crashed, I noticed that one aileron was stuck down and would not move with the reciever on or off. All other controls functioned properly. I haven't worked any of the servos hard, i was just flying around in circles trying to get used to the plane.
09-08-2003, 10:58 AM
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RE: 5475 Failure
Sorry again about the problem. That all sounds good but you say that after the crash the servo was locked; could you tell for sure that the servo locked in the air?
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09-10-2003, 03:39 PM
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RE: 5475 Failure
Yes, I definitely had an aileron control problem. The plane had no damage to the wings, they never hit the ground. everything forward of the wings was destroyed. When i walked up to the plane, everything worked perfectly except the left aileron. I tried to move it with my hand but it was stuck down.
09-10-2003, 09:33 PM
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RE: 5475 Failure
I guess I should send the servos in to be looked at. i had a 5475 on each aileron and 5625's on elevator & rudder. I'm gonna send the 2 5475 servos in to be checked. Is it going to take 3 weeks to get these looked at? I just got my eclipse back from service and it was there 3 weeks.
09-17-2003, 05:19 PM
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RE: 5475 Failure
The current turn around time is 5-8 working days plus shipping. Don't forget it takes almost two weeks just to get it here and back since we're in CA.
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