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Old 09-09-2012 | 03:09 PM
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Flying my mcpx a little today and i noticed that if i wiggle the wires that goto the battery, the helicopter will lose power. I checked the connections from the wires to the board and they seem tight. Any ideas on what to check or why this is happening?

The heli flys fine then only time i have an issue is sometimes if i tap the ground kind of hard on a landing or just practicing hovering, it will turn off, then itgo through the startup process of binding and whatnot, then it will be ready to fly<br type="_moz" />
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the main batt wires will break going into the board  call eflight  or take it back to your lhs  or resolder if your proficient at soldering. apperently that was something that was overlooked on the v2 version.
Old 09-09-2012 | 03:58 PM
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I cant solder it myself. So do i need to replace that batt wire? Or just have it resoldered?<div>
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Old 09-10-2012 | 10:07 AM
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inspect the solder on the other side of the board to see if it was a crap solder job if thats the case someone can simply heat that solder back up and fix it. if not then chances are the wire broke right as it enters the board. i have the v1 and mine  broke so after i repaired it i added some 5 min epoxy  abit further down the wires  and to the board so it couldnt bend where eflight put their little dab of glue.</p>
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Glad I read this post.  While my mCPX doesnt suffer from this, my mSR does!  I thought it was batteries...so ordered some new ones and the problem still persists.  Guess I'll get the ole solder iron out!  </p>
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get the magnifying glass too and a pencil tip lol things are small !
Old 09-10-2012 | 03:28 PM
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Well i took a flight after i posted this last night and the black wire pulled right out of the plug for the battery. Im gonna take it to my hobby shop and see if they can fix it up for me
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they might contact eflight for you they may even replace it since it is so new  good luck

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