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Today, while I'm trying to build confidence in my new favorite rig (the one I've been flying over the ocean) it died in mid air. Get it home and finally get the Hellgate to shut up (I've been listening to it beep for over half an hour) and now we're to the fun part: figuring out what the heck happened. The FC works when I plug a USB in, but when I plug in a battery the lights just flicker and I get no final tones. I'm assuming I lost the 5v rail on the ESC, but I thought the FC handled that?
I'm too angry to work on it now, I just pulled the hellgate and threw the whole thing in the closet. I have a spare ESC (which I'm hoping is the problem) but I'm wondering if there's anything else I can test for before I go and resolder all the motors.
Really heartbroken on this one, but it could have been worse: like I said, I've been putting it over water. I mean, I guess this is why we test them, but I really thought this one was past the testing stages, and I've been flying it farther and farther away.
I don't understand why I can't make a reliable rig!!!! I'm using good parts, I don't see anything wrong with it, just dies on me.
I'm too angry to work on it now, I just pulled the hellgate and threw the whole thing in the closet. I have a spare ESC (which I'm hoping is the problem) but I'm wondering if there's anything else I can test for before I go and resolder all the motors.
Really heartbroken on this one, but it could have been worse: like I said, I've been putting it over water. I mean, I guess this is why we test them, but I really thought this one was past the testing stages, and I've been flying it farther and farther away.
I don't understand why I can't make a reliable rig!!!! I'm using good parts, I don't see anything wrong with it, just dies on me.