I decided to tear into my 5” rig and see what was what.. the build consisted of a Source One frame. 30a esc(Racestar I think ). Mamba F405 fc, Panda RC VTX, CadxxRatel camera, rxsr, mismatched 5” motors (eachine and Garett I think).
This rig also got the jesc licenses so I could run bi-directional dshot.(I TOTALLY forgot I did this). This was my “progression” rig. So to say it has been through hell and back is putting it lightly!!
Since it was not performing as it once did, I decided to look it over and see if I lost the esc or motor.
Last flight One motor was very HOT!
What I discovered,
Frame-solid other than arm/motor ends chipped.
Esc-toast,(not dead), but installed new motors, all HOT! With d-shot on or off.
FC- still good, no issues
Vtx- range wasn’t what it once was, it got ripped apart once in a crash and the antenna wire looks worn.
Camera-still LOVE this, no issues.
Motors-not real sure if they survived.
RX-Rxsr , had a antenna ripped off the board, but surprisingly no issues.
Odd stuff-me of the rubber esc mounts was torn, the XT-60 had pieces of pins missing.
This rig also got the 4s motors on 6s lipo mod. So I installed 6s motors to troubleshoot. All 4 got REAL HOT, fast. With d shot on or off, and no errors in BF motors tab. (Same magnet count).
What I’m gonna do…install a new xt-60, larger capacitor, reflash/ update the fc (remove the 4s-6s setup), install a new antenna on the rx, new PandaRC VTX and antenna, reinstall the Ratel… and see what I have..
If it deems “airworthy”.. I’ll install the HDzero 500mw vtx I’ve got “working”….
This rig also got the jesc licenses so I could run bi-directional dshot.(I TOTALLY forgot I did this). This was my “progression” rig. So to say it has been through hell and back is putting it lightly!!
Since it was not performing as it once did, I decided to look it over and see if I lost the esc or motor.
Last flight One motor was very HOT!
What I discovered,
Frame-solid other than arm/motor ends chipped.
Esc-toast,(not dead), but installed new motors, all HOT! With d-shot on or off.
FC- still good, no issues
Vtx- range wasn’t what it once was, it got ripped apart once in a crash and the antenna wire looks worn.
Camera-still LOVE this, no issues.
Motors-not real sure if they survived.
RX-Rxsr , had a antenna ripped off the board, but surprisingly no issues.
Odd stuff-me of the rubber esc mounts was torn, the XT-60 had pieces of pins missing.
This rig also got the 4s motors on 6s lipo mod. So I installed 6s motors to troubleshoot. All 4 got REAL HOT, fast. With d shot on or off, and no errors in BF motors tab. (Same magnet count).
What I’m gonna do…install a new xt-60, larger capacitor, reflash/ update the fc (remove the 4s-6s setup), install a new antenna on the rx, new PandaRC VTX and antenna, reinstall the Ratel… and see what I have..
If it deems “airworthy”.. I’ll install the HDzero 500mw vtx I’ve got “working”….