A little frustrated

[cambs flyer]

Those little Hummingbird's were addictive, a very gentle flyer compared to the raw thrust of a 450, but still go like a bat out of hell when pushed to do so.

Loved it, plus that was the first time I'd flown something real after practicing for weeks on Phoenix.

I'm grateful to all who have given my advise and help, Inwoods were great thanks guys, and Pip came over last night and went over all the settings and is sorting out a few issues which are minor but will make her fly like a dream.

So both of my helis are at the doc's right now, the BCX2 has had her Op' and is on her way back to me, and the 450 is in surgery right now having a servo bypass, but all's looking good.

Quick message to God, Hey fella lay off with the wind and rain will ya! at least for the weekends, cheers me old mucka

[jboweruk]

That makes sense...

[Pipistrelli]

yeah, he seemed nice when i dealt with him to be fair.

just seems a little odd, but i guess theres not actually anything wrong with using those connectors!...

sorry pip... after reflection i retraced my comment lol

I should think you are sorry, you admitted you didn't even fly that heli, i wonder why?

I started using Lion & Lipo's when all you could get was a BEC plug or nothing! All my small models use BEC and everything else is interchangeable with gold 2mm banana's. I converted the heli ESC because it was going to be my 2nd Rex, but I bought an SE V2 from Twism instead.

When I decided to sell it, C-F was in the room and pounced on the opportunity. I was away snowboarding when he was trying to sort his batts out, now that I'm back I will be able to help him get setup and flying. He has already flown my hummingbird quite convincingly and has shown he can fly a proper heli, not just the Blade CX2

Straight up though, nothing wrong with deans, but personally I don't like them because I think they are really bulky. Banana plugs are easier to solder because you can work with one lead at a time and they are very reliable.

[cambs flyer]

Yes Pip did mention that I needed Banana plugs to connect with the ESC, but afterwards I thought I misheard the banana plug comment. being a Hi-Fi nut for the last 23 years my idea of Banana plugs are vastly different.

Micheal said He'd solder the correct connectors on for me when I get a few batts, but me being me I though while I can't contact hem I'd order the parts myself thinking how hard could it be............

I've tried the new parts Ron and there vastly over sized for any connections in either Pos' or neg' on either the batt or ESC.

I'm happy to do the soldering and such, just I hate not knowing what I'm doing

Now if this was a photographic problem I'd have no trouble, helis right now.........emm thats another question.

[Boggy]

those are just standard bananna plugs wayne.
why would pip have changed to them? unless his batteries all use banannas. either that or the esc has been changed.
either way wayne your going to have to decide which connections to use as your standard and get soldering im afraid!
for a quick fix put a "male" connecter on the black esc wire

[fatmantom]

Pip's paying no games at all,he's offered help and he's genuine, only I can't reach him right now so I thought I'd have a go myself and it's gone a bit belly up as I don't know all the lingo yet!

yeah, he seemed nice when i dealt with him to be fair.

just seems a little odd, but i guess theres not actually anything wrong with using those connectors!...

sorry pip... after reflection i retraced my comment lol

[cambs flyer]

and the last picture is off the connectors that you would use to connect motor to esc....

not battery to esc....

**** sake I told the lass at Simply Trex what I needed, if they can't get it right what hope have I!

[cambs flyer]

Pip's paying no games at all,he's offered help and he's genuine, only I can't reach him right now so I thought I'd have a go myself and it's gone a bit belly up as I don't know all the lingo yet!

[fatmantom]

and the last picture is off the connectors that you would use to connect motor to esc....

not battery to esc....

[fatmantom]

actually... to keep the length of the esc wires you could make a jump lead from banana plug to deans... that would also look quiet tidy i reckon....

[fatmantom]

lol ok,,,, u have banana plugs on there

your gunna need to take them off and put a deans on there....

i dunno what game pipistrelli was playing.... thats wierd!!

[cambs flyer]

Ron these are the connectors on the ESC and the Batt, plus the bag of bits I thought would do the job.

[fatmantom]

you can always sell it on

god its gunna do a world tour!

first dorset then fleet then where ever pipistrelle lives then chatteris... YOU decide where next cambs!

[cambs flyer]

Thank you Mate, but the connectors on the ESC don't look anything like that, there very thin pin like connectors. hang on I'll take a photo and show you what I mean.

[Boggy]

Jim, Ron thanks guys

TBH at this point I wish I'd had just got the 400 and been done with it, but the good fight must continue, I'm just a bit concerned to do it now realizing what could happen if it went wrong..........

its not the end of the world wayne, you can always sell it on you could also just make a jump lead with a deans on one end and 24k on the other!