Mcpx Problems

[skyking]

Hi all

I went down to my local field today and had a fly off my mcpx the first 4 flights were ok but all of a sudden the swash plate seems to be going all over the place and the blue light flashes then lose power , i have tried to rebind it and new lipos and it still does it, and its getting worse,cant even fly the thing

Oh and i have not crashed it so cant be that
doing my head in big time
any help/advice would be great

thank you
paul

[paulsouthport]

Hi mate, not sure about the blue light bit, but have you cleaned the servo pickups? Mine goes crazy occasionally but cleaning the servos inside always solves it. It's a finicky job, but only takes a few minutes.

[skyking]

Hi mate, not sure about the blue light bit, but have you cleaned the servo pickups? Mine goes crazy occasionally but cleaning the servos inside always solves it. It's a finicky job, but only takes a few minutes.

Hi mate
No i have not tried that , would not even know how to clean them lol

[kylelnsn]

also check all your wiring, especially at the joints on the circuit board. Cleaning the servos may cure it also.

If not then may need a trip back to horizon.

[paulsouthport]

Cleaning is easy enough, just be careful and gentle!
If you google "clean mcpx servo" you'll get full instructions and youtube vids.

[paulsouthport]

Oh, and make sure you work over a big enough tray - the screws are so small if you drop one on the carpet it could take 3 months to find it!

[skyking]

Cleaning is easy enough, just be careful and gentle!
If you google "clean mcpx servo" you'll get full instructions and youtube vids.

cheers for that i will have a go

[skyking]

Hi

Just cleaned the servos ,everything seems to be ok but cant give it a good test out as the missus is moaning at me for flying it in the lounge hahaha,
so fingers crossed it will be ok

cheers
paul

[jasoncook]

you will find the power lead is breaking at one end or the other had it a few times and had to solder it back on first time had me baffled .

[Nick B]

Also,they dont like moisture,if you crash in wet grass they are prone to servo 'fits'

[bikerflier]

Yeah, +1 for that.

Had mine break at both ends.

Soldering time.

you will find the power lead is breaking at one end or the other had it a few times and had to solder it back on first time had me baffled .

[bikerflier]

Oh and i have not crashed it so cant be that

What.......?????

These things were made to crash. At least twice per battery.
That's the fun part.

[barryorbik]

I have found over a period of time that the battery connections on both the plug and the socket part can become tarnished, so I use a fibre glass brush I bought from RS to carfully clean the pins then coat both sets of contacts with a small amount of 3in1 oil, which contains a tarnishing inhibitor, so the 'repair' it last longer too or you could use a good quality electrical contact grease. You can easily test for a high resistance battery plug/socket as it will be warm after a flight indicating a poor connection. Have had this occur on the MSR and MCX as well.

[heliboy]

Also,they dont like moisture,if you crash in wet grass they are prone to servo 'fits'

what do you do to combat this nick?