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Then all this has not been for nought HD! I'm learning as I go too. I've always researched the heck out of hobbies I start. Metal Detecting, guitar, photography etc. I hate sounding like I haven't a clue about electronics but I haven't a clue about electronics. I haven't advanced much from...

Good morning G. These batteries have seen a lot of use. I've kept careful track of their charging/discharging and even flight time per battery. I most often charged them right away after use but not while warm. They have all been well used. This happened pretty much all at once with all 3...

Thanks B. Scary but I understood that. :) I've ordered new batteries and charger which I'll get this Friday. Hate sitting here watching the listless leaves dangling while waiting, I guess I could throw this thing around and have the grandsons run and fetch it. Thanks for the respone.

Am I wrong in assuming that even at these voltages the quad should, at full throttle rise above shoulder height? If so then something else is pooched. Don't wanna sound like a rich guy, but maybe it's time to leave this one behind and move on. Even the Canadian Government knows that a helicopter...

I went out today and picked up a multimeter. $14... I thought 'mmm that's not so bad' then she says "But you need a battery. That's $10." So I get home and check my three batteries. 1@3.7v 500mah [4.26] 1@3.7v 600mAh [4.25] and 1@3.7v 600mAh [3.75]. Somehow I don't think they're the readings I...

LOL they sure must throw a kick G!!! I still wonder how we ever got this far eh? :)

Yes... 1965. Keep in mind I'm a newb here but thought you builder doods would find this interesting. Let me set this up for ya's, The year 1965. At that time I was 12 years old and was flabbergasted by technology. So flabbergasted that if there was an electrical appliance in the house that no...

Guys I'm just grasping at straws here. I've read a bunch of posts talking about ESC's and if something's wrong it might be those. I figured it was common to all quads even the toys. Oh well.. another myth dispelled... only a thousand more to go and I'll have this sussed. There's a 5 in 1 charger...

I'll check that too HD. Thanks. I just tried one of the batteries I thought was charged and it died almost immediately. May be the culprit. Now to figure out my multi tester... [grins sheepishly] The motors have been well used. I've changed out the black and whites but not the red and blues. The...

Will try the meter Noob thanks. I'll check for warm motors B3, I had run through 2 full batteries with temps pretty low this morning without pause. I've seen no reports on X5Cs in cold weather... maybe cold chassis and hot motors bound something up. I hope that's not the case or my quad flying...

I could use some magic smoke right now...er... well if I was back in high school...Hey noob... this is an X5C-1 is your suggestion about the FC [flight controller?] still applicable? I'm not much of a voltage guy and I have a story I'll relate about that sometime. I have a multi-tester that's...

Can someone tell me what the symptoms are of a failing ESC? It's been flying fine and suddenly lost lift. It will fly fine for about 2.5 minutes then loses all lift. All motors are rotating, blades on correctly. I've taken it apart and checked the gearing, shafts and housings and all wiring is...

Was there any resolution to this? I'm dealing with the same problem now. Not the gearing but the low level of lift power. Resolved: In my case it was a bad charger. The model that came with the Syma X5C-1. Replaced the single line with a 5 in 1 charger and the new batteries did the trick. Back...

Well I've been working on this all afternoon. :mad::mad::mad: Something is fried. It keeps losing power. It will fly for about 2.5 min then just drops and skids around level about 3 inches off the ground. Dang and not a breath of wind all day either!

Wow! That's scary! There are usually two rigs that park right in the middle of the parking lot. But this morning was the first time I've seen a driver with the rigs.

Thanks for the reply. Not quite as drastic as that Noob, just an all around lackluster flight in general. The forward pitch was alarming as I was walking the dog as they say. Really reaching but as I was flying around, a driver started up and idled his big rig about 20 or 30 metres from me. I...

Out this morning early Syma X5C-1 - [bumpers; landing gear; and no camera]. Weather - Sunrise with calm winds, 38 F with winds becoming breezy (3 to 4 knots) as the sun rose. Operations - burned 3 batteries practicing turns and 2nfros. Damage - Snapped off a landing strut. Observations -...

That's absolutely on my radar down the road! Great vid, man!!!

Great information! I fully agree with Mike. With my limited outdoor flying time I feel I should chip in here and offer a warning to noobs who want to immediately mod the X5C-1 for increased range only because there are limited mods to perform on it. Get used to flying it around you instead of...

Ahhhh LOL Well now that I know.. I won't look quite so knobby when talking to someone new about the hobby and won't press the issue. :) The mode2 just seems so backward and as I said in another post... It was well... just bangin around... :)