F450 losing height.

[Yog Dharaskar]

Hello everyone!
I recently built a F450 with the following specifications:
1. A2212 - 1000KV BLDC Brushless Motor.
2. Mystery Cloud 30A BLDC ESC - Brushless Motor Speed Controller.
3. Naze32 REV6 flight controller with dRonin.
4. 3300mah 3s LiPo battery
I used dRonin because its easy to configure and use (and I am new to cleanflight). I have used a similar setup before and it worked perfectly. But this time whenever I increase throttle, it goes to a few feet normally, but it doesn't stay there, it comes down and after that, no matter what I do (even full throttle) it stays on the ground(the propellers keep spinning just above neutral).
I noted that in the motors tab, after running setup, the PWM frequency of the front ESCs is 400 while that of the back ESCs is 50. If I change both to an equal value, the ESCs don't spin properly at all.

I thought of flashing the ESCs with BlHeli but I am not sure if mine are compatible or how exactly do I flash them(I tried BLHeli Suite but they just won't connect).

Also, the setup runs fine with YMFC - AL by Joop Brokking but I busted my second gyro (MPU6050) and I think they are not very durable.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bnTmSR8J7n2gCsic9

Please help me. Thanks in advance.

 

[holtneil]

I think the ESC is flashable https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAOegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw0KWEy2WlhIG-A0blYA3VV5
This site will show you how and what firmware to use simonk works well your need to buy or make a flashing lead but the website will show this too
use the kkflash tool

 

[Jackson]

Mystery Cloud 30A BLDC ESC

' I have used a similar setup before and it worked perfectly '

Did you use those same ESCs? Those seem to be about as basic/old school as you can get, the kind you would use in a plane. You would have to do some soldering and get an AVR tool to even try updating the firmware.

Maybe try a manual ESC calibration?

Assuming you are on a budget, and want to keep costs low, even these would be a more quad friendly with a 2012 version of SimonK.

4Pcs Simonk 30AMP 30A SimonK Firmware Brushless ESC w/3A 5V BEC For DJI F45 X7N3 | eBay

4 Simonk 30AMP 30A SimonK Firmware Brushless ESC w/ 3A 5V BEC. This hardware, with the SimonK firmware, gives you the perfect solution for multirotor use. 30A ESC for multirotor. current: 30A. Peak current: 30A (10s).

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[Yog Dharaskar]

Did you use those same ESCs? Those seem to be about as basic/old school as you can get, the kind you would use in a plane. You would have to do some soldering and get an AVR tool to even try updating the firmware.

Maybe try a manual ESC calibration?

Assuming you are on a budget, and want to keep costs low, even these would be a more quad friendly with a 2012 version of SimonK.

4Pcs Simonk 30AMP 30A SimonK Firmware Brushless ESC w/3A 5V BEC For DJI F45 X7N3 | eBay

4 Simonk 30AMP 30A SimonK Firmware Brushless ESC w/ 3A 5V BEC. This hardware, with the SimonK firmware, gives you the perfect solution for multirotor use. 30A ESC for multirotor. current: 30A. Peak current: 30A (10s).

www.ebay.com

Hello, thanks for the reply. I did not use the same ESCs on my previous setup. But I had another quad(a ZMR250) which also has simonk ESCs (12a) and I ran into the same problem, and I had used the same setup before which worked perfectly. The only difference is time. Which begs the question, could it be the battery?

PS: The budget is not a problem so much as the shipping time to India.