Help with first new build

Hi mate Go into monitor screen it will give you a value for each channel they all must read ZERO not aux this a switch channel the rudder will be reading some thing ,go into the transmitter servo set up( sub trims is what your looking for ) now adjust the sub trim so the monitor screen on the KK reads zero on the rudder input , I think your adjusting in the wrong screen after you do this and all inputs are zero make sure quad is level and re-calibrate sensors
Just looked at manual its on page 5 receiver test screen all must be zero
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uploads/861944502X1166223X15.pdf
 
holtneil said:
Hi mate Go into monitor screen it will give you a value for each channel they all must read ZERO not aux this a switch channel the rudder will be reading some thing ,go into the transmitter servo set up( sub trims is what your looking for ) now adjust the sub trim so the monitor screen on the KK reads zero on the rudder input , I think your adjusting in the wrong screen after you do this and all inputs are zero make sure quad is level and re-calibrate sensors
Just looked at manual its on page 5 receiver test screen all must be zero
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uploads/861944502X1166223X15.pdf
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thats the thing... at reciever test on my rudder i have -1 or 1 or 2... and 0 only for a second where it goes back to -1... so i can't set up 0...
 
Hi it will go to zero just keep trimming till till stays at 0 so if its -1 then goes 0 then back to -1 trim so more till it hits zero sounds like the gimbal pot on the transmitter is playing up just do it one click at a time it will go to zero sorry I know its a pain
 
holtneil said:
Hi it will go to zero just keep trimming till till stays at 0 so if its -1 then goes 0 then back to -1 trim so more till it hits zero sounds like the gimbal pot on the transmitter is playing up just do it one click at a time it will go to zero sorry I know its a pain
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Flick the rudder stick around after setting it, then re adjust.
 
so.. ive got 0 on rudder.. now the all motors spinning together ONLY AT CALIBRATION (when i holding down button 1 and 4) after i release the buttons it's like the KK boar totally forgot that it was calibrated and still the first motor spinning more than the others... i tried also calibrate each esc through receiver and then through KK but the same result...
 
Peterkal said:
so.. ive got 0 on rudder.. now the all motors spinning together ONLY AT CALIBRATION (when i holding down button 1 and 4) after i release the buttons it's like the KK boar totally forgot that it was calibrated and still the first motor spinning more than the others... i tried also calibrate each esc through receiver and then through KK but the same result...
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Make sure you have the ACC calibrated on flat, level ground, and if you take off from a slight slope one will spin faster until your in the air.
 
Ok mate if you do the calibration as I said full throttle power up quad with buttons 1&4 held then zero throttle then let the buttons go , after this go in to the menu Misc section now find the min throttle it will be 10 change this mine had to go al the way to 20 to get all motors to spin at the same time , after that make sure the quad is level and re calibrate ACC sensors
 
holtneil said:
Ok mate if you do the calibration as I said full throttle power up quad with buttons 1&4 held then zero throttle then let the buttons go , after this go in to the menu Misc section now find the min throttle it will be 10 change this mine had to go al the way to 20 to get all motors to spin at the same time , after that make sure the quad is level and re calibrate ACC sensors
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Acctually i had min throttle on 2 but now i changed it to 10 and the motor are spinning at once together at sight... o dont know if they spinning together i cant meassure them....
 
Peterkal said:
so i tried it but the left side went up and the right stayed on the ground (hopefully i didnt push it so no crash a no takeoff)... so they are not at sync... maybe it is something with afroESC...
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Tripple check that all of the motors are spinning the right way and that your motors are plugged into the correct place on the FCB, while you check the motors check your props too.



CW===CCW

CCW===CW

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Peterkal said:
so i tried it but the left side went up and the right stayed on the ground (hopefully i didnt push it so no crash a no takeoff)... so they are not at sync... maybe it is something with afroESC...
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It will take off even if they are out of sync, if it is not a half second or more delay it is not the motor's sync
 
ok so.. maybe on my first flight i've got self level OFF so thats why it did trouble... unfortunately i haven't got flat surface anywhere (i live in england and the roads are not flat, UK houses are not flat) so unfortunately i cannot calibrate my acc correctly....my quad got odd legs (landing gear) which is hard to set up to be flat....
 
Peterkal said:
ok so.. maybe on my first flight i've got self level OFF so thats why it did trouble... unfortunately i haven't got flat surface anywhere (i live in england and the roads are not flat, UK houses are not flat) so unfortunately i cannot calibrate my acc correctly....my quad got odd legs (landing gear) which is hard to set up to be flat....
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Do you have a level (or level app on a smartphone would suffice)? If so take a small table out in some grass(or your house, but grass is easier, and push the legs into the grass, or prop them up until it is level both ways.
 
I tried it. It made a takeoff and then flight a little bit but catch a balance or something and crash... 3 times. (maybe I panicked and put the throttle down) but not a big damage, just two prop a little bit (ordered new 5 pair) and a landing gear plastic (ordered as well)... that carbon fibre is durable as hell... next week i reflash these ESC to that firmware... so next week hopefully it will be flyable and stable.... i get some level to calibrate the acc..
 
Peterkal said:
I tried it. It made a takeoff and then flight a little bit but catch a balance or something and crash... 3 times. (maybe I panicked and put the throttle down) but not a big damage, just two prop a little bit (ordered new 5 pair) and a landing gear plastic (ordered as well)... that carbon fibre is durable as hell... next week i reflash these ESC to that firmware... so next week hopefully it will be flyable and stable.... i get some level to calibrate the acc..
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How far did it get off the ground? Did it wobble, if so slow or fast?



I'd suggest you get a toy grade quad, they cheaper than props, and can handle crashes because they are light.
 
GJH105775 said:
How far did it get off the ground? Did it wobble, if so slow or fast?



I'd suggest you get a toy grade quad, they cheaper than props, and can handle crashes because they are light.
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No... I am invested a lot of effort, time and money to this quad and i will not get any toy for kids.... sorry, but it's amateurish suggestion... When i will buy a toy, i will not learn how things work in RC quadcopter building and flying world... Forget about it... Forget about USELESS suggestions with buying a toy.... THANK YOU...
and now to the topic.
The quad second motor (front right) somehow don't get enough power or is broken.... when i tried it without prop it made a strange noise and spinned somehow slower... it was a situation that the motor spinned in one moment and in the second it stops and the esc just blinks the red led... but definitely is something with the motor...
 
Peterkal said:
No... I am invested a lot of effort, time and money to this quad and i will not get any toy for kids.... sorry, but it's amateurish suggestion... When i will buy a toy, i will not learn how things work in RC quadcopter building and flying world... Forget about it... Forget about USELESS suggestions with buying a toy.... THANK YOU...
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Hahaha, i meant buy a toy grade, and fly a few hours with it so that when you complete the build of your real quad you won't be as prone to crashing it.



Peterkal said:
and now to the topic.
The quad second motor (front right) somehow don't get enough power or is broken.... when i tried it without prop it made a strange noise and spinned somehow slower... it was a situation that the motor spinned in one moment and in the second it stops and the esc just blinks the red led... but definitely is something with the motor...
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Sounds like a broken phase in the motor, can you post a video of it? If the motor was DOA then most buyers would be happy to send you another one. it is possible to rewind motors, but unless they are nicer expensive ones it is not worth the trouble.
 
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