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What cell count LiPo are you using? Is the LiPo Guard initializing with the correct cell count?
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Kevin McLeod - Oscar II driver
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lipo guard is figured for 2c and 3c batterys. I'm using a 3c lipo batteryComment
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turned on everything today, everything worked. turn off wtc waited a few min & turned it back on. elevator and ballast. did not work. turned it off waited about 15 min and everything worked including the elevtor and ballast. anyone know if it suppost to
work this way or do I have a problem. If I have a problem what do I need to do to fix it ?Comment
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You gotta keep your mitt's off the transmitter when you first turn on the SD -- give all the gizmo's a chance to run through their respective start-up protocols, black-magic, and voodoo rituals. Disturb them during start-up time may shatter the space-time continuum!
I find it useful to smear fresh chicken-blood on the cylinder, as Ellie swears at it Tagalog, before positioning the on/off switch to the on position.
DavidWho is John Galt?Comment
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I always turn tranmitter on first wait for a few second then turn SD on. First time everything works. If I turn it off and don't wait at lest 10 min the elevator and ballast will not work. Is that normal?Comment
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All kidding aside ...
... No, that's not normal.
As 'elevator' (I assume you mean, 'stern planes') and ballast sub-system both come off the ADF, I would assume the problem is with the ADF. Take the ADF out of the control loop and see if the stern planes and ballast servo work each and every time you turn the system on. If so, there is a problem with the ADF. Are you using the original ADF or the ADF2?
DavidWho is John Galt?Comment
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I'm using the ADF2Comment
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Took the ADF2 Out of the loop. Everything worked everytime. The ADF2 is the problemComment
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which receiver are you using?Next time someone points out it takes 42 muscles to frown, point out it will only take 4 muscles to b1tch slap them if they tell you how mnay muscles you need to smile:popComment
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It's a creations, berg 7p, 7 channel programable rxComment
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Albion is on the right track -- there are some receivers that do not work at all well with the ADF's. I'm sending this thread over to Kevin McLeod, designer and producer of the ADF's for comment. Thanks for working with us on this.Who is John Galt?Comment
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Glad to help. Please let me know if I need to change my rx.Comment
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Wait on Kevin's response before buying a new receiver, but if you have a different brand receiver sitting around, plug it into the system and see if it can get along with the ADF2.
This type trouble-shooting we called in the Navy, Easter-egg Hunting. No brains, just mindless board swapping -- a methodology matching the skill-set of your average uni-brow fleet Torpeomen.
DavidWho is John Galt?Comment
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I agree it sounds like a receiver thing, and if it's what I suspect it's easy to prove.
Test 1
Connect everything together and watch the ADF2's LED as you switch on the power. You should see GREEN + RED, pause, then there ought to be some other sequence of green and red flashes. Please tell me what you see.
Test 2
1. All power off
2. Connect pitch servo to ADF2. (Ballast doesn't matter.)
3. Unplug both pitch and ballast connections from the Rx.
4. Power up Tx and Rx, confirm you have control on the rudder servo or throttle control.
5. With Rx power still applied plug the ADF2's pitch lead into the correct port on the Rx, observe the flash pattern and test for proper pitch control from the transmitter.Kevin McLeod - Oscar II driver
KMc DesignsComment
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Good stuff. Thanks, Kevin.
DavidWho is John Galt?Comment
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