Oh for goodness sake now what?!!

The Piccolo gods really hate me [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Now when I plug the battery in the servos jitter (often continuously and through 90° angles), nothing responds to Tx inputs, and the PiccoB doesn't initialise (no LED). Both the crystal and Tx are OK as they both work fine with one of my planks .... so all middle fingers are pointing up at the Piccoboard. Great when it works but bloody annoying when it doesn't! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

The only thing I've done between it working and now not working is soldering a new tail motor on! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

All I want to do is fly the darn thing dag-nammit!!

I think I'll get a rubber-band-powered free flight helicopter .... much less faff [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

ive got a PB spare if you wanna trade lol

>>The only thing I've done between it working and now not working is soldering a new tail motor on! <<

Haven't you been experimenting with a 3 cell LiPoly setup?

Yes? It's been working fine ever since I've upgraded ... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

doesnt sound like a burnt out fet tho

[soundman]

Have you tried a different rx crystal?

Yes indeedy - no luck [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[timsmith]

Hogster,

You going for the most threads started in one day ??? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Yep ... also the number of consecutive things that go wrong with someones heli in a day! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

U checked your tx's batteries? I find when mine get a little on the low side, my servo's start twitching,and my pb takes a lot longer to initialise(which BTW fried itself last night at Watford, so now iv'e gone sepeates! Effin pb!!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]).