Hi everyone,
Here's some context:
I bought the HBFP (probably v.1???) in a garage sale for ~40$. Ripoff? Anyway, while balancing everything and trying it out I had to change one servo (EK2-0508 to replace EK2-0500) and the center hub set (EK1-0203), for something like 20$ total. That brings it to ~60$ (now does it sound more like a ripoff???). Anyway, that isn't the main question, although I'd like to get your opinions.
The thing is, the chopper is used (and abused?) and after having fixed everything and guessed the "reversers" positions by trial and error, the thing refuses to lift off.
On startup, I have 2-3 red blinks, then 3-4 green blinks and then solid green.
Blades do spin in the right direction.
All servo control move correctly.
Blades spin quite fast and allows me to see the rotor tilting when I play with controls, but it seems the blades just don't rotate fast enough!
According to different sources (especially esky web site) the issue would be either with a dying battery or a dying main rotor motor. The battery seems fine, can pack up to 10V and seem to last "long enough" at least on the ground. The motor seems tarnished a bit and the red wire is discolored so that it is now pink.
Chances are the motor is "faulty", but after being through the eBay buying scheme for more than a month to get all my parts, I'd rather make a good guess and spend on the faulty part both to save money and time!!!
Also, I've seen that now, li-po batteries seems to be the norm. But originally my battery is 8.4V while the li-po are 7.4. Will that work anyway???
Also, is there alternatives to the standard main rotor motor, an alternative that would last longer? I've read somewhere in the forum that brushless motors aren't available (yet?) for the HBFP. Is there something else?!
So in summary:
-is it a ripoff to buy a used HBFP for ~60$
-is it my battery or my main rotor motor that is faulty (or something else!?)
-is the 7.4V Li-Po battery a suitable replacement to my 8.4V Ni-Mh current battery?
-is there better alternatives than the standard main rotor motor?
(note my throttle is on the right, I think this is not standard. Anyway to "reverse" that to be standard?)
Thanks to all!