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Jersey Jack, 2017Anyone have any idea why my drone propellers are not spinning? I went to the coil test for each of them and while the leds light up, none of the props spin on any of them.
Its a subtle action, but i swear i have seen it happen while playing. I have no idea when it stopped.
Thanks!
One spins on occasion. But its having a hard time. Is the cable the drives the led the same as what drives the props?
Quoted from Genjuro:One spins on occasion. But its having a hard time. Is the cable the drives the led the same as what drives the props?
Ive seen this behaviour on location and at MGC.
I really don't even notice them spinning to often while playing. Had the glass off the other day and was really surprised how much air those little props move around.
Make sure the propellers haven't been squished against the body of the drone. I've seen that happen. It's easy to reach in there, bend them up a little bit, and then they should spin. The 4 motors for each drone are wired in series in the circuit board, so if one spins, they all should. If none spin, but the lights still flash, you may have a broken wire internally on one of the motors or in the connection between the motor and the circuit board.
It IS the same cable that runs the lights and propellers.
Cheers,
- Dude who designed the circuitry for that game
Quoted from gliebig:I really don't even notice them spinning to often while playing. Had the glass off the other day and was really surprised how much air those little props move around.
They really do move alot of air lol
Guys, thanks for the help.
I pulled the glass last night and gave it a look. When i get home ill inspect closer.
Hogbog like most little drones, i imagine i can pull the props off to see if the shaft will spin? Also, which test should i use? I am assuming I was in the correct test by using the drone coil test that lit up the leds?
Also i assume that anytime i hear the drone sound effect the props should spin?
Thanks!
Okay, so i checked all the props and found none of them to be clearly binding. That being said, i was unwilling to pull the props, because i swear i was going to break the drone.
The behavior of the drone is as follows during the test.
None of the drones will spin until i manually start a prop. First one was with my finger, and i warn anyone, they may be little, but they sting just a bit...hah... it appeared that as long as i spun the prop the drone would pulse a few times. It was a pulse of two or three then it would stop until manual intervention.
The good news is that my machine is under warranty.
The bad news is that the likelyhood of all three being bad is low, and that there is some other problem.
Any other thoughts are appreciated. For now ill use the warranty process before i take apart one of the drones and apply some direct current.
I have the same issue with the black drone. If I rotate the props it will spin for a ball or two then stops. It lights up like it should spin, so I am assuming the drone shaft or something else internal is bad. Waiting for a new drone to come in.
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