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Damn Power Lines!
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#1
28-Oct-2018, 07:58 PM
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"Damn the torpedoes!!!  Full speed ahead!!!"
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29-Oct-2018, 12:20 AM
Did it electrocute the ESC?
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#3
29-Oct-2018, 02:37 AM
That and or the motor....just the ESC I think.  It was really windy here today and i turned into the wind and didn't pitch froward enough when I goosed it.  The wires are  bare copper with no insulation and I don't think it got fried by the power line, but rather the bare copper provided a conduit for the ESC to short itself out.  Sad
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29-Oct-2018, 02:54 AM
(29-Oct-2018, 02:37 AM)sirdude Wrote: That and or the motor....just the ESC I think.  It was really windy here today and i turned into the wind and didn't pitch froward enough when I goosed it.  The wires are  bare copper with no insulation and I don't think it got fried by the power line, but rather the bare copper provided a conduit for the ESC to short itself out.  Sad

Having hit a few power lines here and there, I have never had anything get burned...but they have caused damage and crashes.  Hopefully you can just change out the ESC and be airborn again soon!
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29-Oct-2018, 03:54 AM
That just sucks!  Hope you're flying soon!



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#6
29-Oct-2018, 09:06 AM
Power-line entanglements deserve a badge! Maybe "SuperCharged"?... Wink
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29-Oct-2018, 02:18 PM
I think your quad is probably just protesting because it hasn't been cleaned  Tongue

Anyway, I hope you manage to get the problem fixed and back in the air soon Smile
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29-Oct-2018, 04:33 PM
Oh man, that sucks!
Probably not a good idea to create a badge for hitting powerlines... someone might be encouraged to do so Big Grin
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29-Oct-2018, 05:23 PM
(29-Oct-2018, 04:33 PM)Oscar Wrote: Oh man, that sucks!
Probably not a good idea to create a badge for hitting powerlines... someone might be encouraged to do so Big Grin

Darn! ROFL
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