Help Definitive Mcpx Bl Trouble Shooting Guide

Discussion in 'Blade Heli's' started by smakmeharder, Jun 9, 2014.

By smakmeharder on Jun 9, 2014 at 1:21 AM
  1. smakmeharder

    smakmeharder Administrator

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    I love the MCPX BL when it works. I have found several things to look out for which will keep this heli flying the way it intended. So I will create this as a trouble shooter thread.


    TAIL PROBLEMS:

    Q) Tail cuts out through flight for no reason.

    A) Most likely the connector plug has a fractured solder joint or the wire motor is shorting onto the casing where the wires insert into the main tail motor body. I recommend that you cut the plug and solder the wires directly. Its hard to solder the motor wires, make sure you wet the wires properly and use good heat shrink to insulate the wires from the motor body. If you do this correctly you will solve most of your tail issues.

    Q) Tail does not hold or seems to waiver. If you hold the helicopter still and sp0ol it up the tail motor will start and stop every 4-5 seconds.

    A) Most likely there are vibrations coming from somewhere affecting the tail gyro. Make sure the bolts in the feather shaft have not come loose and the main rotor is not spinning out of balance putting vibes through the chopper. Make sure the main shaft has not split near the head. Basically this is a vibration issue.



    SERVO PROBLEMS:

    Q) Servos are chattering

    A) Spray a tiny bit of inox into the track of the servo. If the servo still chatters after this, then pull the servo off and replace it. you can try to clean it if you like.

    Q) Helicopter suddenly locks into one position (ie one servo throws to a max position) while in flight. Happens intermittently

    A) Most likely the servo needs replacing. if the plastic retainer for the servo acrew/gear is loose, then try to tighten the screws but might be better just to replace the servo.


    HOVER PROBLEMS

    Q) does not hold a steady hover ....
    A) Assuming there are no vibes - hold heli and spool up to test. It should be quite smooth. The next most likely scenario is faulty servos. Check the plastic servo hosing over the arm position tab. It should be solid and not move up and down. Power up the heli without spooling the main blade. Move the servos slowly up and down. They should not chatter.

    Q) Random direction change during flight, random power down or ESC reset.

    Three issues could be causing this... A faulty servo causing shorts and the ESC to overload, and/or dirt in the gears driving the pinon gear on the servo.
    The third issue is a frayed power lead causing a voltage drop and the exc to go into low battery condition.


    FINDING VIBES

    There are number of issues causing vibes. Using a process of elimination, you can usually find the sources quite easily.

    Source Vibration Investigation Procedure

    With the blades on, pull the blade grips apart.Make sure the bolts in the feather shaft have not come loose and the main rotor is not spinning out of balance putting vibes through the chopper. make sure the feather shaft has some locktite in the feather shaft retaining screws.

    Remove main blades. Spool up helicopter. does the swash plate move by itself or the tail stop and start at random intervals?

    IF NO: Most likely the issues is a bent feather shaft or split main shaft. Inspect and replace as necessary. Also check the bearings in the blade grips just to be sure.

    IF YES: Check the main gear for dirt or contamination inside the main gear. Because of the tight mesh, a large piece of dirt caught in the motor spindle can cause vibrations. Also check the main gear for missing teeth as well.

    I have also seen bent or damaged main shafts causing vibes.
     
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Discussion in 'Blade Heli's' started by smakmeharder, Jun 9, 2014.

    1. The Dude

      The Dude Well-Known Member

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      Very usefull @smakmeharder .. i have one but have nothing but issues.. i might have to try some of these fixes..
       
    2. Adolf

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      nice info, i cant see well enough to work on the small heli's
       
    3. smakmeharder

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      Additional Update! Important! VIBRATION ISSUES:

      I cant stress this enough. You have to keep careful check on your head. the blade grips should ALLWAYS be tight so there is no movement. The feathering shaft bolts MUST have lock tight on them. They come undone so easy.

      And just 1/2 to 1 turn will make the head of the helicopter out of balance resulting in vibrations which will adversely affect the helicopter in MANY ways, ie the flight dynamics will feel like shiz.

      I had my MCPX out of action for 3 days and could not figure out what was wrong. I finally found the nylon spacers inbetween the bladegrip and the head had worn allowing for a small amount of slop. this tiny amount of slop caused the blades to be off center by only .25mm at the most. Enough to cause issues. Keep checking the head and the feather shaft for ANY slop.
       

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