Xmas prezzie not working please help!!!

[jason123]

Hi,

I got a hobby micro-x RC helicopter for xmas. I had tested it previously and it worked fine. However, the problem is that the transmitter isn't powering up. When I tested it, in the office, I had a 12v power supply but no batteries. I used that and the power indicator on the tranmitter went green and, after powering up the helicopter battey, I was flying round the office having great fun knocking over peoples cups of coffee... now that I've got it home, I don't have a 12v supply. I tried putting in batteries but the power indicator didn't light up at all. I found a 9v supply and that made the power indicator go red/orange, but that wasn't enough for lift off. Is there a switch to alternate between mains or battery power on the transmitter or will I have to buy a 12v power supply?

Merry xmas all!

 

[sweetdiesel]

How many batteries are used in the transmitter? It's possible you damaged the transmitter charger if the 12V power supply was too much voltage.

 

[Rolex]

Correct me if I'm wrong, sweet D, but the transmitter is meant to operate with batteries and not a power supply plugged into the charge jack.
When you put in the batteries, were they BRAND NEW in the package, or just some that you had laying around?

 

[sweetdiesel]

The way I read jason123's post is that he used a 12v PS to power the TX directly, rather than using AA batteries.

I'm almost certain the micro-x copter uses the transmitter to charge the helicopter's on-board lipo pack. The transmitter for these types of units generally use 4-6 AA cells which would be 9V max. I don't believe they have a charge jack.

 

[Rolex]

I forgot that the heli charges from the transmitter, but while in flight, the transmitter itself still needs power, at which point he would still have the power supply connected to it.
Not enough info yet, but my guess is there's a problem due to 'over cooking'.

 

[jason123]

Thanks for your response. It turned out that I was being silly. The transmitter takes 8 batteries. Where you put the batteries in, it clips out and there's room for another 4 behind. :\

Thanks again. I've been playing around trying to attach a 12g spy cam to the front of it, however, I can't get enough lift. Do you guys have any suggestions for Tim Allening it up?

 

[Karl M]

It would help to know what it is but I doubt you can get any more lift out of it. You will probably need a bigger heli.

 

[jerry7007]

you need JATOs
jet assisted take-off, I've never seen it done on a helicopter but they do it on the airforce planes.

 

[sweetdiesel]

12 gram camera is too heavy for such a small heli. Isn't the stock weight around 10 grams? You would be better off rigging that camera with a larger heli such as a Blade CX2 and higher capacity lipos.

 

[jason123]

well exactly... but rather than buying a new heli I feel like much less of a tool if I could get it to work with the kit I've got at the moment.