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e-Century Hummingbird - Swift > Swift up in smoke ??????????
 
 
piranhafreak
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Location: new jersey

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Dont know what happened my swift went up in smoke bad i mean i could barley see the heli from 5 feet away...
It was on the ground plugged the thunderpower 6s lipo in then plugged the aling lipo in on the regulator to the rx turned the switch then turned around picked up the tx and poof red smoke i couldnt see anything but smoke i got scared picked up the heli ran outside saw that the battery was fine unplugged both lipos and noticed the esc was fried ?

I had the esc plugged into the throttle channel red wire was pulled as i was using the rx battery to power servos ect i dont know ? I pulled the motor apart and it looks fine Century seem to think the motor was bad although i think its the esc anyideas?

here is my setup

ar6200
hs635hb servos
jr7703d gyro
inolab tail servo
thunderpower 6s 5000 mah
align rx lipo with regulator for rx
century 600 motor
century electron 80/100 esc red wire pulled and in throttle channel






anyone want a nice century esc like new ill give u a great deal ROFL

Mabey one day i will actually land one of these things !!
07-22-2009 10:49 PM
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Greybird
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Location: Davie, Florida

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Are the motor connectors melted? Hard to tell from the picture.
07-23-2009 02:11 AM
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piranhafreak
Senior Heliman
Location: new jersey

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		nope just the esc is melted century says that most likely somthing arked in the motor causing it to burn up the esc i think somthing in the esc messed up i pulled the red wire from the esc and plugged it into the throttle channel thats correct right ???

everything is working just the motor and the esc are not im not sure though if the motor is the problem or the esc is the problem i would hate to buy a new esc and it happen again

why do the \century esc have a red power wire if u cant used them ??

Mabey one day i will actually land one of these things !!
07-23-2009 02:25 AM
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Greybird
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Location: Davie, Florida

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		That does suck. I have seen that one other time, but, 2 motor leads touched. The small gap in the shrink was just enough to allow it. The ESC looked just like yours.
07-23-2009 02:43 AM
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2_Subway
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Location: Daleville/Ft. Rucker, Alabama

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		hmmm

Same thing just happened to me , same set-up too. Kind of weird because it happened while the heli was sitting on the ground waiting for me to tweak some settings on the TX. I did have the red servo wire plugged in though...I power my rx with separate battery.

Henry
08-01-2009 10:11 PM
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piranhafreak
Senior Heliman
Location: new jersey

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		mine was without the red wire as i also do use a seprate battery im sorta just thinking that esc doesnt work welll that way... well im thinking it just junk period


Century will claim the motor is bad if you call them they will do what ever they have to to get more money out of u and keep u grounded i have found this out a few times

Mabey one day i will actually land one of these things !!
08-01-2009 10:13 PM
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wrathofkhan
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Location: LA, CA - US

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Did you try contacting Century?

Khan
08-07-2009 04:41 AM
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piranhafreak
Senior Heliman
Location: new jersey

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		yes i did they seem not to be intrested they asked me to send them pictures but this does not get me anywhere cause there just lookignt o see what happened not help me i really like century helis they seem to be very well designed but they are not willing to give any support they just want to sell you somthing else i dont know mabey one day i will try again when i have money to burn i just cant do it right now i will fly my align helis and be happy mabey if they ever decide to help me solve the problem instead of selling me somthing else i might go back to century but for now i will pass

Mabey one day i will actually land one of these things !!
08-07-2009 04:50 AM
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wrathofkhan
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Location: LA, CA - US

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		the person i dealt with at century, his/her screen name on RR is:

"Century Heli"

http://www.runryder.com/helicopter/...?highlight=tail

if you look at this post, you will see that they were quite helpful. i just hope they continue to be - at least for us loyal swift flyers.

Khan
08-07-2009 05:51 AM
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aramsdell
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Location: Sanford, Maine

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Try to get a look at the windings to see if those bolts may have shorted them out. It happens. I have over-taxed two Century motors with 550 blades. The result is that the windings turned on the base-plate and shorted out, thus releasing the Majic smoke.

Motor bolts need to be kept short .

Should've bought a sim. Got a bucket of used blades!
08-10-2009 02:24 AM
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wetwolf
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Location: Spokane, WA - USA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		you can check the motor windings with an ohm meter. measure all 3 legs.
black to red, black to yellow, red to yellow, they should all measure the same. Then check each wire to ground (stator housing) to make sure that none of them go to ground.

If I'm not crashing, I'm not flying fast enough!!!
08-11-2009 04:35 AM
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Pistol_Pete
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Location: Tampa Bay non-Buccaneer

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		bump...^^good tip^^

<><>...the lunatic is in my head...<><>
08-16-2009 01:24 PM
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aramsdell
Senior Heliman
Location: Sanford, Maine

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Try holding the base of the motor and see if the windings turn compared to the base(outercan removed). This is where both my lightning 550 and 600+ motors both let go. When it turned a few degrees the motor screws no longer cleared the windings and shorted them out. ESC did same thing. Canopy detroyed. Flames everywhere.In any case look closely into the end of the motor and look for evidence of arcing/sparking stretched winding etc. With the mounting bolts removed you may not have a short circuit.

Should've bought a sim. Got a bucket of used blades!
08-16-2009 02:35 PM
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imnxtc
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Location: Dawson

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Yes, ANY motor will be shorted out and fail, causing escessive heat and motors along with esc's to burn out if one uses motor attachment bolts that are too long ant that extend into the motor far enough to contact the windings.

I always check that these bolts clear properly befor ever conecting for power.

I also learned this lesson the hard way on an Align 450.
08-16-2009 05:58 PM
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e-Century Hummingbird - Swift > Swift up in smoke ??????????
 
 
piranhafreak
Senior Heliman
Location: new jersey

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		i do rember when i built this swift that the screws seemed very long but did not touch they cleared the winding but could have been close enough to cause a problem i just assum was fine cause those were the mounts it came with

Mabey one day i will actually land one of these things !!
09-06-2009 03:29 AM
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