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by HacKiwi
Sat May 25, 2013 12:45 am
Forum: Support
Topic: All motors run at full speed when power connected
Replies: 9
Views: 10320

Re: All motors run at full speed when power connected

Maybe not. There was a short between M2 pad and ground. I tried to clean out between the motor pad and resistors. The motors now don't run at all even after connecting to radio and controller. Think I've damaged a track and/or other components in the excitement. Will order a new one when they are ba...
by HacKiwi
Tue May 21, 2013 6:46 am
Forum: Support
Topic: All motors run at full speed when power connected
Replies: 9
Views: 10320

Re: All motors run at full speed when power connected

May be getting somewhere.

I re-flashed the firmware.Now the motors do not spin on connection to usb.

Attaching the battery causes M2 only to spin whether the flie is on or off.

I can't find a short but will get hold of a meter tomorrow and test. What am I looking for ?

cheers

simon
by HacKiwi
Tue May 21, 2013 1:10 am
Forum: Support
Topic: All motors run at full speed when power connected
Replies: 9
Views: 10320

Re: All motors run at full speed when power connected

Not sure that is an option... I get all 4 motors spinning with my pc turned off.
by HacKiwi
Mon May 20, 2013 7:56 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: All motors run at full speed when power connected
Replies: 9
Views: 10320

Re: All motors run at full speed when power connected

Thanks for coming back to me Tobias. I followed the assembly / test procedure as follows; - Without the battery I connected the flie to a usb. - Connected the flie to the pc-client and updated the firmware (cflie-2013.4.bin) - Everything was working - telemetry was coming back to pc-client - I solde...
by HacKiwi
Mon May 20, 2013 9:11 am
Forum: Support
Topic: All motors run at full speed when power connected
Replies: 9
Views: 10320

All motors run at full speed when power connected

Hi guys. Just got my CrazyFlie - assembled and tested as per the instructions. As soon as I plug in a battery or usb all 4 motors spin at full speed (before pressing the on/off button). Connects fine to my pc but the motors just won't stop. Did i screw something up ? hopefully have not just wasted $...