need some help here.

i'm trying to convert my old 35Mhz honey bee2 to 2.4Ghz. been using some spare flysky receivers and it doesn't seem to work. conditions:
- cyclic servos worked fine and smooth
- ch3, throttle works, but it's stuttering. as in, the motor are not spinning smoothly
- ch4, rudder has no input at all
- tried using fs-ia6 and fs-ia6b receivers, same case.
- tried using fs-i6 and tx16s transmitter, same case.

it's a fairly simply affair, i think. just 4ch pwm map, with the same AETR configuration. or does the analog radio receiver sends different values to the 3in1 controller? anyone has an idea? use different receivers? use the older AFHDS protocol? anyone tried converting an old esky lama from XXMhz to 2.4GHz before?

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This post has been edited by SupermotoXL: Dec 27 2021, 11:15 AM

Helicopter rudders is using a tail gyro to control the rate and head locking mode. You'll need to activate the switches and knob for tail for CH 4 channel and fine tune to get it to work.

Thanks. But shouldn't CH 4 would have some kind of output when i move the stick? in my case, moving the rudder does nothing to the tail rotor. but when i rotate the heli while there is some throttle, the tail motor would move.

i've seen some tutorial on converting Esky's 35mhz 4ch heli to 2.4Ghz. seems pretty simple and straight forward, albeit none was very clear. i have configured my eachine e160 to my tx16s. i don't think a 4ch heli would be more complicated than that. do share if you have some details how to actually get it configured....please. it's not easy to get a 35Mhz crystal anymore. last i bought it was when rcsmart was still in Amcorp mall .

p/s:
one of the tutorial i've seen: http://kenbuys.com/hobbyking-tr6a-receiver...nkenstein-4in1/



This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Dec 28 2021, 11:41 AM

Its very hard to explain but definitely you'll need activate some kind of tail rotor gyro rate (rate mode vs head lock) before the rudder can be activated.
Like in 6CH CP helicopter in my collection there 2 channel assigned to the tail rotor. One to control the tail rotor rate mode via AUX switch (CH5 or CH6) on tail rotor Gyro module and one to control the tail rotor movement after AUX switch flip the modes on the gyro. On 4CH version (fixed pitch) maybe you'll need to adjust the PWM signal to activate it.

I have bunch of 6ch 450 CP heli and 4ch fixed pitch too. Used to have an old ESKY Belt CP.


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the 3in1 only takes ch3 & ch4 from the esky receiver. the aux channel for gyro is mainly for CP helis, i think. or the newer FP stuff with 6g mode. that part i understand.

by adjusting the pwm signal, you mean adjusting the range? i've tried messing around with the endpoints. doesn't help in my case. it's like when i use the flysky receiver, the mixer and gyro dont work anymore.

what i haven't tried is channel reverse in ch4. could it be that the mixer killed ch4 as it was in full throttle on start up?( i just thought of this)😅

the 3in1 is not broken for the record. when i switch everything back to 35mhz, it flies like used to. not a single problem.

Did you use heli mix mode in your 2.4ghz digital controller? Probably like you mentioned before the Honey Bee maybe already have it own mixing onboard electronic.

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yup, the honeybee does have it's own onboard mixing in the 3in1 board. in the form of a "proportional" pot. i used it for tuning, so i'm sure i don't need mixing in the TX.

Pot tuning is quite sensitive, lots of trial and error to get a stable tail rotor reaction. So how's the progress?

it's old skool

i put it back to the 35Mhz controller and it worked great again(i hate the 8x AA requirement). just itching to fly it . plus, too much micro quad flying is getting boring, especially in this rain season.

i'll try the reverse rudder next time. i'm sure the 4ch ET4 tx is not that fancy to do any complex configs on its own.

Well if it doesn't break don't fix it, 35Mhz controller is actually very good and much preferred for long range FPV....make sure its FM modulation frequency not AM.

yep, it's good except for the fact that:
- it needs 8X AA battery
- the crystals are hard to find these days.
- you don't FPV with a honeybeeFP
- the 35Mhz esky et4 don't really work with anything else.

i would much prefer to get it working with my fs-i6 or TX16s.

You can use 3s lipo battery to power the radio. I always use that to replaced any radio that runs on 8x AA battery.

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This post has been edited by SupermotoXL: Jan 27 2022, 08:12 PM

DJI MINI 2

Whats up people! Long time no updates. Just sharing our recent activity, flying my DJI MINI 2 this season taking some great shots.

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DJI MINI 2: Follow Me, Focus and Active Track test
Riding my bike while this little mini drone follow me where ever i go including hill climbing.

Video:
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DJI MINI 2: Follow me tracking accuracy and performance in urban
This time will go further down the road, through buildings and etc to test if DJI MINI 2 can catch up with my bike.

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