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    HELP! Strange Acceleration Jitters

    I think I may have discovered the problem: one of the motor's shafts had become loose from the housing, and it was very intermittent. Today it flipped-over after a five minute flight. Fortunately I rarely fly more than a few feet off the ground and there was no other damage.
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    HELP! Strange Acceleration Jitters

    Actually I am certain that this problem was occurring BEFORE the pond incident: it was jumping up and down and that's the reason it landed in the pond :mad:. Yesterday I velcro'd a 11 oz camera to the top and the problem was much more prevalent. Also, one of the motors got hotter than the...
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    HELP! Strange Acceleration Jitters

    Thanks again, guys, for the responses. Here's some more info: I didn't want to mention it but the quad decided to take a dip in my little pond a couple of weeks ago. I immediately took apart everything electronic and blew out the components with a hair dryer. The next day I tested it and it...
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    HELP! Strange Acceleration Jitters

    Motopreserve, thanks for your willingness to help! Yes, the problem does not occur in manual mode but is pretty easily reproducible in ATI and GPS modes. Yes, I've had a couple of accidents but I'm convinced that this problem has been occurring since before then: once it throttled-up and I...
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    HELP! Strange Acceleration Jitters

    Hi all, I've been flying my little flamewheel quad with the Naza M for about two months and overall I'm very happy with it. Lately though it's developed a problem where the throttle accelerates in a 'jittery' way. The problem only occurs when ascending, and I've posted a short video to...
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