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    Help! Motors Won't Spin Now -- S500 Quad with RTFHawk

    Got these from Ready-to Fly Quads: F-30A-HV Fire Red series High voltage (2-6 Cells) OPTO SimonK-(RapidESC)
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    Help! Motors Won't Spin Now -- S500 Quad with RTFHawk

    Thanks. Guess I never looked that far down the optional hardware list. Tried it and all I get is a couple of beeps for each motor. Increased speed and still no motor response.
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    Help! Motors Won't Spin Now -- S500 Quad with RTFHawk

    Have not tried motor spin test. Wasn't aware of it but will try to locate it MP and give a try. Thanks for the suggestion.
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    Help! Motors Won't Spin Now -- S500 Quad with RTFHawk

    Thanks for the reply. The S500 is the only model on the transmitter.
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    Help! Motors Won't Spin Now -- S500 Quad with RTFHawk

    Thanks for the reply. Nothing extra is plugged in. Sorry, forgot to state this in original post.
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    Help! Motors Won't Spin Now -- S500 Quad with RTFHawk

    Thanks for the reply. The gimbal is disconnected and removed, so that's not the problem. Sorry, forgot to state this in original post.
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    Help! Motors Won't Spin Now -- S500 Quad with RTFHawk

    Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give it a try. I'm thinking the Taranis X8R receiver may have gone bad. May order a new one to see. Read there have been problems with them due to soldering deficiencies.
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    Help! Motors Won't Spin Now -- S500 Quad with RTFHawk

    Built this quad last the winter and have had several successful flights with it. Brought it with me on vacation to Colorado. Powered it up to re-calibrate the compass for the new location, and the HK Quanum 2D gimbal did its usual flopping around (camera wasn't installed) and suddenly the...
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    Retired Texan -- New Hobby

    I was looking for a new hobby and saw some TV coverage on "drones". I decided to investigate it further and decided to buy a cheap quadcopter (Syma X5C). My wfie asked me why I needed it, and I told her that I didn't need it..... I just wanted it. End of subject for me (but not for her)...
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