It’s almost embarrassing…
Well, after many, many, MANY hours of troubleshooting, rewiring, internet searching I’ve finally got the Honey Badger (KK2.1) flying.
Tonight, she came all apart (motors were the only thing that remained). I re-wired (removed all but the signal wires (excluding the #1 motor) and same with the RX. Still… Aerobatics 101.
Back to the internet, kept searching and everything kept saying one of two things: ESC wires were wrong (checked mine no fewer than 6 times (even this evening ALONE)) or a gyro was bad. Luckily for me I’ve got x2 more KK2.1’s on hand. So, I figured, I’d had enough of this I’m going to fix this once and for all. So, off came the top plate and I started unplugging the ESCs… AGAIN.
Um…. How did I do that?
There is NO WAY I screwed up the wiring for the ESCs this whole time, I’ve checked, checked, checked again, and then re-checked. But yep. I did. It all started with the #1 motor and worked progressively wrong.
IN MY DEFENSE… This layout makes the most sense to me. But I cut my teeth on DJI and their unconventional method of motor-layout madness and somehow looked beyond the picture and formulated some made up scheme in my head. It didn’t fly. Literally. Basically, it is the same trap we all fall through at some time. We are so sure of our work that we glance over and (air quoting here) “Double Check” our work. I TRULY have done this while working on this KK2.1 problem 6 times this evening ALONE! Not even considering the past 10+ days…
Short of it… Read the flippin instructions… (AND FOLLOW THEM)
NOW.. The tuning starts. This thing wobbles all OVER the place! (Me trying to fly it in a 8x6 “open area” in my room). I know, I know… Its 12:30am here Saturday Morning. I’m going to bed.
Corey