E-FLITE The Beast Instruction Manual - Troubleshooting Guide
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Troubleshooting Guide
Problem
Possible Cause
Solution
•Aircraftwillnotrespond
to throttle but responds to
other controls
•Throttlenotatidleand/orthrottle
trim too high.
•Throttlechannelisreversed
•Resetcontrolswiththrottlestick
and throttle trim at lowest setting
•Reversethrottlechannelon
transmitter
•Extrapropellernoiseor
extra vibration
•Damagedpropellerandspinner
or motor
•Replacedamagedparts
•Reducedflighttimeor
aircraft underpowered
•Flightbatterychargeislow
•Propellerdamaged
•Flightbatterydamaged
•Flightconditionsmaybetoocold
•Batterycapacitymaybelowfor
flight conditions.
•Completelyrechargeflightbattery
•Replacedamagedparts
•Replaceflightbatteryandfollow
flight battery instructions
•Makesurebatteryiswarmbefore
use
•Replacebatteryorusealarger
capacity battery
•LEDonreceiverflashes
rapidly and aircraft will
not link to transmitter
•Lessthana5-secondwaitafter
powering transmitter and before
connecting flight battery to aircraft
•Transmittertoonearaircraft
during binding process
•Aircraftnotboundtotransmitter
•Aircraftboundtodifferentmodel
memory (ModelMatch radios only)
•Lowchargeintransmitter
batteries
•Disconnectthenreconnectflight
battery to aircraft
•Movepoweredtransmitterafew
feet from aircraft, disconnect and
reconnect flight battery to aircraft
•Bindtransmittertoaircraftreceiver
•Selectcorrectmodelmemoryon
transmitter
•Replaceorchargetransmitter
batteries
•Controlsurfacedoesnot
move
•Controlsurface,controlhorn,
linkage or servo damage
•Wiredamagedorconnections
loose
•Flightbatterychargeislow
•Controltrimoutofadjustment
•Pushrodstuckondriedpaintor
decal
•Replaceorrepairdamagedparts
and adjust controls
•Doacheckofwiresand
connections, connect or replace as
needed
•Fullyrechargeflightbattery
•Adjusttrimstorestorefullcontrol
•Freepushrodfrompaint/decal
•Controlsreversed
•Transmittersettingsreversed
•DotheControlDirectionTestand
adjust controls on transmitter
appropriately
•Motorlosespower
•Damagetomotor,orpower
components
•Doacheckofbatteries,transmitter,
receiver, ESC, motor and wiring for
damage (replace as needed)
•Motorpowerpulsesthen
motor loses power
•ESCusesdefaultsoftLowVoltage
Cutoff (LVC)
•Rechargeflightbatteryorreplace
battery that is no longer performing
•Motor/ESC is not armed
after landing
•OverCurrentProtection(OCP)
stalls motor when the transmitter
throttle is set high and the
propeller cannot turn
•Fullylowerthrottleandthrottletrim
to arm ESC