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toonieroll · 06-08-2021, 08:31 AM

Thanks again for all of the inputs. Keep us updated on your findings Steve.

I literally crashed in a farmer's field. I don't think it was wifi or tv boxes. We do hundreds of flights in the same area. Occasionally there is a glitch but it certainly isn't a common thing.

I did have another look at my grounding wire. I am now questioning if it was really working. I may not have taken enough paint off the tail plate to make good contact. When I tested it was from the wire to the motor and not from the tail shaft to the motor. Retesting from the motor to the tail shaft showed nonconductivity.
I have sanded some more of the paint off the plate and now have conductivity. Another member of the club lost a 580 Kraken and concluded it was because of tail belt static. I will definitely keep an eye on the frame losses investigate further if I see them high again. As mentioned previously, I don't see double-digit frame losses on my other helicopters, or on prior flights with the 580, so something was going wrong.

06-08-2021, 08:31 AM	#7
toonieroll RCC Expert Contributor I am: David C Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ontario Radio of choice: DX8 G2 # of RCs: 10 Feedback: 4 / 100% Posts: 926 Total Props: 23	Re: Kraken 580 - Flight 105 - 4651T issue Thanks again for all of the inputs. Keep us updated on your findings Steve. I literally crashed in a farmer's field. I don't think it was wifi or tv boxes. We do hundreds of flights in the same area. Occasionally there is a glitch but it certainly isn't a common thing. I did have another look at my grounding wire. I am now questioning if it was really working. I may not have taken enough paint off the tail plate to make good contact. When I tested it was from the wire to the motor and not from the tail shaft to the motor. Retesting from the motor to the tail shaft showed nonconductivity. I have sanded some more of the paint off the plate and now have conductivity. Another member of the club lost a 580 Kraken and concluded it was because of tail belt static. I will definitely keep an eye on the frame losses investigate further if I see them high again. As mentioned previously, I don't see double-digit frame losses on my other helicopters, or on prior flights with the 580, so something was going wrong.