Typhoon H, please help anybody :)

[Allenb87]

I will try my best to describe my problem. And will gladly reward anybody to help me!

My brother gave me his typhoon h+ as a gift, and he only few it a couple times..

It sat for a good year or 2 before I flew it. I received it and it flew fine, but the left stick was not responding as well as it should.. I would try to turn to craft and it would barely respond.

As a dummy I tried to calibrate the controller' and it now won't take off.. here's what happens.

The craft will not connect to obstacle avoidance (no gps?), I am able to move the camera. It flashes purple and white. When trying to take off if I move the accelerate button it beeps nonstop. Through research this says it is a problem with the sticks.

Should I reset everything from start? I am at the point to where I would pay anything to get this craft started. Hopefully, I hope anybody could help. Willing to tip

 

[WTFDproject]

I will try my best to describe my problem.

Please compare your kit using the following pictures to ensure we are talking about the right drone:


1.) What calibration did you perform?
2.) Does the beeping come from the drone or from the controller?
3.) When you say "It flashes purple and white" do you mean the LEDs under the two rear motors or does it mean a single LED below the battery box?

Most of the description sounds like it started out as a stick maintenance issue that is now compounded by attempts to calibrate. But since some of the description could apply to either a TH (Hpro) or an HPlus, it becomes important to know which.

If this is an HPlus, factory reset will erase the flight mode APP, making it not the most desirable option unless you know how to download and install a new flight mode APK.

 

[Allenb87]

I want to thank you so much for the response!

It is a Typhoon H.

The beeping comes from the drone, when I move the right stick while the drone is turned on, sitting in the ground.

The flashing lights come from beneath the battery box. It alternates purple to white, but is not rapid flashing.

The controller does connect, I am able to move the gimble, yet the propellers will not start. If I move the right stick the drone does start freaking out and beeping. Which makes me believe it is a calibration problem.

I have done the usual compass, gimble and calibration when you turn the craft according to flashing lights under the rotors. I have also utilized the calibration where you move each button and switch to verify they are reading, which they are.

I really hope this is enough information. Once again, I want to thank you SO MUCH for assisting me. If I am able to get this thing up and running correctly, I will gladly leave a tip for somebody

If communication is easier via email, please let me know.

Excitingly awaiting a reply. Thank you!!!!!!

 

[WTFDproject]

Yes, that is plenty of information.
Your problem is some minor corrosion on the poteniometers associated with the right control stick. There are about three levels of corrective maintenace. There is also an actual stick calibration (not the one you used). We should not discuss the calibration first. The problem is that many, many folks hear us try to explain why simply calibrating the stick is bad. Believe me, that is not what you want to do.
The first level of maintenance is simply a quick "stirring" of the right stick for a few seconds. This often is all that is needed, and really should be a part of each start-up on both sticks.
The second level of maintenance would be to spray some contact cleaner either into the front or through the rubber-plugged hole on the back, while doing a lot more stirring.
A third level of maintenance would be to remove the back cover, spray directly on the pots, secure the pots while you are have it open, and, of course, stir some more.
In the event of a serious issue, the entire assembly can be changed without too much trouble.

After you are satisfied the maintenance has done as much as it can, then using the "Controller Calibration" can be used to ensure all is as it should be. Again, I caution NOT to try to calibrate out an actual problem (skipping maintenance). The problem is it will appear to work fine. An way to many folks want to stop there. But the corrosion may clear itself while in flight. If the corrosion clears while in flight, it will leave you with very questionable control and a period of confusion while trying to figure out where it is going and why. This is NOT what you want to happen.

These links may be helpful:
Control Stick Gimbal Maintenance
ST16 Calibration Video Links

 

[WTFDproject]

The beeping comes from the drone, when I move the right stick while the drone is turned on, sitting in the ground.

The flashing lights come from beneath the battery box. It alternates purple to white, but is not rapid flashing.

The controller does connect, I am able to move the gimble, yet the propellers will not start.

I have done the usual compass, gimble and calibration when you turn the craft according to flashing lights under the rotors. I have also utilized the calibration where you move each button and switch to verify they are reading, which they are.

I just noticed an error in my understanding of what you said. Maybe we should go over this one item at a time:

The beeping comes from the drone, when I move the right stick while the drone is turned on, sitting in the ground.
This is main thing I misinterpreted. I thought it was beeping constantly when I answered the first time. Beeping when you move it out of center is absolutely normal. It is supposed to beep when the right stick is not centered to avoid starting motors with the right stick not in the center. That prevents tip-over when the motors start. When beeping, the motors will not start.

The flashing lights come from beneath the battery box. It alternates purple to white, but is not rapid flashing.
Purple and white is a good thing.
The purple means you have at least a good enough GPS lock for normal flight, and will allow motor start. The extra white means you have even better, and is enough to engage the advanced flight modes like "Watch Me"/"Follow Me".

The controller does connect, I am able to move the gimble, yet the propellers will not start.
And here is where we need to understand a couple of things.
The first is to note the gimbal movement assures us there is a bind between the controller and drone.
The second is to see if the start button (B1) is sending an actual control signal to the drone. This can best be checked by doing a quick "double tap" on the voltage icon of the ST16 Screen. When the final output display appears, push the Red start button, and look for the "CH01" scale to go to the bottom and indicate "-25%" above the scale. Then tell us what you see.

 

[h-elsner]

If something went wrong with channel mixing to get throttle down to zero by start button the other channel settings may affected too. This may have (bad) influence on next flight. Please keep this in mind.
If it is only a HW or calibration problem then OK - can be solved.

If there is a suspicion that it is the first case then I would do a factory reset of the ST16 and after that create a new model from scratch and bind to this model. Do a first test flight without camera.

For proper diagnosis you also can send us the flight logs for analysis.