Trying to Fix a R/C Helicopter (No Power)

Hi, this 'trying to fix' video shows me attempting to repair a radio controlled toy helicopter which has no power, even though the battery is showing as charged.
Remember that this is just for entertainment and I am not an expert in these repairs. The processes in the video may not be the best way, the correct way or the safest way to fix these things.
I do love fault finding and trying to fix broken things so I hope that comes across in this 'Trying to FIX' series.
Many thanks, Vince.

[@Overclockinfo]

Now, put the little spy cam on this and we have a spycopter!

[@abzhuofficial]

Might as well enforce lockdowns with a spycopter. MuwahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! 😜😂🤣

[@Bobbywolf64]

Not a very stealthy helicopter, I think someone might hear it coming lol.

[@abzhuofficial]

@@Bobbywolf64 True that, unless you conceal the camera well enough. Could it be the VoyeurCopter, just to make someone to "ooooh, naughty naughty"? 😜

[@mrjsv4935]

The thought crossed in my mind too :) There at least used to be keyring videocameras, which are small and lightweight & also has the orientation, that might work well with the helicopter model.

[@Leonvolt28]

This is pretty cool idea. The camera is not that bad and would be perfect for this.

[@HuntersMoon78]

After watching your video Vince it inspired me to try to repair my Team Associated B5M. It had a very tight clutch, I removed the cover, moved the motor back and forwards a few times and voila it's working again. I am one happy man as I loved blast around that buggy.

[@drdann2251]

Am I the only person who wants everything in Vince's house to fail at some point? Love your videos Vince (well not the Nintendo Switch videos so much) keep up the awesome work!!!!!

[@dodgydruid]

I have oft suspected we only get very narrow shots because either side of Mr V is walls from floor to ceiling of broken electronics, some have wondered with the rise of his channel, the reduction of e-waste in places like Taiwan etc have shown strong parity and they have posters on the factory walls saying "Don't throw the broken production items away... list it on ebay UK and in Mr Vince we trust." and little shrines etc

[@atoka]

@@dodgydruid LOL

[@Gabriel2.0]

only Vince can make entertaining a video of soldering 2 wires for 20 minutes hahaha

[@M.C.D.Technologies]

Love watching you fix broken stuff doomed for the trash giving them a new lease on life instead of heading for a landfill.

[@HCIbn]

He barely fixes it. But he’ll talk your head off though.

[@M.C.D.Technologies]

@@HCIbn I'm not talking just about this video, he does indeed repair things much more advanced than a wire that was not making a good connection.

[@MK1_TT]

Just a bit of info. 8.4V would be fully charged. That "battery pack" is 2 x 18650 cells which put out 4.2v each on a full charge. commonly used in torches, Laptop battery packs and also they are used in many vaporisers too. Much more common batteries than most people think.

[@watercreator]

Just a friendly warning, whenever working on Quads or Helicopters, ALWAYS remove the props. Coming from building my own Quads for racing. You never know when the blades can go bat crazy. Always a great job though! Love the videos.

[@repr0bate1]

Yes! Having flying RC aircraft as a hobby I can confirm this is very good advice. Always remove the prop,or the blades in this instance.

[@mjrdainbramage]

Nice one Vince! I love these. To make your life a bit easier, you should get some hook clips for your multimeter. Then you can hook them onto even tiny connectors, freeing up your hands for other tasks. I bought some for myself, and although the quality is a bit dodgy, they do the job quite well.

[@ripleysmith7583]

The trampoline in your backyard looks like you have a Stargate.

[@TechGorilla1987]

You should pick up a set of test leads from ebay or amazon. The nice ones have leads that can clip on to wires and connectors and allow you to piggyback a couple of sets of test leads. Nice sets are about $20USD. This would really assist in troubleshooting for instance clipping a ground lead on a chassis when checking capacitors.

[@StuartZiane]

Vince mate, you’re a gift that keeps giving. Thanks very much.

[@jamiesuvo7420]

Talking about yourself in the third person my mate Vince is going to have a go lol

[@wisher21uk]

He needs to get out more lol

[@BloodyClash]

😁Vince is Coronized

[@omark151gamer8]

What I watch when I'm board good job Vince keep up the good work

[@nightstah]

Awesome! As a kid I didn't have anything that sophisticated (but then again my childhood was late 70s into early 80s)

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

'Flight of the Valkyries' would have been fitting music I reckon.... Always a great video! Stay well and safe.

[@MasterTechPaul]

Hey Vince. I like that helicopter.

[@johnday7362]

MM Vince, I agree that a loose connection was always the probable fault. But, you might want to add an amperage check to your battery check routine. If the battery has a superficial charge (sometimes call battery memory) you'll get the correct voltage but an amperage check will tell a different story. If the battery isn't marked with the amperage rating then check the device's specifications for this info. BTW, your soldering is looking better. You were clearly heating both the wire and the board through-hole connections at the same time. Even your solder application was good (soldered from opposite side from heating). All in all, I am impressed. Keep up the good work, I'll keep watching. Thanks!

[@wadestanford1392]

Had the exact same problem wit my sky giant helicopter. Had left it for a year and went to fly it and no response except a bit of a twitch on the blades and some times not even that. Still haven't manage to find the problem but love your video.

[@eddiestevenson-kaatsch6306]

Lucky lad, with a Dad like you!

[@dannyboii2124]

Love your vids vince been a around since you first started uploading very talented

[@AcornElectron]

Fixed, smashes into ground..... keep up the good work fella!

[@davesmith7671]

Lol i knew I was right about the usb lead connector. Looking forward to this one Vince I've tried fixing the smaller of these ones before and never had any luck

[@Tokaisho1]

So true about the camera port thing, you live and learn, so now in future you know what that is, I never realised myself that was a type of connector until now.

[@coondogtheman]

I have a smaller silverlit RC copter with a dead battery. I like how yours uses 18650 cells. Mine has a large Li-Poly battery.

[@squallneko5004]

That was totally awesome. Well done Vince.

[@CLC-1000]

Great video Vince. Didn't think you would be able to fix this with it being so cheap.

[@LunaticKD1991]

That's a cool remote controlled helicopter. Glad you were able to fix it. 👽👍🚁

[@89ludeawakening1]

Haha my friend was watching some of your videos with me and he was like "Is this guy always so rough with everything he works on? Yanking on wires and plugs, slamming stuff around, the switch on the multimeter sounds like it screams because he turns it so fast. Wonder how much stuff he's broken while trying to fix other parts of it." I just said, I don't know what all he's broken but it's still makes for good videos. Lol

[@troy9er]

Nice job fixing it up! Subbing. I fly RC here in the USA. Helicopters, Jets, and acrobatic planes. They are a blast! Been flying for about 15+ years.

[@JohnJeiJei]

Hey, Vince, on ebay you can get specialized tools to unpin pretty much any kind of electrical connector. Just search for "Car Wire Harness Terminal Extraction Pick Connector Pin Remove Tool Set" or at least part of that. It should be rather intuitive which one you need to use and how. Btw, those connectors are a dime a dozen, used also for EL wires, for example... But i do enjoy going you through the steps until you figure it out and fix it.. :)

[@michaelturner4457]

The connector on the camera is mini-USB. The predecessor to micro-USB. I've got an older Panasonic wireless mic PA system that uses mini-USB for charging the mics.

[@Doc_Fartens]

Makes sense that the connector on the pen was a camera one, the pen being a camera and all.

[@ArreglandoCosas]

Great easy fix vince! Greetings from argentina!

[@TechNinja.1701]

MMV, weren't you able to get your son involved in the diagnostic & repair process? That process & mindset is a valuable life skill you can impart to him that most teachers simply don't have in their curriculum & training to do. Sure, it would have taken longer to do and to shoot and edit the video for - but you'd be building up something that's generational and a lot more valuable than £30.

[@phillipsomerset7967]

Vince, how about swapping a Micro USB port on an xbox controller to USB C is that possible?

[@MKTEKGURU93]

Now that’s a good idea

[@TATTIEPICKER]

This ^^ ^^

[@keenobeast5920]

Yessssss I like that idea

[@rck_anchs_c]

Yes but it's a lot of work

[@getyourkicksagain]

Why would you want to?

[@zerocool278]

Nice one, Good to see a video from you. Hope you're all well.

[@DEmma1972]

Nice copter. You should really change the connectors for deans (T plug)type. Can get them for about £3 for 10 sets (male/female). Most companies use the tamiya type as they are about 1p cheaper for manufacturing purposes but they have issues including wobbly connectors and creating resistance and you really dont want the chopper to fail when it is 50ft in the air. I play a lot of airsoft and any regular player will swap out the tamiya connectors for deans type as it improves the rate of fire and battery efficiency. You would get more flying time using deans. Maybe do a video on changing the connectors and maybe also giving the copter a service or to try and make it quieter. Maybe change the motors for brushless or something else. Pimp your chopper. :) Could also try the XT60 type connector as I believe they are superior to deans but more costly.

[@AnonymousRepair]

Nice video 👍😊 Would not trust that connector maybe replace it with an XT60

[@adrianpearce5214]

Great job vince love your videos

[@rocktoroll77]

That was cool it’s a bigger chopper than I’ve seen awesome video

[@Natei]

Not bad for 30 quid that, I've had some that were truly awful for more!

[@ashleydavis940]

Love your stargate pond did you make it?

[@CraigoM04]

Can anyone tell me the name of the tool with the red cap he used to clean the solder?

[@jensL.]

Should be called solder pump.

[@shaunbarnaby1834]

has a feeling Vince is slowly kicking toys @ home in order to make regular videos :P

[@gjwilson]

I like the Stargate that youve got in your back garden. I take it youre a fan as well? 😁

[@MightyistheRCGamer]

Wow you even gave us a flight video that was really cool of you...

[@ianlainchbury]

Ben needs a proper r/c heli next me thinks! He can fly that great! Great fix mymatevibce :)

[@mainz_.1896]

Hey Vince I don’t know if you’ll see this, I have this ps4 that needs fixed and wanted to see if you could make a video on it? Just can’t afford to fix it and won’t have any use for it anymore

[@jamiesuvo7420]

I always change these types of connections to Dean's connections the same with timia I changed them as well to Dean's as they give a better connection

[@Abh_92]

Awesome as always

[@matthewtooley3771]

How dare you, we do not sell rubbish lol. £39 was a bargain for this bad boy. Pleased you're still getting alot of use from it. Look to forward seeing you in your local Menkind soon. P.S some stores still stock spare blades for this model if your ever have need.

[@haggismoon]

Hi mate great Video, Why don't you put the Pen camera on the Helicopter.

[@dash8brj]

*crash* "I'd beter test it to make sure it still works or this'll be a revisit" haha.

[@rublie1426]

cool vid! I have a similarly sized helicopter, and I think mine needs a new battery. Your battery seemed to be quite similar to mine. D'you have any idea where I could get one? Thanks.

[@Th3OmegaPoint]

As soon as I saw the dodgy connection I thought "it's the connector" - I used to play with Tamiya R/C cars when I was a kid and they were the same.

[@BowsettesFury]

Excellent so glad it worked again

[@brennanwoods845]

That faulty connection can happen from the pins not touching then that stops power getting to the esc

[@brockyneo999]

Think your videos are great thanks 👍

[@pauljs75]

Now just hack the spring out of the main rotor control on the controller so it'll be easier to hold in a hover. For some reason they use that to safe it to off on the less expensive helicopters, but it makes them more annoying to fly. (Any moment of inattention to that has it dropping like a rock.)

[@flatmap1]

Vince? Do you have a video on fixing a remote control heng long tank? My is not working

[@jamesasprey2092]

What desolder pump are you using the one I’ve got wouldn’t pull skin of rice pudding 😢

[@DogRox]

Got to love alligator clip leads! :-) they come in handy when you need use your hands for other things hehe!:-)

[@GadgetUK164]

Nice easy fix =D Stay safe!!! #enjoyablefix

[@hughblount1983]

That fitting had me puzzled ah well mystery solved

[@paulb8186]

You'll need a licence to fly that now in the UK!

[@JonnyIT1]

Paul B no don’t it’s depends on the size plane

[@paulb8186]

JonnyIT Wrong, all unmanned aircraft weighing between 250g and 20kg need to be licenced in the UK. That's virtually every single outdoor remote aircraft now needs a licence to fly!

[@JonnyIT1]

@@paulb8186 Ok

[@bubbadoodah]

USB 2 Ports are used for external computer hard drives and GPS devices.

[@discoHR]

Why aren't the rotor blades rigid? So they don't break when it crashes?

[@SeppNel]

Nice Landing!

[@paulstrickland8538]

May be the same problem you had . Mine doing something your doing I'm gonna check that out

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

And it flys again. Great!

[@lochanathambeliyagoda5065]

Lol my mate vince i was screaming at my ipad about that spy pen connector but good job mate

[@Neel_Prajapatie]

my a helicopter where battery all is ok but not connect supported but how supporting connect Baieng system? please help and review a video

[@kennethbarker852]

great video

[@jasongriffiths1048]

I have some of those connectors with the wires attached if you want to swap them over. I’m in the U.K. so can post them easy just let me know.

[@jamesdougan8789]

g`day old mate vince appreciate you putting out extra video`s always a highlight of my day if there is a fix it video thank you very much my old mate vince cheers man

[@Saif649-1]

James Dougan yo

[@jamesdougan8789]

@@Saif649-1 g`day mate

[@Saif649-1]

James Dougan yo

[@austins.3313]

Protip - that funky camera USB connection - A USB mini-B will also fit

[@kadeemal-shabazz9639]

I just bought this product and it won’t even fly do you know why ?

[@michaelturner4457]

20:35 Garden pond. And I'm thinking the next video will be about repairing water damaged RC helicopter.

[@jimbobalob2009]

Are you blind? Its clearly a trampoline

[@motokoy7515]

nice one mate.

[@CipherKilledit]

Cool! I'm feeling it

[@stephenlittle7534]

I have the really little one. I might have a look at my connection. When I put the battery in it didn't work so Thanks.

[@scottfirman]

Time to move him up to a better model. Horizon makes the Blade. Banggood also sells some nice quality better helicopters. Best thing to do is review the different brands. I have several different brands and enjoy flying RC planes more.

[@brutlern]

Oh, I'll subscribe for more... crash landings :)

[@Kingstersreejit]

Wonderfull job

[@1050franco]

I remember having a PC that i repaired and it had the same connector powering a case cooler , i had to change it because it didn't work at all , after i changed it the cooler started to work just fine.

[@DarkGT]

I wanted one of those when I was a kid.

[@bloox11]

next video getting the stargate in the back garden working lol

[@lucaspagan3576]

Vince Time, YES!!!!!

[@ЭдуардСидоров-з1ы]

Зачем было зачищать провод? Снимать отличную изоляцию и менять на термоусадку?

[@djayantikalloemisier9166]

nice helicopter

[@AlmostBrokeLbs]

Hey Vince I relly like you videos and I relly love to you meake video about how you make a nitendo switch bye

[@DaveTheSeries]

Isn't that just a mini USB port?

[@michaelturner4457]

It is

[@Bob_Burton]

Are you registered as an operator of a remotely piloted vehicle and is anyone who flies it registered as a pilot of such a device having passed the required online test ? These are legal requirements in the UK

[@carp128]

is that a working stargate in your garden lol

[@MirceaD28]

Use a needle to lift the safety clip to remove the pin from the connector.

[@rebug5614]

Those connectors aren't the best. I'd have upgraded them to a set of EC5's 👍🏻

[@Hagledesperado]

Or XT30 maybe. Anyway, yeah the stock connectors look pretty terrible.

[@hjdsfuiwenfnfqo1265]

Hi vince

[@saraboulos6253]

You have to wait for the light to stop blinking

[@whollymindless]

I was afraid we were going to have another fix-it video at the end...

[@carpenter940x]

The copter or the trampoline?

[@borgred]

cool got one myself, flew it for 1 min but it back in box still in cuboard 5 years later lol