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| 14:35.06 | keldwud | hey I just bought an R/C helicopter for my daughter's birthday and I can't seem to get it working (I'm presenting it to her tomorrow morning), would anyone be willing to help me figure out how to get it working? here is the model: |
| 14:35.08 | keldwud | http://www.amazon.com/Syma-S107-S107G-Helicopter-Colors/dp/8499000606?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s02 |
| 14:35.47 | RyanE | what's it doing? I assume you've charged it with the USB charging cable? |
| 14:37.28 | keldwud | yeah I tried charging it |
| 14:37.36 | keldwud | but I don't think that it was accepting a charge |
| 14:37.44 | keldwud | I don't get any indicator lights on the helicopter itself |
| 14:37.58 | keldwud | the cable has an indicator light on it, so I know that there is power going through it |
| 14:38.07 | RyanE | right, the indicator light should go out when it's charged. |
| 14:38.21 | RyanE | You did turn *on* the helicopter, right? Small switch on the body. |
| 14:38.24 | RyanE | and *no lights*? |
| 14:38.31 | RyanE | After charging, it should show some lights when on |
| 14:38.37 | RyanE | if not, defective. |
| 14:38.51 | keldwud | there are no lights when I move the switch between off and on |
| 14:38.56 | jlp_znc | sometimes the battery pack has a connector that has to be plugged in... the pack might be in place but not plugged into the chopper |
| 14:39.01 | RyanE | true |
| 14:39.17 | jlp_znc | (this was the case with some RC cars my kids had years ago) |
| 14:39.28 | RyanE | pretty unusual to get *no* lights, imho, even before charging at all. |
| 14:39.29 | keldwud | ok that's good to know, that could explain the behavior I'm experiencing |
| 14:39.54 | jlp_znc | note: I have no experience with the particular toy you bought, nor have I even looked at the link you posted. :-) |
| 14:40.14 | RyanE | We've had a couple of the Syma copters. |
| 14:40.24 | RyanE | they break pretty easily, and are a bit tricky to fly. |
| 14:40.27 | keldwud | jlp_znc: no worries, that is still a good troubleshooting step |
| 14:40.42 | keldwud | I got her a cheap one for her first one so that it doesn't matter if it breaks |
| 14:40.48 | RyanE | yep. |
| 14:40.55 | keldwud | $17 is nice and cheap considering :) |
| 14:40.57 | RyanE | They're reasonably good, if they're not DOA... :| |
| 14:42.05 | jlp_znc | good plan. I knew a guy in college who wanted to get into RC airplanes... spent several hundred on a kit plane, spent days building it. crashed on first flight, totally destroyed. |
| 14:42.24 | jlp_znc | (he was able to salvage the radio and servos, but that was about it) |
| 14:42.38 | keldwud | well I've learned that when you get anything for kids, you just get them the cheap shit until they don't break it |
| 14:42.42 | keldwud | then you step up a model |
| 14:42.51 | keldwud | break or lose |
| 14:43.08 | jlp_znc | I also knew a guy who was into RC trucks... his reasoning was that if he crashed it, it didn't have far to fall. |
| 14:43.46 | keldwud | haha |
| 14:45.19 | jlp_znc | did the battery get warm when you had it plugged in for charging? |
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| 14:46.44 | jlp_znc | might find something useful here: http://syma107.com/forum/ |
| 14:49.02 | keldwud | awesome, thanks jlp_znc |
| 14:53.22 | keldwud | oh wow. that forum is pretty comprehensive! |
| 14:57.49 | RyanE | yeah, those copters have been out for a few years, and they're *very* popular. |
| 14:57.59 | RyanE | we enjoyed ours until wrecking them. :) |
| 14:58.14 | RyanE | and I don't have the gumption to go on the forums and tweak them until they work again. |
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| 16:43.13 | TodPunk | keldwud: we've played with almost that same model, it's quite resilient |
| 17:01.58 | keldwud | I wonder if they're so popular because of the price point |
| 17:02.06 | keldwud | the manual had a lot of engrish in it |
| 17:02.26 | Jayce^ | I had the predecessor to those, years ago.. man that thing was tough to fly |
| 17:04.06 | asoc | keldwud: one thing that I have found works well to save long term is a simulator. I have crashed probably thousands of dollars with http://www.realflight.com/index.html and it helped a lot when I got actually flying. |
| 17:04.57 | asoc | *crashed thousands of dollars worth of flying objects virtually |
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| 17:11.44 | spangborn | Oh, he's not even here. |
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| 17:18.22 | jima | yes, he did |
| 17:18.35 | jima | i saw photos |
| 17:18.43 | jima | therefore it happened |
| 17:18.49 | jima | or was very cleverly photoshopped |
| 17:18.59 | spangborn | He does have the software for that. |
| 17:23.17 | jima | software? sure. skills? |
| 17:23.43 | TodPunk | I'd rather not say, since it would inflate his already huge ego |
| 17:25.45 | jima | we need to keep that thing deflated. |
| 17:27.57 | TodPunk | He keeps getting more fans |
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| 18:14.13 | romanovic | ~seen TimRiker |
| 18:14.15 | infobot | timriker <~TimRiker@bzflag/projectlead/TimRiker> was last seen on IRC in channel ##kierra, 82d 12h 48m ago, saying: 'not sure what happened. one of purl's connections dropped and it didn't detect it. old net::irc perl code. could use a rewrite someday. :/ cya.'. |
| 18:26.35 | keldwud | hmm, is giving my 8 year old an RC copter maybe too much for her to handle? |
| 18:32.02 | TodPunk | No? |
| 18:32.42 | TodPunk | keldwud: my daughter was 9 when she got hers. |
| 18:32.48 | TodPunk | Seemed fine |
| 18:33.09 | joshh | just don't let her fly it in the living room |
| 18:33.10 | TodPunk | keldwud: pro tip though, she's totally going to crash it. A lot. It's fine. |
| 18:33.24 | TodPunk | If you don't freak out about her crashing it, even if it breaks, it's all good. |
| 18:40.11 | Migs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAUiIqg1G0I |
| 18:48.09 | voldemortensen | The best swag I ever got at a conference was a mini quad copter. It lasted all of 5 seconds. Flew it straight into the light fixture and it hasn't been seen since. |
| 18:48.49 | keldwud | oh I planned on her breaking it |
| 18:48.54 | keldwud | that's why I got it so cheap |
| 18:48.59 | jfindlay | it disappeared into a flash of light? |
| 18:49.00 | keldwud | as long as she has fun with it |
| 18:49.12 | keldwud | but I'm worried I won't get it working before her party tomorrow :( |
| 18:49.20 | keldwud | would really suck if I got a dead one |
| 18:49.51 | keldwud | because without the copter she's only getting a bucket full of lego and a kid's single volume encyclopedia |
| 18:49.55 | TodPunk | I doubt you got a dead one, and the batteries are easy to replace when they go bad |
| 18:49.57 | keldwud | this was the "wow" gift |
| 18:50.12 | TodPunk | Did you amazon it? |
| 18:50.15 | keldwud | yeah |
| 18:50.34 | keldwud | but I'd have to tinker with it right now and then get a new one shipped next day |
| 18:50.37 | TodPunk | Well, it's Prime, so it's from an officially backed Amazon seller |
| 18:50.48 | keldwud | yeah, I always buy prime only |
| 18:50.51 | TodPunk | Doubt there's shady nonsense involved |
| 18:51.20 | TodPunk | If the battery is actually dead you can get a new one from a Batteries+ or something more than likely |
| 18:52.55 | TodPunk | but I can see how it would suck. You could just package it and then go through the "yes, but we have to figure out how to charge it, so we might need to order some parts" and it will still be a joyous and exciting occasion |
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| 19:23.58 | keldwud | heh, I was tempted to try that line, TodPunk :) |
| 19:24.06 | keldwud | I definitely thought about it |
| 19:24.23 | keldwud | but that's why I got it out beforehand because nothing sucks more than getting an awesome toy and then not being able to play with it |
| 19:24.36 | keldwud | wanted to put batteries in the controller and charge it |
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| 21:43.18 | keldwud | oh man |
| 21:43.26 | keldwud | I think I overcharged my battery when I first got it |
| 21:43.38 | keldwud | turns out that it won't stop accepting a charge after it is full |
| 21:48.00 | SunSparc | ? |
| 21:51.44 | RyanE | yeah, quality control for $17 helicopter toys is sadly lacking. |
| 21:59.56 | shalkie | I've got your whilry bird right here keldwud: https://www.etsy.com/listing/53850200/whirly-gig-wooden-toy-kids-wood-toy |
| 22:00.17 | shalkie | Actually it is a nice looking toy |
| 22:00.59 | jfindlay | lol |
| 22:07.44 | SunSparc | I wonder if you can get one with a mounted cam... |
| 22:15.16 | shalkie | http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/isis-kill-16-real-madrid-7962654 |
| 22:15.18 | shalkie | :( |
| 22:20.57 | jfindlay | losers |
| 22:21.43 | romanovic | shalkie: that is sad. I met several Real Madrid fans in Iraq, never would have guessed _that_ would be what makes them an ISIS target |
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| 22:45.50 | keldwud | jfindlay: suckers |
| 22:46.22 | jfindlay | keldwud: I'm talking about the daesh punks |
| 22:46.23 | keldwud | time to go home! woohoo! |
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| 23:19.05 | shalkie | keldwud: Hey it is time for me to go home too! Wait, I am home... Time to go get coffee! #WFHLife . :-P |
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| 23:55.27 | keldwud_ | okay so yeah, it was the lead wire that lost its connection |
| 23:55.36 | keldwud_ | on my daughter's new rc copter |
| 23:55.49 | keldwud_ | I'm gonna take it down to the hackerspace and solder it back on |
| 23:55.59 | keldwud_ | I tested it by touching it and when I touch it, I get indicator lights |