Receiver and PPM Encoder connections

[Ken_Bow]

@Turf1975

Did you remove the plus wire from the ESC’s to the pixhawk?

No, should i ? They only feed +5V right ? Is that bad ?

@dkemxr

You can connect them anyway you want.

So i did a lot of test with the “motor test function” not they are all working with the test function

First: motors are all working (when i cross the connections they do at least)
Second:
Only 1 out of 4 skywalker ESC’s are working [no idea how or when they broke?]
all 4 simonks ESC’s are working

I swapped all skywalker ESC’s back to simonks ones
But still can’t control them with the transmitter.

Motor spin problem

[Turf1975 (Maarten Altorf)]

@Ken_Bow

No, should i ? They only feed +5V right ? Is that bad ?

Yes you should remove them all except for 1. Else you risk your ESC’s.

[dkemxr (Dave)]

@Ken_Bow

So i did a lot of test with the “motor test function” not they are all working with the test function

What does this mean? Note they are working? Not working?

@Ken_Bow

when i cross the connections they do at least

As I said there is no “cross connection” it doesn’t matter how you wire them for operation, only for direction and then it’s switch any 2 to change that.

@Ken_Bow

Only 1 out of 4 skywalker ESC’s are working [no idea how or when they broke?]

I would guess you entered configuration mode when fiddling with calibration and set something wrong. It’s easy to do with those old tech ESC’s.

Here is the manual:
HW-SM003DUL-V2-SkyWalker-20150512.pdf (512.6 KB)

[Ken_Bow]

Everything is working, but at the same time doesn’t.

The last youtube video i shared explains the situation.

The motors don’t spin when i connect them strait, only works when i cross the wires.

I won’t use skywalker even if they worked, they are just 30 amps, and i need 40 amps which are simonks.

Right now motor test function makes the motors spin, but that is all, i can’t get them to work with transmitter.

[dkemxr (Dave)]

@Ken_Bow

The motors don’t spin when i connect them strait, only works when i cross the wires.

This cannot be the problem man. It’s basic Brushless DC Motor operation. If this is true then how will you reverse the motor directions if required on a SimonK firmware ESC? Had you bought Modern tech BLHeli_32 ESC’s this is trivial using an application.

In that video it’s not clear how you are trying to Arm. It’s Low Throttle Right Rudder.

[Ken_Bow]

@dkemxr

In that video it’s not clear how you are trying to Arm. It’s Low Throttle Right Rudder.

Maybe these help.

I pull the left and right stick to bottom right corner.

[dkemxr (Dave)]

Configured Flight Modes don’t tell my anything useful.

@Ken_Bow

I pull the left and right stick to bottom right corner.

So you have a Mode 1 radio?

[Ken_Bow]

I don’t know what mode 1 radio is ?
My hobby shop told me to “pull the sticks to the bottom right” to arm the motors
i copied the mission planner “flight mode” settings from this video

[dkemxr (Dave)]

Google “Arducopter Arming” and select the 1St link. You will find what I have already said about how to Arm.

I think your local hobby shop is clueless when it comes to Ardupilot.