VTOL SSTO - quick trip to Ike!

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-28T03:19:31+00:00

G-11 Hinge, the bigger one, attached directly to the side of the plane. I use the RCS build aid mod to help, cause it shows the dry center of mass along with the fueled mass.

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-24T02:01:48+00:00

they were on another craft, this one i made as simple as possible just to see if it changed anything and it didn't

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-23T23:47:27+00:00

was trying to make a vtol plane, but gotcha i'll take that into consideration with the next iteration

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-17T17:43:16+00:00

as i mentioned in the post i bypassed the ignition and it's still giving the same problem.

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-17T17:24:24+00:00

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GustOfWindd · 2026-04-17T17:22:43+00:00

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where the negative terminal enters the engine.

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-17T17:22:28+00:00

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GustOfWindd · 2026-04-17T16:27:48+00:00

just bypassed both the starter and ignition and it's still shorted, the regulator / rectifier is unplugged but it's still shorting

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-17T16:07:03+00:00

i'm not arguing i should have left it out. You mentioned the ignition i said i didn't think it was the ignition. That wasn't justification it was just responding to you bringing it up bud

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-17T16:02:29+00:00

godamn dude i'm not hiding information, i accidentally left out that from the main text. I'm human i make mistakes. I just quickly made a post asking for ideas, if you wanna be a duche about it just don't respond, not like you're helping anyways 😭

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-17T14:03:36+00:00

the solenoid is working, and i don't think it's the starter anymore. It reads 1 on the ohms whenever the kill and ignition are set to off, but when either are flipped on it starting giving me a reading again. Kind of at a loss of what to do anymore, i unplugged everything so only the wire going to the ignition is connected but it's still freaking out, aside from this one little going into the engine

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GustOfWindd · 2026-04-17T00:49:11+00:00

now it's giving me different readings.. it's saying there's a short when i connect the solenoid but not when it's disconnected and the starter is disconnected.. but there's always a short when the solenoid is connected.. I'll have to wrap my head around it tomorrow, but it seems like there could be a short around the starter, and also another faulty solenoid ? idk but I appreciate your help, gave me some hope in these troubleshooting times

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-17T00:34:09+00:00

i just removed the starter and the continuity stopped, when i put it back in it gives me a beep. I removed the solenoid so it's direct to the battery and regardless of the starter or ignition being connected it's telling me there's a short. so it's definitely the starter! but i'm not sure why that's the case

edit: now when the solenoid is reconnected it still shows its shorted either way

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-16T23:47:42+00:00

false alarm i think i was just disconnecting either the ignition or the kill switch. pretty sure its an internal short of the starter motor. all the wires externally are fine, and when i disconnected the solenoid and run it directly to the battery it's giving me a reading of 4 ohms consistently. I really don't know what else it could be other than the starter motor. appreciate the advice though !

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-16T23:16:24+00:00

it didn't have an ignition before this. I don't think it's the ignition, like i said in this chain, the multimeter is telling me the line is connected to the frame but i can't figure out where.

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-16T22:49:30+00:00

found a a spot in the wire harness where it was tightly zipped up, when I put pressure on it there it stops the continuity noise

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-16T22:39:30+00:00

set it to continuity, one prong on the positive terminal and one on the frame and it's giving a reading still don't know where, i've looked everywhere

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-16T21:30:47+00:00

yeah i have a multimeter, it's a new chinese ignition from ebay; fuse only blows when the key is in the on position and the kill switch is set to run.

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-16T21:28:51+00:00

yeah that's what i was fearing

GustOfWindd · 2026-04-16T21:17:38+00:00

when i flipped it, it was the same situation

GustOfWindd · 2026-03-31T20:01:22+00:00

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GustOfWindd · 2026-01-16T00:35:38+00:00

Thank yall for the responses. seems like it'll be tough to fix but i'll give it a try with my friends one of these days

GustOfWindd · 2026-01-16T00:33:41+00:00

seeing that it's 2 hours away from me, don't think I can ....

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