Throttle at zero but motors keep increasing in rpm’s | Betaflight | Page 1

thick portal Mar 6, 2025, 3:56 AM

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So I’ve built a homemade fpv drone but for some reason when i first tried to test the motors they kept increasing in speed even when the throttle is at zero

thick portal Mar 6, 2025, 4:18 AM

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and they are speeding up to the point to where the motors are going to over heat

finite condor Mar 6, 2025, 5:01 AM

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This is normal

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBaefeQtA1c

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Joshua Bardwell

Why Do Quadcopter Motors Spin Up By Themselves With Props Off?

This may be the most common question I see asked about multirotors, so clearly it's one that deserves an explanation. Why do your quadcopter motors spin faster and slower when you arm the copter with the props off? Or sometimes, two motors spin faster and two motors spin slower? This phenomenon happens in Cleanflight, Betaflight, and probably KI...

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