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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 8:47 AM

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I am taking the good advice received here and cancelling items on back order with HK....I have given them 3 weeks and only one item of about 20 has been taken off backorder.....that said they have put 2 items that were reversed on back order!!! So I am pretty convinced they are robbing Peter to pay Paul so enough with be patient......
I would like to find another supplier albeit more expensive of the following item for the HK450GT is there one or two suppliers you can suggest that carry a reasonable range of parts the are like to carry clone part for 450GT?
To tell you the truth I am still struggling with what is compatible with what mainly coz I have not got my hands dirty yet building these things. I suspect experience is king here. There are so many clones and variant models I am likley to finish up with lots of parts that will not go together.
The parts I would like to purchase for the HK450GT are:
HK450V2 Main Gear Assembly
HK450V2 Linkage Rod Set
HK450V2 Metal Tail Rotor Assembly
450 Size Heli Servo Mounting Parts
HK450V2 Tail Holder
Pinion Gear 3.17mm/0.5M 12T
Be nice to have the parts on order and tracking before I head away next week as I won't have the time to micro manage Hobby King. It also appears that it can take some considerable time to get them moving even if they are in stock.
Also I have given up on the Turnigy Accecell 6 50W charger as they have been on B/O for 3 weeks. Happy again to spend some extra dollars to get a charger that will partner with the HK 350W power supply that I have ordered on HK. Might be a good time to review the selection, I know Rob has a number of these and recommends them. I need a charger that will do 1S to 6S to for the future....I need 1S for the MCX2 and MCPX. Does the Accecell 6 50W charger actually charge 1S batteries I can only find reference to 2S to 6S ???
Cheers,
Ian

Like I"ve said before, I would not being going too sick buying parts untill you have built the kit and know what's what. You'll get a feel for what parts your going to need spares for.

Those 50W chargers are neat for mcpx batteries but are a waste of money for charging bigger lipos. Don't wast your money. You should be looking at a 200-400W charger, otherwise your going to buying a bunch of those 50w charges or you'll end up buying a bigger charger in the end anyway.

50w is useless for charging 2200mah+ batteries. If you get the zippy batteries they are rated at 2C charge which is 4.4 amps. 50w is around 4 amps so you cant even charge 1 battery at 2c. Soon you'll want to be parallel charging 4-6 batteries at once which will take a very very long time.

I'm not saying this is a bad charger, just 50w is well 50 watts. 50 watts is not even 6 amps anyways. I don't know how they can advertise it as such.

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 8:54 AM

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For those that have gone Flybarless I have a few questions.

I had the GT (with the gu365) out again this morning after changing the tail servo and playing with setup etc and put it through it's first real flight. One thing that I'm not used to and doesn't feel right is that it wants to keep pitching forward untill you use reverse elevator in forward flight. For example, if you forward cyclic the swash does not seem to centre when you go back to centre stick. It's trimmed perfect and can hold a hands off hover, but as soon as you want to go forward it wants to keep going which seems like your flying around with the nose pointing to the ground all the time and having to correct it. It doesn't seem right but I am new to fbl and just want to know if this is normal. I've played with the elevator gain and too much made it chicken dance and too little made it worse.

Also, who has the copterx 3 axis and who has the Tarot ? I've got a Tarot, but i'm thinking of getting a copterx as well + freight will be cheaper to land here than the tarot. Are they the same and do you use the same software and are the usb links the same. I have the tarot usb link.

Apart form the pitching forward issue it went really well. I have some video but had to goto work so I'll try upload some footage later to show the pitching forward thing.

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Jonesy

Hi Jonesy,

The flybarless stabilisation works in such a way that it tries to maintain the orientation of the heli after your last cyclic stick input. So, if you if you pitch the nose down and let go of the sticks the gyro will attempt to hold the nose down position and the heli will accelerate forward.

The CopterX and Tarot ZYX do seem to be the same gyro. Nothing to choose between them except that Tarot seems to support the product better by updating the firmware more quickly.

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 9:13 AM

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Morning All,

Yesterdays flyin'

Confession time: All my vids since the servo upgrade have had the tail blades on the wrong way!

I noticed in a post flight check yesterday

Lets see what happens today now they are correctly installed.

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 9:18 AM

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I am taking the good advice received here and cancelling items on back order with HK....I have given them 3 weeks and only one item of about 20 has been taken off backorder.....that said they have put 2 items that were reversed on back order!!! So I am pretty convinced they are robbing Peter to pay Paul so enough with be patient......

I would like to find another supplier albeit more expensive of the following item for the HK450GT is there one or two suppliers you can suggest that carry a reasonable range of parts the are like to carry clone part for 450GT?

To tell you the truth I am still struggling with what is compatible with what mainly coz I have not got my hands dirty yet building these things. I suspect experience is king here. There are so many clones and variant models I am likley to finish up with lots of parts that will not go together.

The parts I would like to purchase for the HK450GT are:

HK450V2 Main Gear Assembly
HK450V2 Linkage Rod Set
HK450V2 Metal Tail Rotor Assembly
450 Size Heli Servo Mounting Parts
HK450V2 Tail Holder
Pinion Gear 3.17mm/0.5M 12T

Be nice to have the parts on order and tracking before I head away next week as I won't have the time to micro manage Hobby King. It also appears that it can take some considerable time to get them moving even if they are in stock.

Also I have given up on the Turnigy Accecell 6 50W charger as they have been on B/O for 3 weeks. Happy again to spend some extra dollars to get a charger that will partner with the HK 350W power supply that I have ordered on HK. Might be a good time to review the selection, I know Rob has a number of these and recommends them. I need a charger that will do 1S to 6S to for the future....I need 1S for the MCX2 and MCPX. Does the Accecell 6 50W charger actually charge 1S batteries I can only find reference to 2S to 6S ???

Cheers,

Ian

Ian I have the Accecell 6 50W charger but when you start charging multiple batteries it doesnt supply enough amps. I keep it for my MCPX batteries and use this now. www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp
Got mine from the Aus warehouse but on backorder. Still in stock on main warehouse. The 12T pinion is a pain in the butt to find but try here www.oomodel.com/motor-pinion-gear-12t-tl053-317mm-tl053-p-60881.html
They will prob have the rest of the stuff you need as well
If not try these guys www.ac-rc.com/product_info.php They are so funny. They charge you postage and when they go to the post office to post if they dont use all your postage costs they give you a refund.

Unbelievable but true.

The kit comes with a 11 and 13T pinion in it and Im still using the 11T Should be good to learn on but I have a 12T for the next build.

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 9:18 AM

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Hi there !
I hope you bought a new heli today.
I did !

This is the big brother and the little devil.
The petite of the family.

PS. It looks so small ! I wonder if a cat attacks if she sees this bug flying around the back yard...

Congrats on your purchase mate!

Is there only me still resisting?

Simon

PS. We'll have you stocking only a few spares as part of an essential crash kit and operating a JIT system (with your LHS) for everything else before you know it!

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 9:21 AM

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Morning All,

Yesterdays flyin'

Confession time: All my vids since the servo upgrade have had the tail blades on the wrong way! I noticed in a post flight check yesterday Lets see what happens today now they are correctly installed.

Simon

Shame Shame Shame

Wow how will it fly with the blades the right way

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 9:38 AM

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Congrats on your purchase mate!

Is there only me still resisting?

Simon

PS. We'll have you stocking only a few spares as part of an essential crash kit and operating a JIT system (with your LHS) for everything else before you know it!

Thank you Simon.

Well, I don`t think you need one. You fly so good the 450s, plus you have a nice large flying area and the yard, so I think your next heli must be a 500 or bigger.

Hmm, it`s good the LHS has parts and the same prices so I don`t have to order abroad. But on the other hand I need too much gas to get there... so it is like I pay postage every time I go there...
I can`t stock any other parts though. There is no room left...

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 9:47 AM

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Congrats on your purchase mate!

Is there only me still resisting?

Simon

PS. We'll have you stocking only a few spares as part of an essential crash kit and operating a JIT system (with your LHS) for everything else before you know it!

Thank you Simon.

Well, I don`t think you need one. You fly so good the 450s, plus you have a nice large flying area and the yard, so I think your next heli must be a 500 or bigger.

Hmm, it`s good the LHS has parts and the same prices so I don`t have to order abroad. But on the other hand I need too much gas to get there... so it is like I pay postage every time I go there...
I can`t stock any other parts though. There is no room left...

Spiros

You might need some more batteries and your store sells them pretty expensive. HK sells the nanotechs for $2.96 with a combo deal on the multi charge plug but you may know a store that is cheaper.

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You might need some more batteries and your store sells them pretty expensive. HK sells the nanotechs for $2.96 with a combo deal on the multi charge plug but you may know a store that is cheaper.

Combo? I had seen they are $4.99 + postage.
I had the opposite impression as I don`t have to pay postage. But then again as I said I pay for gas...
I don`t know. I can`t afford more room or more money. I`ll take just the needed when they break.

I got a little reduction from the LHS also. A little but still got it at a more nice price than it looks.

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 10:26 AM

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^ Lol, speaking of Hobbyking don't you just love/hate* those "An item on your wishlist has been added to stock" emails! They get me shopping everytime! This is for my GT. I did not order the ZYX as it is on backorder and it would not accept a buddycode for a backordered product

HN70010	Swashlocker Arm Link w/ Pin (2pcs/bag)	1
DMDL-450FBL	High-Quality FBL Flybarless Head for T-Rex a	1
HGD-202HB	HGD digital 202 Carbon Gear BB -9.1g / .11s	3
GT450pro-143	GT450PRO Feathering Shaft (51x4mm) 2pcs	2

I'm very excited now!

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 10:34 AM

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^ Lol, speaking of Hobbyking don't you just love/hate* those "An item on your wishlist has been added to stock" emails! They get me shopping everytime! This is for my GT. I did not order the ZYX as it is on backorder and it would not accept a buddycode for a backordered product

HN70010

Swashlocker Arm Link w/ Pin (2pcs/bag)

1

DMDL-450FBL

High-Quality FBL Flybarless Head for T-Rex a

1

HGD-202HB

HGD digital 202 Carbon Gear BB -9.1g / .11s

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GT450pro-143

GT450PRO Feathering Shaft (51x4mm) 2pcs

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I'm very excited now!

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Yeah I got that email and my thumbs were twitching until I remembered I have a Tarot FBL head already. Sometimes it pays to take a breath.

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 10:36 AM

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You might need some more batteries and your store sells them pretty expensive. HK sells the nanotechs for $2.96 with a combo deal on the multi charge plug but you may know a store that is cheaper.

Combo? I had seen they are $4.99 + postage.
I had the opposite impression as I don`t have to pay postage. But then again as I said I pay for gas...
I don`t know. I can`t afford more room or more money. I`ll take just the needed when they break.

I got a little reduction from the LHS also. A little but still got it at a more nice price than it looks.

If you find this item you will see they offer the battery as a combo deal. When you add it you can change the ammount but the price still stays the same. See you are teaching us all to be scrouges.

www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 10:44 AM

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Congrats on your purchase mate!

Is there only me still resisting?

Simon

PS. We'll have you stocking only a few spares as part of an essential crash kit and operating a JIT system (with your LHS) for everything else before you know it!

Thank you Simon.

Well, I don`t think you need one. You fly so good the 450s, plus you have a nice large flying area and the yard, so I think your next heli must be a 500 or bigger.

Hmm, it`s good the LHS has parts and the same prices so I don`t have to order abroad. But on the other hand I need too much gas to get there... so it is like I pay postage every time I go there...
I can`t stock any other parts though. There is no room left...

Spiros

Of course he NEEDS one.. he will be hovering low inverted within 3 weeks of getting one

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 10:51 AM

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Morning All,

Yesterdays flyin'

Confession time: All my vids since the servo upgrade have had the tail blades on the wrong way! I noticed in a post flight check yesterday Lets see what happens today now they are correctly installed.

Simon

LOL.. don't feel bad mate.. I made the same mistake with my Blade 400 Heli and the tail vibrated something chronic.. i did everything to try to remove the vibration... and ended up taking it to Perth RC Hobby shop for some advice..

They picked the tail blades being on the wrong way immediately...

I was so embarrassed especially because they all knew I used to fly real Police Helis..

Glad to hear the servos are working out..

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 10:57 AM

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Rob, and everyone,

My HK 939MG servos are all OK, except for the elevator servo which is mounted to the outside of the frame. The screws that came with it are self tapping I believe, and the servo has alot of free movement within the mount up and down.

Bigger screws have helped, but not cured the problem. I am thinking to resort to Herculean measures and cover the whole damn thing in hot glue!

Heh Heh.. use the hot GLUE...

Brian and Simon will get it...

For the rest.. I used to HOT Glue everything on my helis.. Nothing moves.

This will give you some idea.. the RX and Satellite are solidly hot glued too..

actually this is how I mount my 939's

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If you find this item you will see they offer the battery as a combo deal. When you add it you can change the ammount but the price still stays the same. See you are teaching us all to be scrouges.
www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp

I had seen this charging multiple batteries splitter.
There was some posts (or pages) back that someone asked about what to use to charge multiple batteries, and I had answered as well to this question.
I had seen though that this item is out of stock. So no combo. Byt the time it gets back in stock I may have not the mCPX... or the batteries get out of stock...
I had seen the batteries are $3 something by swarm codes, anyway.

But in any case 2x batteries (4.99*2) plus postage $3.99 means a total cost of $13.97 or 10.91 Euro.
The LHS sells them for 5 Euro each, so 10 Euro with no discount. If I add a discount then it is a lot better.

I remember you said you don`t want to get a headache making an order.
Well, if I have to search for combos, for codes, for availability (most out of stock), and finally leave aside a spare part just because the cart weight raised by 1 gram more than the limit and so have to pay $5 more for just a gram, then NO.
I will not play that game.

That`s way more complicated, time consuming, make you waiting and search again and again and such than just find it somewhere else, including ebay.

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 11:44 AM

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Spiros buy it!!!! I was stuck for months with only 1 lipo and 4 minutes flying then charge and fly ..... Then I got 4 x E-Flites at ZAR 75.00 each converting to US$9.60 each plus postage, some guys were asking $16.00 each for a 250mah lipo. By implication the extra minute of lfying was not worth the price.

So I can now fly around 20 minutes.

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Ill try mounting those tabs on the outside of the frame and see if that helps otherwise Im just going to hot glue it in place. The heli has just been sitting on my bench for way, way too long!

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 1:08 PM

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@ Rob - The scale flew fine until I lost the tail. Minor crash but something wrong with my "Franken 450" Me thinx the "Bobs brand" swash may be dead as I am having odd oscolation in that area, almost like my Trex swash that I replaced.

@ Simon - As always love the viddys and commented on Youtube. Funny re: tail blades! Re: MCP X, Simon you don't need one but as you traverse toward inverted etc. and just for the plain fun of flying a CP in careless fashion, you should consider one. Besides YOU'RE an Overlord!

@ Spiros - I was LOOKING for a screw assortment! Thanx!

YAY!!! You will LOVE the MCP X! Just find a little grassy area to fly it in! Seriously, it will revolutionize your flying!

As for parts there IS something to be said for supporting your LHS!

As stated, I have the Nano techs for the MCP X and they are great! I parallel charge 6 at a time!

You can buy them in a swarm sale

@ Bob Dewater - Welcome and enjoy!

@ Jonesy - Ditto re: Simon. I have both units and they are great!

@ Edmund - So glad you are getting Shum Schick time! The MCP X is NOT a Mirage but I have to imagine you enjoy it immensely!

@ All - Thanx for the well wishes! The Princess is home on her "tuffet" for the next 7 days "like it or not" and is convalescing well now that the offending organ (gallbladder) has been removed!

Best to ya!

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 1:34 PM

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Brian, very little in life compares to the feeling when getting your butt into a M and giving it FT + afterburner. Would give anything to get into a F15. Off to an early afternoon now so catch you all on Monday again.

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You might need some more batteries and your store sells them pretty expensive.

Ohh, now I understood what went wrong with the maths.
You must have seen prices listed in US dollars.

Well, this shop does not have a good exchange rate of the EURO -> USD
So you may have seen an item priced way much.

On the other hand this is what I was talking a few pages, maybe a couple of months, ago.
Hobbyking has another negative, at least for any European customer.
It may list prices in USD but in Euro too but although it may list the prices in Euro when you get to the checkout then it sends to paypal the cost at USD...
So you pay in USD and so you get the exchange rate of the paypal, which is not so good.

Other shops like Miracle-Mart or RC711 or Leaderhobby make the checkout at Euro.
Now Miracle-Mart has the best exchange rate (always) sometimes way better than paypal, way more then the example below, RC711 has almost as good as Miracle-Mart`s (always) but Leaderhobby has unfortunately way worse than the paypal`s exchange rate (always).
So you may see an item priced the same in Miracle-Mart or RC711 or Leaderhobby or Hobbyking in USD but European customers will find the price a lot cheaper in Miracle-Mart and a lot more expensive at Leaderhobby.

An example:
Miracle-Mart               Tarot 450 Sport Basic Kit    US $95.90 Euro: 71.31 ->     exchange rate 1.334
RC711 ALZRC 450 SPORT Helicopter Frame Kit    US $139.90 Euro: 105.32 -> exchange rate 1.328
Leaderhobby RTF kit 2.4Ghz Carbon Fiber 450 V2 US $115.00 Euro: 96.60 -> exchange rate 1.190
Hobbyking does not make the checkout in Euro so uses paypal`s payment exchange rate of     1.293
All rates valid at 30/3/2012 17:25 GMT+2

So if I made a $300 order, something that I do (did) regularly, then I have to pay:
Miracle-Mart   224.88€
RC711            225.90€
Leaderhobby 252.10€
Hobbyking    232.01€

And today paypal has a good exchange rate. This week, and many more before, it was at 1.27 - 1.28

OK, you may say: what`s the big deal. If I buy just $40 then there is almost no difference.
But I do not. As I said made large orders.
Even if you make small orders repeatedly then why pay paypal all the time?

Still you may say it is not much of a thing.
If you add the difference a shop has at postage cost, the rate, and a few other things then they sum up and make a lot of a difference.

Well, I hope someone is reading.

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 3:54 PM

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@ Spiros - I was LOOKING for a screw assortment! Thanx!

YAY!!! You will LOVE the MCP X! Just find a little grassy area to fly it in! Seriously, it will revolutionize your flying!

As for parts there IS something to be said for supporting your LHS!

As stated, I have the Nano techs for the MCP X and they are great! I parallel charge 6 at a time!

You can buy them in a swarm sale

Hi Brian,

Good to hear your princess is well.
What would we do without them?

Hmm, I hope I will.
As soon as I start flying it then I may consider batteries and a charging harness.
But I think till then, I need more batteries, the bird will be waiting a repair job, I`m afraid.

Good to see you around,

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 4:26 PM

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Morning All,

Yesterdays flyin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7NxjwioI9U

Confession time: All my vids since the servo upgrade have had the tail blades on the wrong way! I noticed in a post flight check yesterday Lets see what happens today now they are correctly installed.

Simon

LOL.. don't feel bad mate.. I made the same mistake with my Blade 400 Heli and the tail vibrated something chronic.. i did everything to try to remove the vibration... and ended up taking it to Perth RC Hobby shop for some advice..

They picked the tail blades being on the wrong way immediately...

I was so embarrassed especially because they all knew I used to fly real Police Helis..

Glad to hear the servos are working out..

Lol, I'm glad I'm in good company....

Anyway, she flew well today and with the tail blades on correctly consumed at least 150 mA less per 7 minute flight. She also flew even better

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 5:01 PM

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OK, just in case it's helpful I thought I'd do this & following on from Spiros's online shopping escapades.

Cheap Parts I Like

I generally don't like unbranded drive train parts (gears, shafts etc) and eBay lipos are a lottery too. But here are some good parts.

Leadershobby Titanium Swashplate F007 - $3.24 - This has the new black low wearing swash rings. The ones I have bought have been slop free and better than the Hobbyking counterparts. Fits V1, V2 and my V1 FBL conversion (GT, $10 heli etc)

F029 Tail Slider - $2.09 - It's funny but when carefully assembled this plastic part has less tail slider slop than many of the metal clone counter parts!

Pro Landing Skids - $0.52 - Listed in the Pro section but fits the V1 and V2 (GT etc) a treat. Looks good all in black and the skids are not hard to push into the struts - use a little CA to secure.

Tail Boom - $0.50 - Listed in the pro section but fits a V1 and V2 with all the right holes and grooves pre-cut. Sometimes has a bearing in the middle that can easily be pressed out (for the torque tube). Studier metal than many clone booms.

Dampers and Washer - $0.15 - Fits pro, sport, V2 and RJX type FBL heads. Washers are 0.3mm thick and fit the RJX clone head well. The washers supplied in the hobbyking kit are 0.15mm thick and I prefer to use one of these per side rather than two per side from the RJX clone kit

Reverse thread Linkages TL2639 - $3.49 - Great for getting the blade tracking spot on. I would not be without these for a V1, V2 or RJX type FBL head

Pro Feathering Shaft - $1.60 - Good quality metal and seems to fit the RJX clone head better than the one in the kit!

RJX Swash Locker arms - $2.09 - Fits standard swashplate link balls better than the ones in the HK RJX cloned head.

NanoTech Lipo's - Varies - Find a buddy code and they are great value. Best lipo's I've tried to date are these.

Carbon Fibre Blades White or Yellow - $7.39 or $8.34 - Track better and more responsive flight than glass fibre & wooden blades. These are surprisingly well balanced out the bag.

Alternative CF Main Blades - $7.58 - Also a good choice. Weight distribution different to the HK blades (further out from root). In theory a little better for FBL.

Okay, I'm out of time at the moment, but I may well add to this at some stage.

Hope it is helpful to someone.

Simon

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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part II - 3/30/2012 5:13 PM

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Thanks Ingleburn.....I have gone for the same chargers......They are in stock in their "International Warehouse" so I am shipping to the place I am staying in the USA and bringing it back.....sad but way cheaper to do that than buying in Aus....

....I thought for $23 I would get the 50W charger too for those light duty charges. How do they make them for the price...

See you are making progress....weel done...did you finish u having a Bex and a lay down!!?

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