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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/14/2006 2:19:34 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		After the microheli main gear mod - which resulted in a longer front frame, I found that I could now install the servos the way I wanted:





The servo wires had ample space (about 1 cm), and could never touch the spinning motor can.

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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/14/2006 2:21:12 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		By placing the servos this way, I reduce the carbon connecting rods lenght by about 1 cm.

The carbon rods are from Align, originally used for the tail servo control.

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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/14/2006 2:23:43 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		While the metal rod connector is from Walkera - Connection to the eileron lever:



And the elevator lever:


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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/14/2006 2:25:22 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		This is how the servo wires run along the frame:



Note also the mod-ed bearing loaded pitch slider.

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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/14/2006 6:10:51 AM   
tripp3d


 

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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/15/2006 1:27:32 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		Hey tripp3d (MAN OF STIHL ),
Thanks for the encouragement. I may have abit of skill (and too much time), but there is nothing I put down here that is beyond the average Joe.
However, I was thinking embarking on another project...





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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/15/2006 1:33:50 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		Well... coming back to reality....
I've recently discovered that epoxy and fibre glass cloth does not stick to the 36 frame plastic. It is brittle after some time, and can be peeled off. So this mod is OUT!



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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/15/2006 1:35:48 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		I have reverted back to using ONLY CA and nylon. My nylon comes from nylon strings such as these (commonly found on shopping bags )


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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/15/2006 1:37:44 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		This is how my frame joints look like now... 100 % CA + Nylon:

Top/front joint:



Lower frame joint:


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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/15/2006 1:43:19 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		Today I show off my Microheli tail.
I have the version 3. People claim uH stuffs are soft and easily destroyed. Well, I haven't faced any problem with them so far. They have performed beyond their expected call of duty (major crash = 2 times, Minor crash = 4, entangled with 2mm wire cable (long story ) = 2):


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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/15/2006 1:46:44 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		The only mod required of this tail unit is the rubber rings. After usage of about 2 months, I noticed that the rubber rings started to get 'compressed' from usage. This resulted in the tail pitch slider moving beyond its required limits and get stuck!!

The solution was simple, just add another bearing:


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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/15/2006 1:53:38 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		Here's the view when re-assembled:



The bearing fits neatly into the whole set up. It even gets lodged into the outer tail case housing (see pic), which (I would like to believe) gives more support to the tail shaft:


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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/15/2006 2:00:29 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		Okay, last mod for today:

This is the main gear set up:



The arrow points to the two grub nuts who are the only two little crittens that holds this entire rotary system together. If they begin to slip, EVERYTHING will fail - main rotor, tail rotor, shaft gets eaten, etc. etc.

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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/15/2006 2:06:37 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		I had to make sure that never happens.
The usual method is to make a flat stop on the shaft, using a file. I wanted something a little more precise than that:

Mark the exact spot where the grub screw will bite the shaft, by using an old shaft as reference:


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RE: Ultimate #36 Mod Thread (& Shogun Parts) - 6/15/2006 2:14:31 AM   
borneobear


 

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Status: offline 		Take a shaft collar (came with some Trex bits and pieces parts) and fix it to the shaft using one of the grub screws. Since there are two grub screw holes, the other one is positioned at the marked spot:


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