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RE: axe cp thread - 2/18/2008 5:52:36 AM   
Rotor13B


 

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ORIGINAL: NoSpark

hello everyone

i installed the belt drive tail boom on my AXE and now saving money for gyro and radio

i can't wait till it's all done
Just so you know you can still use the stock radio.

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RE: axe cp thread - 2/18/2008 5:58:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		really?! i don't need a gyro what do i need to? do i just plug the servo into the mixer?

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RE: axe cp thread - 2/18/2008 6:59:55 AM   
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really?! i don't need a gyro what do i need to? do i just plug the servo into the mixer?
I should have clarified my statement better. What I mean is you can still use the stock radio, The 3-1 unit is a seperate from the receiver but you will still need a gyro and servo. This is also good because the pitch/throttle curves are stored in the radio, Not the 3-1 or receiver. Also it will take some of the frustration out of figuring out proper pitch curves and make setup easier when you first get it all together. I'm using a GY240 and hs-56hb servo and it works fine.

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RE: axe cp thread - 2/19/2008 4:51:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		thanks for the tip Rotor13B

i got the same servo on the tail so all i need is a gyro. do i plug the gyro into the 3-1?

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RE: axe cp thread - 2/19/2008 7:23:49 AM   
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thanks for the tip Rotor13B

i got the same servo on the tail so all i need is a gyro. do i plug the gyro into the 3-1?
No the gyro will plug into the receiver channel 4. Also your going to need a brushed esc 20-25 amp for the main motor. That will plug into where the 3-1 used to be plugged in.

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RE: axe cp thread - 2/21/2008 9:43:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Axe-cp tailboom alternative:

Esky tailbooms ( part EK1-0563 ) packet of TWO for 6 USD.
The original ones are 12 USD for ONE piece, so a quarter of the price. And they look nice too ...

They fit 100%, no mods/hacks needed.

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RE: axe cp thread - 2/21/2008 11:41:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		HELP!!! I am working on a basket case AXE, and I need help with the receiver. Looking at the AXE from the front, 1 servo on the left side and on the right side one servo towards the back, and one in front. From the top of the receiver, (where the antenna comes out), to the bottom are 6 plugs (channels). I realize the 3 N 1 plugs into one of them and also a single pin connector, (gyro?), that plugs in somewhere. Anyone out there give me a basic description of which plug goes where? Many thanks in advance!

Sling Blade

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RE: axe cp thread - 2/22/2008 12:56:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		Stock Configuration

Ch 1 - Right side servo - Aileron
Ch 2 - Front servo - Elevator
Ch 3 - ESC 3 in 1 - Throttle
Ch 4 - ESC single pin Orange wire plug, in furthest left pin only (white connector)
Ch 5 – Not used
Ch 6 - Left side servo - Pitch

The plugs must have the black wire toward the front of the heli, and you should see the shiny metal pins in the plug slots facing upward.


edit: If this looks familiar to anyone, I copied it from a previous post.

hth


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RE: axe cp thread - 2/22/2008 2:42:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thank you so much!! Maybe I can get this bird in the air now! Again-THANK YOU!!!

Sling Blade

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RE: axe cp thread - 3/10/2008 1:35:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		You can replace Broken balls on main rotor grips and Stabilizer control hubs by drilling a 1/16" hole and attaching a HMXE7310 Ball Stud with a HMXE7309 2X6.5mm screw and loctite.

Grip with new ball


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RE: axe cp thread - 3/10/2008 6:17:00 PM   
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You can replace Broken balls on main rotor grips and Stabilizer control hubs by drilling a 1/16" hole and attaching a HMXE7310 Ball Stud with a HMXE7309 2X6.5mm screw and loctite.

Grip with new ball



Thanks for the suggestion, I hate breaking those but I am afraid of how far I can "McGuiver" my helo and not ending up killing the neighbor's dog.

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RE: axe cp thread - 3/12/2008 6:21:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		I just replaced my 3 in 1 board in my Axe CP and now it only operates at full throttle and then only intermittently, like on for 1/2 second, off for 2, on, off, on, off, etc. I get no throttle response unless the transmitter throttle lever is all the way up, nothing in between. This affects both the main and tail motors. I do have servo response, both fine and full control movements. The LiPO battery is fully charged, the transmitter batteries are new, all connections are tight and correct, no kinked wires or broken connections. This board is a direct replacement part from Heli-Max and as you all know they're not inexpensive so I want to exhaust all avenues before I go out and buy another one. Unfortunately I don't think the vendor will exchange this one due to their policy of "No Returns On Electronics", a standard clause. However, I have tried and we'll see if they stand behind the product. I believe the ESC part of the new board is defective.

Help from you experts please.

Thanks,

N7115T

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RE: axe cp thread - 3/12/2008 6:55:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		FUNNY STORY(sort of),
I own an axe cp and a friend gave me an eflight sabre cause he lost patience. If any one out there is thinking of getting one i would not recommend it. I must have had interference cause it went out of control, struck tail, lost tail rotor and did the chiken dance of death straight at me about knee hieght. After it calmed down I took one step towards it as a friend was walking past and the heli started to try and attack her. Not wanting to let her get hurt (and relieving some heli related frustration) I crushed it under my size 9 steel toed boot. All the servos and motors still work so now I am looking for a small project to put them in. I anyone has any ideas please let me know. maybe a hover craft? small car with water pump?

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RE: axe cp thread - 3/12/2008 7:43:39 PM   
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ORIGINAL: N7115T
...only operates at full throttle and then only intermittently, like on for 1/2 second, off for 2, on, off, on, off, etc....


These work on a pulse system. In other words, your motor speed isn't actually controlled by how much voltage it receives. Full volt pulses are sent to your motor in (probably) around 600 micro second pulses. The pulse is broken down into part full voltage, and part zero voltage. So, let's say that at 1/2 throttle the motor received 200 micro seconds of full voltage, and 400 micro seconds at zero volts. As your approach full throttle, these pulses get reversed. So you may have 400 microseconds full voltage and 200 at zero.
This is called pulse width modulation, or PWM.
Since your motor seems to be running in pulses that have gone haywire, I'd assume your 4in1 or 3in1 is faulty. This doesn't mean that there isn't some other problem or something you're doing wrong, but it doesn't look good.



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RE: axe cp thread - 3/12/2008 8:37:21 PM