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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 7/13/2008 10:53:20 AM   
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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 7/13/2008 11:51:45 AM   
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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 7/13/2008 11:59:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		Is anyone here I need help I just upgraded my blade 400 Heli with JRds285 degital servos and a 3400g tail servo now everything is running backwards and I wiped out a set of blades and a feathering spindel because I was to stupid to check the direction first. Anyway does anyone know what I need to do to get it corrected? I tried to switch the radio around and then it would not arm it just keep beeping to let me know it was reveresed. Help please anyone who has done this with these servos I would be greatly appreciative. Thanks Mike

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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 7/14/2008 12:14:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		Just reverse all of the servos that are backwards one at a time..then ALWAYS do a preflight..I do not like to think what would happen if that hit someone that was watching because someone forgot to check it after a major overhaul..

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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 7/24/2008 9:57:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		Not sure if this has been addressed but I was wondering if the Trex 450 Fly bar would fit on the stock Blade 400 head Setup?

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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 7/27/2008 2:18:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		I've got a problem with my blade 400,maybe someone can help.I just installed new hitec servo's (because the stocks had centering issues)and when I slide the collective stick the swash tilts just a little to the left,not much.Is there any adjustment in the dx6i to fix this or is it something that I have to live with.It flies good I just have to add a little right cyclic when going forward.

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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 7/27/2008 5:36:32 PM   
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Status: online 		Is every thing at 90 degrees ex(servo horns, linkages, control arms)? When you put new servos in you need to redo everything from the servos up. Is your swashplate level at half throttle in idle up? And is it level at full positive and negative pitch? If it isn't at either one of those you can use the travel adjustments in the transmitter to make it level in those spots. That should help a little with the swashplate tilting.

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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 7/29/2008 12:49:24 AM   
xxxntwv


 

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Status: offline 		Yes I redid evrything.I ended up going back to the stock servos because I didn't trust the flimsy horns that came with the hitecs.The swash seems to stay level until It gets close to full positive or negative pitch.So I can just use the endpoints to limit just one of the servos.Sorry to sound so dumb but I've been flying with non computer radios for the last year.I've got a cp pro and can fly it good and thought the 400 would be better but I can't hold a steady hover with this thing at all.Just trying to figure out why.

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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 7/29/2008 1:49:31 AM   
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Status: online 		Yes you are correct about the endpoints. I use a swashplate leveling tool for getting the swashplate level at full negative, 0, and full positive pitch. Usually there is just one servo that's off from the others. Depending how far it is I adjust the other lower two servos to be the same height as the higher servo. Doing this helps keep the swashplate level for the full travel up and down. This might also affect your pitch at center stick, so you might be below or above 0 pitch. So you will probably have to adjust some other pushrods to get the correct pitch. Then with a pitch gauge check the full negative and positive pitch. I would recommend -9 to -11 degrees for the negative side and +9 to +11 degrees for the positive side. Just make sure you have the exact opposite for positive and negative pitch ex(-11 and +11). If you have any more questions I will be glad to help out. I have heard the B400 is pretty sensitive to inputs compared to other 400-450 sized helicopters, so you might want to add some EXPO. But I choosed to learn with out it.

Nick

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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 7/29/2008 11:29:06 AM   
xxxntwv


 

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Status: offline 		Thanks for all the help.I've got it really close and is flying a lot better.I'm still playing with throttle and pitch curves.Is seems like the cyclic is sluggis but the collective is too sensitive.Thanks for all your help.

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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 7/29/2008 5:18:29 PM   
evdreamer


 

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Status: online 		Your welcome. Have you looked at Finless's videos on CCPM setup? There is a lot of info on using programmable transmitters. I watch his videos from time to time and usually pick up something new that I didn't catch the first time I watched them.

Nick

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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 8/2/2008 9:35:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have a problem w. my blade 400 I hope some1 could help me. Basically what happens is, everything is working good on my heli it initializes and all. Then after a few seconds my tail servo goes all the way in and jams. then the servo starts to heat up and I cant control it at all. my control is all stock settings and i havent done any modifications to the heli.

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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 8/2/2008 9:46:19 PM   
evdreamer


 

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Status: online 		The servo shouldn't jam on the edge of the gear box or tail grips. Lower the endpoints on the rudder. When you move the rudder is the pitch slider moving in the right direction? Then with the motor unplugged yank on the tail and see if the pitch slider moves in the right direction.

Nick

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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 8/3/2008 12:37:35 AM   
skl1cent


 

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Status: offline 		after it jams, i can no longer move the servo so sad. my girlfriend got me this heli like 2 weeks ago, i just got the charger n everything

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RE: Blade 400 - Tips, tricks, and mods - 8/3/2008 1:10:26 AM   
george2005