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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/20/2008 3:01:37 PM   
marzo91



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Status: offline 		I'll hold off on the programmer and follow your lead. Now I've got $130 to spend on something else. Thanks.

P.S. I used to rebuild automatic transmisssions.

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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/20/2008 3:13:57 PM   
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I have heard so much dispute on balancing spinners whats your take on this? i ordered myself a tru turn as i wasnt impressed with MPI's quality i read on tru turns site u dont have to balance them????

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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/20/2008 3:36:22 PM   
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Tom,
I have heard so much dispute on balancing spinners whats your take on this? i ordered myself a tru turn as i wasnt impressed with MPI's quality i read on tru turns site u dont have to balance them????


I myself have never balanced a spinner. The chinese cast spinners are not my first choice foir several reasons. They are heavy, balance can be a problem, and usually they are not available with big slots for a big prop or with a drilled backplate.



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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/20/2008 3:45:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		as i said i was not at all impressed with mpi was gonna go with a cf but i want to try an aluminum so i ordered a tru turn thanks for the help tom will post more progress tonite should get around to hooking up the pull pull thats it as far as assembly just setting up geometry/programming and go fly if it ever warms up

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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/20/2008 4:51:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Dont forget Dave Brown Vortec spinners, Tom carries them and I recently ordered one from them direct, for $10 extra get s you a lightened backplate and came in at around 1oz heavier than my CF one, was around $84 for a 4 1/2.

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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/20/2008 5:34:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		hell man my tru turns already on the way was the CF not cutting it for you?

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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/20/2008 10:12:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		Cf works great, Im lucky enough to have more than one plane on the go and as it happens the 4.5 is just sitting there.
Esperit models is also a source of CF and fiberglass spinners.
I used to shy away from the DP spinners but now I know they can make em light it changes my options.
The Tru turns are great also.

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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/21/2008 12:11:13 AM   
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Can you post a pic of your rudder control horn setup i cant get the wires to clear the rear of the holes without rubbing did u angle the horns outward for them to clear? if anyone can help me here i am stumped...

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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/21/2008 1:38:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		I lengthened the cutout a bit more, still touches at full throw but so far its okay, I used coated fishing wire so no cutting.

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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/21/2008 2:22:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		yes after about an hour of scratching my head with a few cigarettes in between and cursing the plane for a coward lol j/k the light bulb came on i lengthened the hole and used some tygon and silicone as a buffer lemme know what u think.At first i didnt think 3" arms were cutting it but after a little engineering they work great.Please excuse the mess but i am sure u guys can relate on another note i gotta say i am not used to this big of a plane having only one tiny switch for the reciever this ar9100 sure is something also got my data logger in the mail today nifty little gadget if u ask me

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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/21/2008 5:58:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		for you ar 9100 guys for the servo connection is the grond wire or the signal wire on top when plugging the servo lead into the reciever? i dont have my batteries yet and just wanna get everything straightened out before i program this bad boy the plane is basically finished aside from balance programming and spinner install onto my next project....................

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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/21/2008 6:47:20 PM   
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for you ar 9100 guys for the servo connection is the grond wire or the signal wire on top when plugging the servo lead into the reciever? i dont have my batteries yet and just wanna get everything straightened out before i program this bad boy the plane is basically finished aside from balance programming and spinner install onto my next project....................


Ground goes on top, signal on the bottom.

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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/21/2008 7:08:21 PM   
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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/21/2008 10:07:10 PM   
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yes after about an hour of scratching my head with a few cigarettes in between and cursing the plane for a coward lol j/k the light bulb came on i lengthened the hole and used some tygon and silicone as a buffer lemme know what u think.At first i didnt think 3" arms were cutting it but after a little engineering they work great.Please excuse the mess but i am sure u guys can relate on another note i gotta say i am not used to this big of a plane having only one tiny switch for the reciever this ar9100 sure is something also got my data logger in the mail today nifty little gadget if u ask me



I haven't followed this thread, so I'm not sure how you got to this point, but for me, I will never do another pull-pull on the rudder again unless it is absolutely necessary. On the last 2 airplanes I assembled (one being the Wildhare 33% Extra 260) and the other being a 35% Extra 260 of another brand, I used a single JR 8711 in the tail as a push-pull setup. This setup is extremely easy and affective. No more guessing on the wires.

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RE: 35% Extra Build - 2/21/2008 11:15:42 PM   
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