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My Clumsiness got to mee - 5/20/2008 10:16:12 AM   
Dietrich747


 

Posts: 31
Joined: 5/12/2008
From: Pasig, PHILIPPINES
Status: offline 		oh boy, where do i begin?.... well ryt now my thumb is bleeding and my arm is soar. the main gear has some of its teeth stripped, the blades cracked, other than that.. everything is fine


I'm just here to share my experience

while looking at all the parts to see what needs cleaning i didn't notice to door, my remote hit the door and... let's just say that the switch was flipped ( everything was on

and ouch, my thumb was resting on part of the gear and was near my arm, was very painful. i had to drop my belt-cp on my bed nearby then i flipped the switch away when i checked it the one-way bearing broke, the teeth were stripped, the blades were cracked, i don't know how tho. when i checked the motor, ok it works, servos, fine still

damage isn't that expensive


so its been a while now since i had an accident but this accident as due to my clumsiness, at least it wasn't during flight
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RE: My Clumsiness got to mee - 5/20/2008 11:23:58 AM   
Robertwav1


 

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Joined: 2/4/2004
From: Delran, NJ, USA
Status: offline 		Had this happen to me with a micro and I'm grateful it didn't get me. Now, I wait till I get the heli outside on the ground before turning anything on. Live and learn. The belt much more powerful and I can see it hurting you. Darn those doors!

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RE: My Clumsiness got to mee - 5/20/2008 5:33:25 PM   
HowNot2fly


 

Posts: 183
Joined: 5/17/2008
From: Denton, TX, USA
Status: offline 		i always unplug the motor before working on my helis

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RE: My Clumsiness got to mee - 5/20/2008 5:40:36 PM   
Zimatosa


 

Posts: 605
Joined: 2/7/2008
From: San Jose, CA, USA
Status: offline 		Why were you going to clean it while it was powered on again? Sorry to hear about that good sir...

I took my Heli out of the box the first day I got it, put the batteries in the Radio and turned the Heli on to see if everything was working. I didn't know exactly what switched did what, so I flipped a few. I ended up finding the Idle-up and my Heli did the chicken on the kitchen table. I jumped back about 10 feet from a sit down position when it started. Luckily I didn't panic and i flipped the switch back, no damage! Whew!

Z

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RE: My Clumsiness got to mee - 5/20/2008 6:29:20 PM   
DumbDawg



Posts: 491
Joined: 3/11/2008
From: Osoyoos, BC, CANADA
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Gets the ol heart rate up there kinda quick tho...

The first couple times my K2 went full throttle after plug'n it in scared the snotties outta me too. Give you a whole new appreciation for them don't it???

At least the damage was minimal. To both of you.

happy fly'n

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RE: My Clumsiness got to mee - 6/5/2008 6:35:37 AM   
Dietrich747


 

Posts: 31
Joined: 5/12/2008
From: Pasig, PHILIPPINES
Status: offline 		lol, guess i wasnt paying attention to the warning labels

my heli is still awaiting repairs tho, i will never.. ever touch the idle-up switch ever again! till i get really experienced

but i seem to fly well on the rc simulator with wind and thermal settings

never again shall i do that, i've learned my lesson

whew good thing i wasnt hit on the head with the blades

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