bad400

i mounted the reciever under (on the bottom) of the boom clamp

you`ll need to use small ziptie`s on those servo wire`s.
if you look, on the side there are two hole`s by the lightening bolt, this is where you`ll ziptie the wire`s.

Wisconsin Nitro

all right cool, and thank you

last question is which servo goes to what channel on the receiver?

bad400

what radio and reciever are you useing?

the rear servo by itself is the elevator
the bottom servo of the two stacked together is the pitch
the top servo is the ailerion

Wisconsin Nitro

I'm using the Exceed RC 2.4Ghz radio system as sold by xheli because I couldn't afford the spektrum dx6i radio

bad400

that`s cool, i have the dx6i because it came with my blade400.
that radio you have is a programable computer radio right? you can change the throttle and pitch curve`s?

did you get the servo`s figured out yet?
do you know how to setup the servo arm`s and swashplate and pitch?
if you need it, i can help via yahoo or msn messenger with a web cam, just let me know.

Wisconsin Nitro

well I cant turn it on yet to see what channel does what yet cuz I got the wrong battery

as for the servo arms and all that, is int it pretty much set up already? I would just need to center the servos first

bad400

if you have setup other heli`s then you`ll be fine.
if it`s you`r first, then take you`r time, watch sokal11`s video`s on youtube, and get it setup right.
if you dont it`ll cost you alot of money.

bad400

i forgot to mention.
if you have the plastic tail case on this heli, you`ll want to drill a small hole in the case and boom for a small set screw.
if you dont the case will turn/rotate in flight.
i also drilled a small hole in the rear landing strut`s and skid pipe`s for a set screw. this will keep the pipe`s from turnning.

Wisconsin Nitro

New battery comes today, cant wait

but if someone can find and post up a PDF or something of the manual that would be be great

bad400

well i finally got my laptop back, so i figured i`d get alittle better video of the Le.
align 450m motor, e-flite 40a pro esc, hg202hb`s on cyclic, & Jr g370/ds3500g combo on the tail. kdbb tail blade`s and align 325 woodies for main`s.

i have been waiting over a week for my nonbroke tail blade grip`s to show up from xheli, so i threw on a set off my blade400.
i have`nt flown in a week, so i`m alittle rusty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT6BEB9be5U

Wisconsin Nitro

well I am having the hardest time figuring out what servo goes to what

I have no clue what servo corresponds to what action on the heli

bad400

well i have know idea about the radio you have, so this is alittle gineric.
batt port> bind port open
thro> esc
aile> right servo looking from the tail (bottom of the two stacked servo`s)
elev> servo behind the main mast (servo that`s by itself)
rudd> gyro
gear> gyro gain wire
aux1> left servo looking from the tail (top of the two stacked servo)

Wisconsin Nitro

Well I beleive I have the servo wires figured out but now I noticed another problem

I was just trying to barely get it off the ground when I noticed something. The blades are spinning the wrong way. I don't know if this is normal or not but on mine you can push the main gear counter clockwise and it just free spins and you can push it the other way and that engages the tail blade and spins the main blade but the blades are spinning backwards and instead of creating lift is doing the opposite and pushing it into the ground.

Also, Should any of the servos be moving while throttling up? As is right now when accelerating the servos on the swash plate are moving.

bad400

main blade`s spin clockwise, tail blade`s spin counter clockwise.
try swapping any two motor wire`s.
if you swap any two motor wire`s and you still have the same issue, then someone at the factory has installed the oneway bearing in upsidedown.
yes servo`s move when you give it throttle, this is how you get pitch in the blade`s.


if you could post a short video i could help you better.

john josey

Sounds like he has the collective reversed, if it was the motor the tail rotor would spin clockwise and the main rotor would`nt spin at all. (unless it`s a constant driven tail)

bad 400, is it possible for you to post a video of you TX stick movements relative to the cyclic and collective. (i know it can be a pain to remove the motor wires)

cheers
john

Wisconsin Nitro

Nvm, the blade is going the right way and its taking off now.

problem is it keeps tipping over while taking off so I immediately have to shut it town or else it will tip over

Because of the missing camera here are the best pictures I can get with my phone

bad400

one thing i see right off, you`ll want to cut the the arm off on the servo behind the mast. the excess portion of the servo arm you are not useing will hit the belt drive pully.
is the motor`s pinion rideing on the bigger of the two maingear`s? i cant tell in the pic`s.
in this video, it`s hard to see things proper. my camera is built into my laptop.
looking at the heli from the tail, i`m trying to show you when i move the right stick from left to right, the swashplate move`s that way.
and when i move the right stick forward`s and backward`s, the swashplate move`s forward`s and backward`s as the stick does.
when i move the throttle stick up, the swashplate move`s up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QKaDfZDKEk

bad400

also if you have`nt yet, you might want to do this on you`r heli. it will save you a couple of crash`s. the pic of the pinion to main gear is just for reference
the first pic is of a small screw i put in after the tail case kept turnning, drill a hole through one side of the case and boom, then install a short screw, just long enough to pinatrate the boom.
second pic i did the same small screw and hole drilling, this will keep the skid`s from turnning.

Wisconsin Nitro

I cut off that arm and yes the pinion is on the bigger top gear

I found my camera and here is a short vid of whats going on
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3_AXT5PSmM&fmt=18[/youtube]

the fly bars move fine but I am not getting much movement out of the blades for some reason

bad400

the left servo`s is not moveing, it`s either bad or it`s not plugged in right.
unplug the left servo, and plug it into another channel that you know the servo is moveing in. if it still does`nt move, then it`s bad.
or you have some how changed the swashtype from 120 degress to 90 degress.

the only way you`ll get the blade`s to change pitch, is by holding the flybar paddle`s still and moveing the throttle sitck up and down. make sure you either have the throttle hold switch on, or unplug any two motor wire`s.

Wisconsin Nitro

checked it and that servo is good

even in the computer configuration thing the the channel that it is on wont move yet I can set the sub trim and get it to move that way

matty_p80

Bad Boy

from your vid. in your front room, that gyro and servo combo is definitely doing it's thing! can't wait to get a 'working' HH gyro on my Blade as i've had to 'fly' the tail ever since i've had it (px not a bad thing but i would like to be able to appreciate a proper HH gyro)

you don't look that rusty from the vid!?

Matty )

bad400

i would have to say that gimble in the radio is bad then.
if you can move the servo with trim and sub-trim, the stick gimble is bad.
you do have 120 degress set in the swashtype menu right? if so then contact xheli on the www.rcdiscuss.com forum`s. scroll down untill you see the xhelisupport thread. talk to andy and let him know what the radio is doing and what you have done to diagnose this problem.
either the swashtype setting`s are wrong, or the radio is just bad.

bad400

matty,
that gyro and servo combo is well worth the money, it just make`s the heli feel like it could fly itself.
the new Jr g270 gyro here in the state`s is sell for 110 dollar`s, it`s almost the same gyro as my g370. the only difference from my understanding, it the g370 has a nitro/elec toggle on it that change`s the sensor`s dampning peramitor`s.
the g270 is designed for electric heli`s only. but it still just as good as the g370.

i have`nt flown a heli in 6 day`s when i made that video, so my transition`s from side to side were`nt the best.

Wisconsin Nitro

fxied it, just had it on the wrong channel I guess