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Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
04-01-2006, 08:53 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

Maybe this will help with your paddle setup.
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
04-01-2006, 12:04 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

Try disconecting the wires ( one will do ) from the tail motor and connect a 9v battery across the terminals, if it spins it can't be your motor.
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-31-2006, 11:29 PM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

They should be set up close to the paddles, until you gain experience, and then they can be moved inwards, to change the sensitivity. ;);)
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-31-2006, 10:09 PM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

I think your in the US if so try this:-

http://cgi.ebay.com/HM-004-Z-05-Tail-Motor-Dragonfly-4_W0QQitemZ6027965543QQcategoryZ34056QQcmdZViewItem
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-31-2006, 01:29 PM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

Click the link below for DF4 exploded view:-

http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j55/moonsnake/?action=view&current=DF42.jpg

This should solve all the problems for the users that are having...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-31-2006, 09:28 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

Wow I seem to be causing a bit of confusion here flyboy1299, I haven't received any pm's from you at all - Honest, if you have adobe reader installed and you click on the link below you should see a...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-30-2006, 11:26 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

That's very nice Gary,

It makes mine look like a model T ford

Any chance of giving us a break down of parts you've used - it would be very useful for anyone wanting to do the same.
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-30-2006, 10:55 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

You need to have Adobe reader installed to read the PDF file if you have'nt click on the link below - I will assume you have windows XP

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-30-2006, 07:47 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

Good link that Matt

Nice one :D

It's better than the pigeon english one that came with mine.
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-30-2006, 07:33 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

You must be a mind reader, just seconds before I read your post, i decided on the exact same thing - that is to buy a new walkera 4 and use my existing one as spares, I can get a new one for about...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-30-2006, 04:54 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

Hi there,

You've done everything you can do, the only thing I can say is NEVER allow your TX batteries to go low, don't believe the led readout, it's far from accurate.
And also NEVER connect...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-29-2006, 08:49 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

I know what it is like to break tail blades, I've done it been there - can't afford the proverbial tee shirt.

If you have a broken tail blade why don't you use the centre bit - just round it off...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-29-2006, 08:48 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

I know what it is like to break tail blades, I've done it been there - can't afford the proverbial tee shirt.

If you have a broken tail blade why don't you use the centre bit - just round it off...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-29-2006, 07:01 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

Yep you got it in one, After it thrashed itself I did notice that the TX batteries were on the low side, in fact very low, but being only 2ft from the thing I would'nt have thought it would make any...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-29-2006, 12:05 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

I've just checked the price of them servo's $12.99 but they are out of stock at the moment, they have them here in the UK £7.44, I'll have to save up a few pennies first though [:@]

Thanks for...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-28-2006, 11:08 PM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

What a strange world we live in - I too find prices in the UK cheaper than the USA, I suppose shipping costs has a lot to do with it; heliguy.com do have a 10% discount if you enter DRAGON10998 into...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-28-2006, 10:54 PM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

Hi there,
yes you are right the diode is the correct one, I asked about the servo's as I've broken a tail blade and the tail boom not because of a crash landing, when I first got my walkera 4 I was...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-28-2006, 02:33 PM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

When I first got my walkera 4 I was getting used to the controls, when my wife handed me a cup of tea, so I did what I thought was the right thing, I turned the transmitter off, 10 secs later it shot...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-28-2006, 02:22 PM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

Hi there,

There are heat sinks available for the walkera 4, it's just a case of finding the right web site.

I see you live in the USA perhaps you could try emailing the US company below to...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-28-2006, 01:10 PM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

Hi there - I don't think there is a diode on the D4 unless you have a different version than mine, however as for the capacitor values the number on the cap is 104 which means 100,000pF which is...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-28-2006, 07:32 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

Hi there - I don't think there is a diode on the D4 unless you have a different version than mine, however as for the capacitor values the number on the cap is 104 which means 100,000pF which is...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-28-2006, 07:18 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

I'm glad you have managed to get your heli off the ground, I can only get it to rise about 4 cm before it swerves to the left, I know all about ground effect etc, I have set all my trims midway - if...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-28-2006, 05:12 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

I sorry to hear about your problems with broken blades, as you live in the USA I've no idea how much you pay for you blades, I live in the UK and buy all my spares from www.heliguy.com I get next...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-27-2006, 02:59 PM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

Hi there - the best thing to do is to see what your existing blades will do, then you will know their performance, also by that time you will have gained more experience to think about carbon blades...
Forum: Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc..
03-27-2006, 11:32 AM
Replies: 9,493
Views: 852,617
Posted By Earlgrey

RE: Walkera #4 Fixed Pitch Helicopter Forum

A lot of useful info there,

I'm a total beginner and like yourself I've broken a tail blade, I bought a new one but had no idea how it was secured to the tail motor, when I first got the...
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