ORIGINAL: oppie
I went down to my cave (as my wife refers to it) and looked for the invoice to get Helihobby's number and low and behold I didn't buy it from them I got mine from Helicopter-World. I then tried the connectors and they fit! Sorry I guess what ever you bought was not the correct one for the Blade /Esky. maybe you can return it and contact Helicopter-World at
www.heli-world.com. Here are the part numbers I used:
CNE259 Metal lightweight swashplate-C $35.95
CNE216 Anti-rotation bracket-FP $2.25
You will need the Anti-Rotation bracket because the Swashplate is longer at the point in front and this won't interfere with any other function of the swash. You will need to use your Dremel tool to remove part of the old bracket, don't worry its easy. As another point I also ordered as Autorotation main gear and main shaft. I have installed these on both my Blades and it makes a big difference. The gear is slightly thicker and it give the motor gear more to bite into. I use a 9 tooth gear. You will have to remove and trim the metal hub on the tip of the gear hub and drill a new hole in the shaft to match the dimensions of the blade/Esky shaft but again that is an easy thing to do. One of the advantages of this Autorotation setup is if you bend the main shaft you only need to pull the lower pin and remove and replace the shaft without taking apart the whole helicopter. When you throttle down after landing the rotor bladed continue to rotate just like the big ones do. You simply ether wait until they stop or gently press the top center hub to slow it down. THe start up and shut down also takes the pressure off the teeth of the main gear. I have had no stripping of the teeth since I made this upgrade.
The part numbers are:
CNE250 Autorotation W/gear & hub-FP $17.95
CNE313 Main shaft $ 6.95 (I bought several but wouldn't you know it I have never bent a shaft since)
I will post pictures of this Mod.
Don
Hmm, mine installed no problem without modifying the factory anti-rotation bracket. It just those darn balls. They are noticeably larger than the factory plastic ones. I could probably force the links on but there would be no free movement. I'll give them a call at lunch today.
On a side note, my Blade has developed a problem with just quiting in mid flight. Its a complete power failure of some sort. I can see the light on the 4-n-1 go out and the heli just drops to the ground. Luckily I still suck and I'm only 5 feet off the ground, so nothing breaks. It usually happens within 10 seconds after lifting off. It doesn't happen while on the ground. I may need to take a trip to the local hobby shop also.