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Old 05-16-2007 | 02:49 PM
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crashcrash
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Default RE: Wheeeeeeee.......... Blade CP!

One question...was the torqing un-intentional (it did it by it's self)?
ORIGINAL: rayelljay

Crash,
OK..I know I'm on your page.....I lit up the system yestereve and tried to replicate my circumstances.
Sure enough, that starboard servo, at full (yes limited by the swashplate) was torquing the frame and I was thinking, too, about what would/could be applied "in the field".
That's why it took me near two years to rebuild a 900cc three cylinder Triumph Trident.
So, anyway, the e-flite swashplate came off and went to P-1 and I installed the mH swashplate. rest of evening spent in rebuilding the top half of P-1 with the relocated eflite swashplate. Hopefully she'll hop tonight so I can finally adjust the links for as stable a hover as I can get.
I think I hit it lucky last eve......I had the servo arms off and was looking to remove the link from the arm and I though to myself, "Self, how about we trim back as much of that wee bent over piece as we can." So, I hooked up Mr. Dremel with cutting/grinding disk and proceeded to gently grind on the metal. Success I hadn't dreamed of...with the heat generated and the frequent handling (and times to cool off) the fit 'tween the arm and the link is nigh on perfect.
I went through a similar exercise with CX-2 but there, I was changing holes, not fit. I have a set of tapered micro reamers which worked well, but not as well as the grinding heat method. Long story short: three much better links.
On the P-2's box I see a reference to an Eflite cnc head assembly....anyone tried one yet....?

R