Xanthius

Edited now to list some repairs I have done;

I have the MicroGear Ecoman Heli from FRY's and I am new to this forum. I came here looking for help after having to perform repeated repairs, and now see tons of mods, suggestions , excellent pics....so I just wanted to add a simple thread for things I have noticed. These are the relatively simple things to check if you are having heli problems.

Hopefully this will help any (fellow) newbs.

Wobbles
1) Check hair/debris caught in tail or main rotot shafts. Easily removed.
2) Check loosness of main stabilizer blade. I lost the top cotter pin and had to twist 3 very small staples together to create a replacement cotterpin, bending the ends around and clipping.
3) Check weights under stabilizer blades. Mine lost them on one side and had to be super-glued back in.
4) Check main rotor shaft.

Lack of power
1) Check battery power in recharge unit. Need good batteries.

MINICooperS

Xanthius
You shouldn't have too much trouble with this heli. I purchased 6 from Fry's and am still on the first one and fly it multiple times daily. The power is awesome compared to the Havoc/PZ. I've just started doing hot laps with it around my living room and am up to 62 so far on a single charge. If you reinforce the tail rotor blades with epoxy you should have a machine that is practically indestructible.
Cheers!

MINICooperS

My luck just ran out!
Was on lap 72 when I struck a ceiling fan chain and knocked a chunk out of my main rotor! Seemed to have alot of charge left so I'm now real curious just how many hot laps a guy can get out of one of these.
Stay tuned.

Xanthius

I got wobble that won't go away.

Not sure where it's coming from, but I plan on replacing my main rotor as soon as it comes in, as it started this wobble after my cotter pin flew out. My 3 twisted staples look very sturdy and well placed, but I suspect there is some slight looseness still there.

Will update when replaced.

Xanthius

Decided to post something I noticed.

With short bursts of thrust , then letting the blades settle, you can check your balance. I found that the weights I had replaced were lighter than the other side, so I am in the process of balancing my blades.

Hopefully THAT will get rid of the wobble I am seeing.

mocars2

I got a terrible wobble too - it threw a weight and now after gluing it's still bad. any help would be great

mocars2

Well I used your short burst method and saw the side with the weight that I re-epoxied in was still lighter than the other side that i just put a dab of epoxy on so it would have more holding it down. It was off so much that I took an automotive fuse; cut off one of the 2 prongs (chysler type) and taped that to the top of the blade. It was about the same size as the weight below and it seems to have balanced it a lot better. More testing is needed and I can't believe that it needed that much EXTRA weight on that side.

mocars2

Well I got a great tip on balancing. To use blu tac. I just had a bottle of white out that spilled awhile ago and when I picked it up - it was stuck to my desk. I got it free and the stuff I scraped up off the desk was like the clay stuff called blu tac. I used it on the fairy where the added weight was and it did the trick. I dremmeled a little on the other side so I didn't need to put on too much of the dried white out. It was like clay - just tear off a little and roll it on your fingers and then press on to the rotor. worked great - nicely balanced.

heli-kid

hey dudes, dont double post some people will curse you out for it. i dont mind it but im just trying to save you all the trouble.