awsome upgrade for any 400 size heli!!!!!!!
03-05-2006, 07:50 PM
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awsome upgrade for any 400 size heli!!!!!!!
well i have a trex and i was about to just let the trex forum know about this but its worked so well that i want everyone to know about this. i have been having problems with my rudder servo linkage rod being too flimsy and bending in flight due to the gyro being pretty fast. well i went to my lhs and looked at metal rods and they were either too heavy or still too flimsy. i went to the CF rod section and found a rod (.070) and a tube to fit tight around it. i also picked up some brass threaded fittings and some joints with the brass things on the inside that were pretty sturdy (i think they use them for planes). i got some CA glue for the brass threaded fittings and some 5 minunte epoxy for the tube. i got a Q-Tip and spread the epoxy around the rod and put the tube in place. waited about 15 min and every thing was dry. the next thing i did was put the brass threaded fittings on with the ca and put the black joints on and voala, 2 very strong and rigid boom supports and one extremly strong rear servo linkage rod. i hope you guys use this and are happy with the results as i was and please feel free to ask me any questions. here are some pics for you to reference to. oh yeah one more thing on the rudder linkage, pop the brass ball fitting out of the black connector and it will fit perfectly into the ball joint on the rudder
03-05-2006, 11:03 PM
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RE: awsome upgrade for any 400 size heli!!!!!!!
I use a (similar) system on my eco-8. Hollow CF rod with metal threaded inserts CA'ed in and then ball links put on them. Works great and has 0 flex. This is the first time i've seen this same system used on a micro heli though, so kudos 
. Didn't know they made hollow CF that small.
. Didn't know they made hollow CF that small.
03-09-2006, 01:12 PM
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RE: awsome upgrade for any 400 size heli!!!!!!!
I've been using it on my T-Rex ever since breaking two of the darn little rod guides... I had some CF tube I had ordered from Central Hobbies left over from a previous project. Been using it almost since I built the heli and it works great - no flex in the system and positive control.
Just my .02.
J
Just my .02.
J
