jim haley

Are there any Corona 120 (electric) flyers out there? if so,,i just got my kit yesterday,,brushless motor and ESC,,and would like any suggestions to help my first setup for chopers cause its been a long , long time,,since i have flown rotorwings,,thanks,jim

Fitz21

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jim, there is an LMH forum on rc universe for all the corona stuff. I have three electric helis and let me assure you, the LMH120 is the most durable heli out there. I am running brushless as well. recommend you start out with the 4 degree blade grips until you get used to the way the bird handles. I also converted the tail drive to a belt drive as well as a belt drive for the brushless motor.

Airborne82nd

Hey Jim, congrats. It is a fine helo. What crutch type? Alum or wood? What motor and esc? I'm running a stock (wood crutch) 120 with a Mega 16/15/3 and Eflite 40 esc. The only mod I'm using is the Hyperdrive kit (belt drive from www.ballistictechnology.com ) replacing the main gear. I'm using 3-cell Lipos (2100s) and getting 12 minute flighttimes.
good luck

Chris

C62dy

Congrats on your new purchase. If you follow the instructions in the manual, you should have no problem getin er up in no time. Most
of the crashes are money free, but the ones that cost are not much. Plenty of upgrades are there for the taking, but have fun with it. If you have any questions, I am sure there are plenty of people willing to help.
Brushless is the way to go, but does not need to be right away. I went there because I had alot of problems with the fusion 7 and controller.
good luck
Jer

psycho_klown66

I'm assuming that 3-cell lipo 2100s that you are using is ThunderPower Gen2 ?

Just curious because I have some and was thinking about changing the motor to a brushless motor (Mega 16/15/3) with a Castle Creations 35 or 45.

Airborne82nd

yep, Thunderpower 2100's, 3-cell.

jim haley

finally got the gyro set correctly and the little rascal actually flew (little),,beeen a looog time since i looked into the blades ,,fun and only broke the fin on the boom (plastic) made one out of aluminum and will see if it will hold up to my learning curve,,,getting 12 minutes out of my 6 cell nicads (twin force got robged),,,may go to the 7 cells tho,,Liteflite reccomends them ,,,later,,jim

bwmarks

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I just found out the Coronas are backordered at HeliHobby, any suggestions on where I can get one

Thanks

Brian Marks

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Airborne82nd

I was at the Roffee store a couple of weeks ago and they had about 7 of them in boxes. Great people to work with. The website is not that great but if you call and talk to Mike, he will set you up.

www.roffeetvhobby.com

Good luck

Chris

jeff-fischer

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Not anymore, he is out also. Looks like most vendors are out at the present time. They are saying that they are suppose to be shipped out of the factory in a day or so. I am waiting on one myself.

bwmarks

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Thanks for the info, the folks at helibobbies said it could be up to 2 months or more. Looks like it's a popular first helo.

C62dy

You could also try here. They have them in stock. http://www.shopatron.com/index/113.0.385.246.0.0.0


Jer

jim haley

Thanks for all the comments ,,,it does really fly and (heh, heh) its one tough bird,,straightened the boom twice, and one fin replaced,,still flying nicely on the original blades,,,damn, if i cant hurt it you must really have to dive into the ground from up very high,,,love this chopper,,it is more fun than i have ever had,,,in RC that is,,,been trying since i got out of the USN in 1965,,if you are looking into the electric choopers ,,better give this Corona 120 a look,,cant see how you can improve on the design or the durabiltiy,,,again,,thanks to all,,,jim

bwmarks

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Can't wait to get mine, they arriver at Roffees and I have one being shipped to arrive monday. The guys at Roffee are great to work with!!

brian

mikeb33

People usually fly 7-8 cells with the 16/15/3. If you are going up to a 3S pack, wouldn't the 16/15/4 version better a better match?

askman

you can improve it alright, by getting nice upgrade for it. 16/15/3 is 3000kv motor best used with 8 cell. it works fine with 3S pack. you can use 16/15/4, but be prepared to run 12 tooth pinion....

steve45

Hi guys

I have a bare bones Corona kit, and am looking to put in a good brushless setup. The Hacker seems to be the best, however the price is prohibitive and don't think it's worth the investment. The other 2 choices I am aware of is the Astro and Mega setups. Can anyone point me in the right direction in this regard. I intend to go with running lipo batteries.
I am an experienced pilot, however am new to electrics.
Thanking you in advance
Steve

RandyT

Most will go with the 16/15/3. If you check around I think some will use the 16/15/4 but a larger pinion. The old Astro 20's use to throw magnetics all the time, I'm not sure if they fixed that problem. Good luck.

littleT

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i just bought a used 120. is this a fair deal? 1----. used great shape corona 120-----2.----new multiplex-BL-480-4D brushless motor 3.----new castle creations 45 amp speed control 4----.Crazy Crutch carbon fiber frame upgrade 5-----.carbon fiber feathering pate 6.----ikarus profi. gyro w\ heading lock 7.----3 hi tec hs81 servo s--- medal 8.----4 channel GWS transmitter w\cyrstals9.----------plus a box of blades 4 sets fins tail booms etc---------all for 350.00 did i get a fair deal?????????????

darthdrk

Sounds like a good deal to me. The only thing Id change would be the GWS transmitter

littleT

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thanks i am new to this---what battery an home charger do i need for the corona brushless motor?

littleT

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i have 2 Li-Poly 1800 mah rechargable batteries that i got with a shogun400----will they work on my corona 120 heli??????????