After spending a while perusing through the forum i havent seen a post such as this so here it is.

T-rex XL (soon to be se)
gy401 gyro
HDS577 tail rotor
3x hs56 cyclic servos
align all metal head
Z-power 400th 3300kv (11t)
Dualsky 40amp speedy
tigerelite 2100mah 11.1v 20c
JR 700fm rx
futaba 9chp
sab320 carbon blades

Hopefully posting this will help people know what setup works and who to ask if they have a question about a particular problem.

Trex SE 450 V1.5
GY401
9650
3xhb65mg
430L on 12T hover at 2700rpm/80% throttle
Align 35X
Dx7/6100
325 pro wood

T-Rex 450 X
3xJR DS 285
Fut 9650 (changed X over to the longer tail boom to make this servo work properly)
E-flite 9g gyro
11T on Align 430L
Align 25A ESC
Parkzone 2200mAh 12C
JR XP7202

This setup is working pretty well for me to learn the basics on.

I just bought A T-Rex 450SE V2 with the DX7. The only experience I have is with the Blade CX2 which comes RTF. Can you tell me how your DX7 is setup for the T-Rex? I am completely lost on the radio programming.

http://www.helifreak.com/viewtopic.php?t=30926

Version: T-Rex 450 SE V2
Gyro: Futuba GY401
Rudder Servo: Futuba 9650
Cyclic Servos: 3 HiTech HS-65HB
Motor: Align 430XL 3700KV w/ 12t pinion
ESC: Align RCE-BL35X 35A
Blades: 325 3K Carbon Rotor, 325 Pro Wood
Batteries: Align 2100, Thunder Power 2100, Sonix 2200, 2 DN 2100, 2 E-Fly 1300
Charger: Hobbico Accu-Cycle Pro Series Elite AC/DC, 2 AC 11.1V basic chargers.
Transmitter: Spektrum DX6
Receiver: Spektrum AR6000

(and a Falcon 3D)

T-Rex 450XL
Align 420L motor w/13T
Pheonix 35 ESC
Berg 7P Rx
hs56 on cyclic
S9650 on tail
JR 410T gyro (kind of a sucky gyro but it does hold the tail real well)
Upgraded blue main gears and metal tail pully
Align complete alum head and tail
Carbon tail boom
Carbon fin set
Alum tail brace set
Upgraded skid set
Hardened steel screws
Upgraded bearing set (ABEC-5 I think)
Assorted battery packs= 1 TP 1320mah, 2 Dual Sky Xpower 1320mah, 2 Hyperion Litestorm 2100mah

450S carbon frame
DX6 radio
HS65-HB servos on cyclic
Eflite G90 Gyro
Futaba S3154 tail servo
DN power batteries, 2150mAH, 15C
12T pinion
315 Tech Pro woodies
Align 3550KV motor and 35A ESC
Headspeed tached at 2680 in Idle-up

Version: T-Rex 450 XL W/CF Frame and extended tail boom
Head: CopterX CNC
Tail: Sonix CNC
Gyro: Futuba GY401
Rudder Servo: Futuba 9650
Cyclic Servos: 3 HiTech HS-65HB
Motor: Outrunner 3300KV w/ 11t pinion
ESC: Align RCE-BL35X 35A
Blades: 325 Blades
Batteries: 2300mah, 15C
Charger: Align RCC 4
Transmitter: Spektrum DX6
Receiver: Spektrum AR6000
Landing Gear: Bump Resistant Anodized Blue

TRex 450 SE
Thunder Power Extreme 2200mAh 25C, 50C burst
Quark 33 ESC
Medusa 028-032-3400 Motor
Futaba 401 w/9650
Three Hitec HS-65 for cyclic
Maverick 320mm blades
Thunder Power 1010C charger w/210 balancer
Airtronics RD8000 Tx
Hitec Electron 6 Rx

This setup produces 3000rpm and ungodly amounts of power!
Brian

T-rex 450 SE
Futaba 9650 tailservo (3 in spares)
Hitec 65 MG ciclic servos (6 in spares)
Align 430L motor
Align 35A ESC
Futaba 7CHPand 146iP
4 batteries 2150mAh ( ithink it is DN power)
All spare parts in 3 qts
Chargers MRC 977, DM power, Triton
Power supply Meanwell s-350-12 29A (looking for second)

Non helicopter, but RC stuff:
Novarossi 21-4 engines, 12-3 engines, pipes (can't count-too many), Radio Sanwa SuperExes (27 and 75 Mnz modules), servos Futaba 9451-6 pcs, 9402-4 pcs, recivers Airtrinics 27 mHz-4, 72 Mhz-1, precision tools (outside and inside micrometers) 0-50 mm -all, calipe mitsutoyo-2 pcs
PC Dell Precision M70 work station with docking station and 24" Dell flat panel monitor, Nvidia FX Go 1400 video card, SolidWorks 2007 SP3.0
The rest just hard to count-too much. One day my wife will kick me out from home-I have already ocupied office, garag, and partly living room.

T-Rex 450 SE V2

Motor: 430XL
ESC: Align ESC
Rx: Futaba 146IP
Cyclic Sx:Hitec HS-65HB
Tail Sx: Futaba 9650
Gyro: Futaba GY401
Radio: Futaba 9CHP
Blades: New Align CF




T-Rex 600CF

Motor: 600XL
ESC: CC 85Amp HV
Rx:Futaba 149DP
Cyclic Sx:Hitec HS-6975
Tail Sx:Futaba 9256
Gyro:GY611
Radio:Futaba 9CHP
Blades:V Blades

450SE V1
430L 3550Kv motor with 35A ESC w 5/6V 3A UBEC
HS65HG cyclic servos
HS81 rudder servo
Jr G500T ring gyro
HS1162 main blades
CH CF Flybar paddles
Futaba 6EXH/R146ip
15C 1800mah 11.1 3E lipo pack

Thank you for the input.

There has been a change in my setup!

T-rex XL (soon to be se)
gy401 gyro
HDS577 tail rotor (30% gain, 2nd hole out on the star horn)
3x hs56 cyclic servos
align all metal head
Aon 28/15 3500kv
hyperion titan 30amp ESC
tigerelite 2100mah 11.1v 20c
JR 700fm rx
futaba 9chp
sab320 carbon blades
Align carbon tail blades

hover - -1, 0, +10 2200rpm
idle up - -10, 0, +10 2800rpm
i

As far as I know (I am often wrong) a JR RX will not work with a Futaba TX.
JR is positive shift and Futaba is negative.

Armycopter
I've just changed to 325 blades and 11T pinion
What headspeed are you running in in Idle up? I tached mine at 2560This morning.
What flight times are you getting in Idle up.

Now:
450s CF frame
Align 3550 motor
11T pinion
325 Pro Tech woodies
Idle up headspeed tached at 2560RPM at 90,90,100%
DX6 radio gear ( that short RX antenna is a great thing)
Align alumnium sontrol linkages and washout base
HS 65HB Cyclic servos
Eflite G90Gyro
Futaba S3154 rudder sevo
DN power 2150Mah 15C batteries
Canopy paint for visibilty outside
Align carbon tail blades
Plasic Align tail case

I have a T-Rex 450SA setup with:

Align 325 Red blades (wood)
Futaba 6ex PCM radio
HS65-HB's on cyclic
Futaba 3107 on the Tail
Align 500x Gyro
Align 3350KV Motor
11T Pinion
Align 35A ESC
2x Thunder Power 2100MAh 3S 15C
2x Mega Power 2100MAh 3S 15C
Home brew LiPo Alarm (audible)
SE Aluminum Tail and Tail Supports
All Aluminum Swash Plate

This setup works well for me. I am not doing any 3D, just flying circuits. It's dead solid stable and handles and tracks perfect. The Motor and ESC are cool to the touch after running the battery from a full charge down to 10v and the LiPo is warm not hot.

Steve

It works fine. Been flying this set-up for a few years now.

Tolla,
I believe I'm running about 2400 in governor mode (normal mode). I dont' run in idle-up mode yet! Throttle set to 0,90,90.

Armycopter
Sounds about right. I've got my normal throttle curve 0,90,90 as well.
I only fly in Idle-up. Normal mode feels too much like a fixed pitch heli to me, especially when throttling down from FFF into a hover.
Idle-up is much more stable.
With the DX6 My Idle-up throttle curve is set 90,90,100 and that I tached at 2580 at 90%.

Tolla,

Could you give me a rundown of your DX6 settings? Mine works ok (not perfect) but I am trying to fine tune the CCPM settings as well as some other stuff. It would be great to have a comparison to someone else running a DX6 with those hitec servo's.

Devmode-

Your setup looks almost identical to mine. Would you mind posting your DX6 settings as well? I'm trying to get an idea how people are setting up their DX6's with the T-Rex. Mine seems to be "not quite right" and I can't figure out why. Thanks!

Model...............Align T-rex450S CF
Motor...............Align 430L 3550Kv, 12t pinion
ESC.................Castle Creations Phoenix 35
Battery.............MaxAmps 3s 2200mah battery, going to get a TPX 2070
Receiver...........Futaba R146iP
Cyclic Servos....Hitec HS-65HB
Gyro................Futaba GY401
Tail Servo.........Futaba S3154
Blades.............Align 325 Pro Wood, also have Align 325 Carbons
Radio..............Futaba 9CAPS
All stock except for an aluminum flybar control cage

I used this - http://www.digimemphoto.com/guides/backguide.htm

Works great right now for normal flight - bird is rock solid - hovers fantastic and forward flight is great. I haven't tested 3D on it.