RE: Glitching = crash, any reccomendations?
Maybe that's why they're $20 receivers[:o] I've heard that aligns older receivers and servos are bad. Everything else they make is great. Something crazy happened at the park today. I was flying in maybe 10 mph winds, and all of a sudden I watched a wasp fly quickly right at me, it landed half on my sunglasses and half on my eyebrow[X(] The wasp then tried to get under my sunglasses and onto my eye. I didn't flinch and somehow managed to bring my heli down for a safe hard landing, then when I took my sunglasses off it flew away. I thought, what are the chances. There's always gotta be something to worry about while flying[:-]
Posted on: 9/29/2009 9:16 PM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9134404

RE: Glitching = crash, any reccomendations?
I just did a search to confirm that my receiver is PPM[:o] and I discovered that the difference is that PCM converts the analog to digital. A futaba 6ch PCM receiver is $80 so I'm going to hold off for now. My receiver seems 100% fine. I will be upgrading to spektrum eventually though.
Posted on: 9/29/2009 12:35 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9132049

RE: AquaCraft Alligator RTR
Brushless alligator. Not mine. Just figured some of you guys might find this video as cool as I did. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-hABTncdjU[/youtube]
Posted on: 9/28/2009 9:41 PM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Airboats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9131538

RE: Glitching = crash, any reccomendations?
Oiling the bearings must have done it[:o] The thing is, I was trying to save time by trying to figure it out before I finished the repair. I had 4 or 5 bad flights before it finally crashed (talking about before I started this thread), and that's all that's different after reassembling it, so that must have been the problem, dry bearings causing interference issues.
Posted on: 9/27/2009 5:21 PM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9127861

RE: Glitching = crash, any reccomendations?
Two great (glitch free) flights yesterday and two today[:D] Thanks again everyone for all the suggestions[sm=thumbup.gif]
Posted on: 9/26/2009 1:01 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9124726

RE: need a new gyro
[quote]ORIGINAL: Ybenjulkay2x check deal extreame, they are much cheaper, it's the same gyro free shipping too. [/quote] Ya, $20.47 free shipping http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.20020
Posted on: 9/23/2009 1:40 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9117135

RE: Glitching = crash, any reccomendations?
Ybenjulkay2x, I have that in the post above yours. I'm not trying to be rude when I say this but I put that edit in (stating that I have a ferrous ring on the esc lead) the day before you posted. Thanks for the suggestion anyways. Bikemad, that's another thing I need to closely inspect. Although I know there are no problems like the belt having a twist, it could be causing static electricity. Here's currently what's up... I put tri-flow on the main shaft, main shafts bearings, and on the tail slider, and I reattached the head to the heli. As I mentioned, no test flights since the crash. Test flight today wasn't good - now the tail is giving me crap. Wagging all over the place and I tried adjusting the gyro gain, that doesn't seem to be it. Thanks again everyone for all the suggestions. I'll work on it more probably this weekend and I'll post any results. The tail shouldn't be too hard to figure out then I'll be back to working on the glitching.
Posted on: 9/22/2009 10:44 PM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9116769

RE: Glitching = crash, any reccomendations?
Yesterday I put the flybar back together and I also bought some tri-flow (teflon oil) for the bearings and main shaft. I'm out of town now but I'm going to try that first (hopefully Sunday), and if that doesn't fix it, I'll work on all the recommendations here starting with re routing the antenna and moving all wires further from electronics. THANKS everyone for all of the suggestions[sm=thumbup.gif] I'll post how it goes and I also have a few tests to try. EDIT: Just re-read some posts... I do have a ferrous ring on the ESC lead. I have not done a range test in a while, that's something I plan to do. Thanks.
Posted on: 9/19/2009 11:43 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9107671

RE: Glitching = crash, any reccomendations?
Sorry I didn't mention nitro or electric in my first post, the thought never crossed my mind. archiebald, I can agree with you that the [u]silicon base[/u] lubricant reducing RF might be a wise tale. Probably any proper oil / lubricant will reduce radio interference just as well by simply reducing metal-to-metal contact. I have a bottle of "Parma TQ Bushing Oil" that would likely work fine. Maybe I should just use that. I don't think any of the servos are binding but I'll double check. Same with general vibrations, I'll check what I can. The antenna is running through a plastic antenna tube. With rc cars and trucks, these same antenna tubes sometimes cover the entire antenna, so I don't think that is causing any problems. And about the antenna crossing its own path - Aside from the fact that there is a small gap, I have been told online and in person that this is fine. Also, blade cp's come with the antenna wrapped in a coil around a skid (and the manufacturer recommends that you keep it this way), and I have actually not had any problems keeping it like that on my blade CP. I could just change it though on my rex since I am having glitches, couldn't hurt anything. Thanks for your advice.
Posted on: 9/18/2009 2:26 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
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RE: what is it?
Pretty neat looking heli if you ask me. There's a video of one on youtube [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwriJBOx63Y[/youtube]
Posted on: 9/18/2009 1:55 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
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RE: Glitching = crash, any reccomendations?
Thanks for helping me. I'll check as much of that as possible. I won't rule anything out but the things in this paragraph will be the last things I will check. The antenna is roughed properly, away from any of the electronics. I don't think motor or ESC noise is the problem since I have the ESC in the front and the receiver as far as possible from the motor in the back, and I haven't heard of gyro noise. The Tx is high quality Futaba. I also sort of doubt that the problem is outside RF noises because it's occurred at my house, the neighborhoods clubhouse where there is sort of a field, and it glitched into the crash at a local park. Not to be ruled out, but not likely. I have actually read some bad things about the receiver (Align, good brand but their older receivers and servos aren't that great from what I've heard) so that's a possibility. Although for a while it acted just fine. I will try oiling the bearings first. I'm thinking I'll run to the hobby shop tomorrow and maybe use some 100% silicone shock oil (lowest weight [how thick] they have, probably 10). How can you tell when you have a bad bearing that needs to be replaced? It will barely spin or something? Also, what do you mean by static generation? Thanks! Some pics. Flybar isn't together because I haven't reassembled it yet and the head is lifted so I can lube the shafts bearings quickly, when I figure out what to use. [img]http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/450/dsc02201y.jpg[/img][img]http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8138/dsc02202vt.jpg[/img] [img]http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6014/dsc02203y.jpg[/img][img]http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2065/dsc02205t.jpg[/img] [img]http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1382/dsc02207g.jpg[/img] P.S. Evan-RCU that avatar is out of this world. I looked at the pic in your gallery. Wow.
Posted on: 9/17/2009 11:29 PM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9104604

Glitching = crash, any reccomendations?
My trex has been glitching a lot recently. I was stupid enough to keep flying it. That mistake ended up costing about $80 in new parts. I was told by somebody at a local meet to use silicon base lubricant on all of the heads bearings to reduce radio interference, he said that's a common problem for glitching. I'm still using FM. Please don't recommend spektrum, just ignore it in this thread, I've decided to wait because of $$$. I have heard that triflow, sewing machine or air tool oil work well as oils but do any of them contain silicon? If not, what should I use? I'm also open to any suggestions as to what the main problem (creating glitches) could be. My helicopter had very stable flight until it would randomly spaz (very jittery, quick back and forth movements, even the throttle would go up and down on its own) for a second or two. Right now the rex is sitting on my desk, repaired, waiting for something that will attempt to get rid of this glitch. Also I have checked the tail belt and everything seems fine there. Any suggestions? And what's a good silicon oil that's worth a shot as I mentioned so I could knock that suggestion out of the way? Thanks!
Posted on: 9/17/2009 9:33 PM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9104252

RE: Is this a good deal? Trex450 Pro Super
$450 shipped for the exact item (super combo). http://cgi.ebay.com/ALIGN-T-REX-450-PRO-Super-Combo-heli_W0QQitemZ220472577122QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRadio_Control_Vehicles?hash=item3355308c62&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Posted on: 8/28/2009 11:16 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9051819

RE: Helicopter Soaring
[quote]ORIGINAL: mulikow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ88ZFF4JzU [/quote] I looked up rc helicopter soaring on google, you sure are on a lot of forums[X(] Which is a good thing though. Good luck with the quest! And thanks for the PM on youtube.
Posted on: 7/30/2009 2:29 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8975681

Visible Paint Schemes?
I almost crashed my trex 450 tonight because I could barely see it (around dusk but it was nowhere near dark). Headed straight for the ground, I punched it and somehow managed to quickly save it in the air. I was flying at a local meet and some pilots recommended neon paint. I know it's a no brainer, pretty straight forward task, but I've got some questions. Where should I buy the paint from? The canopy is lexan (currently factory white). Local hobby shop plastic safe neon paint?? Is the canopy the only part of the heli that most people paint when seeking for more viability? Also any pictures for ideas would be great. Thanks. edit: I was also thinking neon tail rotors.
Posted on: 7/11/2009 11:14 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8923558

RE: I have a lot of energy almost all the time from like 9 PM to 1 AM or 2 AM
[quote]ORIGINAL: rccarman81 I need ideas of what to do to use my energy and not waste, I have these like every day around the times I said in the title. I listen to music to keep it going and some times play GTA 4. But I need something to do, I hate wasintg it like this, any ideas? The one main thing that I cant do that I love doing is working out. Another thing I do to keep my energy is smell vanilla. dude you dont even want to know how much energy I get out of vanilla. [/quote] I'm JUST like that too and I sometimes ask people this same question. Minus all the vanilla talk (excuse me for saying this but I need to try that). On a serious note though, I am extremely tired from about 9:30 to 11:30, but normally I have too much college homework to go to bed that early (including now, summer session). So I work and work, wide awake starting around midnight, and I do not want to go to bed at 5, or 6 in the morning but that's when I usually do. Sleep? About 3.5 or 4 hours on days when I have college, and 7 or 8 sometimes when I don't. Also, showers wake me up. Speaking of the time, it's 4:51 AM right now. LOL
Posted on: 7/11/2009 4:51 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8923547

RE: adding subs in the 06 corolla
[quote]ORIGINAL: Danju im wondering if [link=http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=19340]this[/link] is adequate....or maybe too much? [/quote] I think what annie_himself said is true and also applies to subs... you can turn down the power. I know it would be a lot of work to create an account and everything just to get some good suggestions and feedback... but the audio section on tamparacing.com has some really helpful people. Sorry I cant help you beyond that. Here's the responses I got when I posted a question on there about 2 10" 500W subs I found... maybe you'll find some useful info in here anyways (similar scenario) [link=http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/audio-hq/513717-amp-2-10-500w-subs.html]Tampa Racing subs thread[/link]
Posted on: 7/10/2009 11:18 PM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8923086

RE: adding subs in the 06 corolla
No offense but that's the lowest watt 10" subs I've ever seen. I found 2 10" 500 watt Pyle subwoofers a while ago and on a local racing forum I was told they belong back where I found them, by the street. The bandpass box looks alright though. And a nice box can make cheap subwoofers sound nice[;)] Also just to let you know... The subs aren't rated at RMS (the continuous
Posted on: 7/6/2009 2:07 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8909844

RE: What are all these new forum things?
Yup, I'm blind. I go to the cars off topic forum and that was the first thread I clicked (before checking this thread). I take it the only reason why people didn't rate my first post 1* is because it can't hurt my score anymore?[:)] Well thanks anyways... If a mod wants to clean some clutter, there's no use for this thread. Feel free to delete it.
Posted on: 7/6/2009 1:02 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8909754

What are all these new forum things?
Maybe I'm blind... What is "1 votes" or "2 votes" in the "rating" column when a thread is not even a pole? (1-5 stars is obvious but this isn't) What's the new "score" to the left of this post? And how is that calculated?
Posted on: 7/5/2009 4:10 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8907445

RE: another celebrity has died
[quote]ORIGINAL: feo Bill Cosby is next!!! [X(] [/quote] [sm=thumbs_down.gif]Don't jinx it
Posted on: 7/5/2009 2:10 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8907334

RE: Billy Mays is Dead!
[quote]ORIGINAL: feo [quote]ORIGINAL: Krawlin Seems like alot of people think that he may have hit his head when that plane he was on blew out the front tires on landing. [/quote] I think he said that himself. I read the direct quote this morning in an article on Yahoo. He said something about luggage falling and hitting him. Then he said ''Its ok though, Ive got a hard head''. Hehehehe, apparently not. Ok, that was unnecessary. Im sorry. [/quote] An autopsy showed that his death had nothing to do with the plane incident, it was due to heart related problems. R.I.P.
Posted on: 7/4/2009 1:59 PM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8906114

RE: warm battery = charged?
[quote]ORIGINAL: dacaur [quote]ORIGINAL: 500 lb. koolaid man I read everyone posts. Thanks[;)] My hpi 3300 mah GT packs that came with my e-savage are coming off the e-savage GT Escape peak charger at 134 degrees max. [/quote] 134 Fahrenheit? If so that's fine. If you are talking Celsius, there is a problem. [/quote] LOL 273 degrees Fahrenheit would be a pretty big problem. And thanks
Posted on: 7/2/2009 1:21 PM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8901004

RE: warm battery = charged?
I read everyone posts. Thanks[;)] My hpi 3300 mah GT packs that came with my e-savage are coming off the e-savage GT Escape peak charger at 134 degrees max. What's going on here? Are my packs being overcharged? I'm charging them at 2 amps and since the charger quits charging after an hour no matter what (stupid "safe" design), here's what I do- I put both packs on then after an hour they are a little warm. I put the batteries back on the next day to get the rest of their charge and the charger puts an additional 45 min of 2 amps on them. Since it didn't reach an hour, that's how I know they are done according to the charger if that makes sense (1 hour max safety didn't kick in because they finished before that). But at 134 degrees I have to wonder what in the world is going on. The charge rate is fine at 2 amps, I know these packs can take 4 amps easily but I don't push it like that. Maybe the charger is garbage. Maybe the packs are garbage. Any ideas / suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
Posted on: 7/1/2009 1:05 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8896818

warm battery = charged?
I thought that a warm battery was a charged battery. But after thinking about it, I'm confused. Does it really mean it's done charging if it's just a little warmer then when it went on the charger? Thanks. EDIT: I'm referring to NIMH / NICD cells. I would imagine that lithium cells might be different, but that's not an issue for me.
Posted on: 6/30/2009 2:25 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8893723

RE: Best Connector Deans or EC3?
[quote]ORIGINAL: bart.tech Thanx for all the input. I just find them really frustrating to solder. I always end up overheating the red composite part.Looks like I will be converting back to EC3. B [/quote] Deans- the esc (male) plug melts so fast when soldering[:'(] I don't normally have a problem with the battery (female) connector Never used the e-flite plugs so I don't have an opinion there.
Posted on: 6/29/2009 10:43 PM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "E-Flite Helicopters"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8892915

Trex 600 in your face
Some people are just plain stupid. Had to post this after watching. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK04T1Pgpis&NR=1
Posted on: 6/27/2009 4:42 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8885125

RE: Affordable CF blades for a Blade CP?
gi1mo2, I don't see any carbon fiber blades in the link you posted. After doing some research, there's not many CF blades that will fit blade cp's. Eflite sells them, and so does microheli.com, but not for less than $30 shipped (you can get 325mm cheaper?). I've tried googling things like blade cp carbon fiber, 250mm carbon fiber, 255mm carbon fiber. Only 2 sets found as I mentioned. Actually there was also a pair for $21 on ebay from Hong Kong but I wouldn't dare risk that, probably very porely built (just a guess).
Posted on: 6/27/2009 3:03 AM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "E-Flite Helicopters"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8885029

Affordable CF blades for a Blade CP?
I have looked through the first 5 pages of the "are these blades any good for cp pro?" thread, and there's not one link to CF blades. Just saying, I didn't miss that thread. What are some affordable CF blades (preferably less than $25 shipped) for the blade CP that fly nice? My goal is to increase head speed, tail performance, and slightly more stability. I'm currently using plastiblades[sm=rolleyes.gif] Thanks.
Posted on: 6/26/2009 10:37 PM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "E-Flite Helicopters"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8884487

RE: Does Align sell tail boom stiffiner inserts?
Did you have to drill the stiffener out a little to get the bolts to go through? Thanks.
Posted on: 6/26/2009 9:41 PM by Author "500 lb. koolaid man" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8884338