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RE: DLE Long term reliability ?
. cheers john
Posted on: 9/17/2012 3:39 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11231556
RE: Servo advise for my 1/3 weeks special
This may be of some interest......http://www.mnbigbirds.com/Servo%20Torque%20Caculator.htm
Posted on: 9/15/2012 3:58 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11229575
RE: Recommend me a new heli
[quote]ORIGINAL: bigpapa1272 Thanks for the cuddos on the name.......might consider second hand.....and I haven't even looked at eBay yet.....brain just not working yet I guess.....thanks for the tip john [/quote] Hay BP....no priblem, pleased to be able to help.
Posted on: 9/15/2012 1:47 AM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11229051
RE: Recommend me a new heli
[quote]ORIGINAL: bigpapa1272 Hey guys....great thread by the way on the mcpx.....i am in about the same boat here ( all i have flown is a mcx2 around the house and am bored with it) and was wondering about the novus nano cp.....design seems almost the same as the mcpx but didnt know if anyone had any experience with it. i only ask cause my budget is tight and i can get it on easy pay (man i wish horizon hobby did this too!!!![:@]). Would appreciate honest opinions on this thanks. BIGpapa[:D] [/quote] Hi there, I have no experience of the helicopter you mention i'm afraid. What about a second hand mcpx ? there will be loads up for sale now the 130x is available. Cracking user name BTW !
Posted on: 9/13/2012 11:29 AM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11227397
RE: C-ARF Ultra Flash build Thread + Video
when the legs are compressed (model sitting on the ground) john
Posted on: 9/7/2012 6:23 AM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11220562
RE: Recommend me a new heli
[quote]ORIGINAL: madmorgan heads up theres 6 batts and full metal head and swash on sale for 40 bucks plus 4 sets of blades that is a great deal! [/quote] Yeah, good shout ! It's worth that all day long.
Posted on: 9/7/2012 5:06 AM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11220502
RE: 18MZ Soft Sticks
I'll be interested in the reply to your question as a friend of mine has exactly the same issue with his 14mz. it's a nightmare to do point rolls or anything that requires subtle corrections.
Posted on: 9/7/2012 5:02 AM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Futaba Radios Direct support forum"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11220497
RE: Hk600 tail not holding
. cheers john
Posted on: 9/6/2012 3:47 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "T-Rex heli"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11219986
RE: Sheber Pitts S1S build
Hi There, I built a 1/3 s1s from the toni clark kit a couple of years ago so i'm definatly interested in your build ! cheers john
Posted on: 9/6/2012 1:50 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11219878
RE: Recommend me a new heli
[quote]ORIGINAL: j0e331 Thanks for the encouragement. I am determined to learn to fly this heli good. The one thing i really want to do is be able to fly inverted, i know my skills are nowhere near there at this point, but that is my goal I only questioned the set up diffulculty because my cx2, i could never get it to fly in a solid hover. I tried messing with it a lot, got it close, then it got the "toilet bowl effect". It was so frustrating that i stopped flying it for the longest time. [/quote] Your mcpx will be great for teaching you to fly inverted when the time comes. If you can fly over long'ish' grass, you probably wont break it at all.
Posted on: 9/5/2012 10:47 AM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11218395
RE: Servo advise for my 1/3 weeks special
[quote]ORIGINAL: All Day Dan The JR DS8411 is listed as 155 inch ounces on this side of the pond. That's 11kgcms. Dan. [/quote] Hi Dan, Yeah, i think i was just reading too much into it. Yeah, the 155 oz is the rating at 4.8volts, i'm using a powerbox switch which is regulated to 6volts.
Posted on: 9/4/2012 4:28 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11217560
RE: Recommend me a new heli
[quote]ORIGINAL: madmorgan no just make sure you check them balls on the swash i checked mine (microheli) and it had no loctite and it was assembled new in the package. [/quote] Yeah, mine was the same. Dont worry about set=up, there is simple checks to make sure all is well........we'll get you sorted in no time if it becomes an issue. I alone have 26 or so years experience building, setting-up and flying model helicopters and even competed in FAI F3C at national level with these two back in the mid 1990's. [IMG]http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww97/boaby_2009/img002.jpg[/IMG] And you can multiply that experience on here by probably hundreds. You seem keen to learn and are taking onboard what has been advised so far and asking all the right questions. So please dont worry about too much about any issues you come up against as we almost certinaly have already been through those issues and found a solution. You'll soon be giving the best a run for their money.
Posted on: 9/4/2012 3:23 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11217498
RE: Servo advise for my 1/3 weeks special
[quote]ORIGINAL: All Day Dan John, what parameters do you use to rate your servo torque in the metric system? Dan. [/quote] Hi Dan, It's KG/cm. 13.5KG gave me 188 oz @ 6v for the JR 8411.....but after giving it some thought i may have made a 'school boy' error by just doing a staight convertion fom oz to KG's. If the torqe is measured 1cm (10mm) from the centre
Posted on: 9/4/2012 2:32 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11217406
RE: Servo advise for my 1/3 weeks special
[quote]ORIGINAL: All Day Dan John, One ounce inch equals 72 gram centimeters. I don't know what you guys use. Dan. [/quote] Thanks Dan, looks like i'm using 188oz servos in my own pitts. Thought this may be of some interest.........http://www.servodatabase.com/servo/jr/ds8411
Posted on: 9/4/2012 11:28 AM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11217149
RE: Recommend me a new heli
It was the rear ball that broke off ? The rod that goes to that rear ball is the only rod that does not have a bend in it, there for no 'give' and the ball breaks off. I never broke the stock swashplate but i replaced it with the ali one as i new it was only a matter of time. As for batteries, i found the e-flight to be the best overall. There still going when all the cheaper ones have long since been thrown away.
Posted on: 9/3/2012 2:39 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11216052
RE: Servo advise for my 1/3 weeks special
[quote]ORIGINAL: speedracerntrixie Beautiful pitts! This is my newest 50cc airplane. Will have Savox 1258 servos rated at 166 oz [/quote] Nice ! i'm struggling to keep up when you guys are giving servo output in oz's though
Posted on: 9/3/2012 10:44 AM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11215778
RE: Servo advise for my 1/3 weeks special
I have a S1S at similar size and weight to the OP ers.....i'm not sure if i'd be happy with standard servos in it although i have to agree, we all tend to go way way over the top when choosing servos for large scale aircraft. [IMG]http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww97/boaby_2009/PITTS%20G_FLICK/erarlyaugust2006024.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 9/2/2012 6:24 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11215036
RE: Recommend me a new heli
[quote]ORIGINAL: j0e331 Quick question, as im new to CP helis, what blades would you suggest i use to make learning easier [/quote] Do you mean between the two sets of blades that come with the helicopter, with or without leading edge weights ? I personally didnt find any major advantage with either, i changed to the pure white blades from KBDD because they are so much better for orintation at a distance. [IMG]http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww97/boaby_2009/Image0698.jpg[/IMG] Every time you crash your mcpx put $100 in a tin....thats how much this little gem will have saved you !
Posted on: 9/2/2012 6:01 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11215010
RE: Recommend me a new heli
The mcpx is a fantastic little helicopter or if you want something a bit bigger then the 130x would be my choice. The 130 is not quite as crash resistent as the mcpx, but still way, way better than any 450 on the market. I have an x-cell furion 450 and the 130x flies as good if not better than that. If your wanting to learn to fly a 'proper' CP helicopter then you'll be hard pushed to beat the mcpx though !
Posted on: 9/2/2012 5:40 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11213987
RE: Blade 130X wobble
Ah, very strange indeed ! The only thing i can think of is the servo plug to the board wasent seated properly. It's the only thing thats been touched between it working and not working ? Of coarse the real test would be to change them back and if it works ok then it probably was the plug. My goodness !!!! the GMP cricket, yeah it was way out of my reach at the time aswell. we had the micro mould 'LARK' here in the UK. You may be new to helicopters, but have obviously been in the hobby for many many years.
Posted on: 9/2/2012 4:02 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "E-Flite Helicopters"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11214239
RE: Servo advise for my 1/3 weeks special
When you say 'conquest' do you mean sanwa conquest ? all black plastic case as opposed to the sanwa club which was black and silver.
Posted on: 9/2/2012 7:23 AM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11214364
RE: Micro Beast
Are you absolutly sure you dont have any trim in somewhere, even sub-trim ? An easy way to check is by flipping the reverse switches between normal and reverse, if the servos move then you have some trim in somewhere.
Posted on: 9/1/2012 6:46 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Flybarless Helicopters"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11213949
RE: Stihl 62cc challenge....
john
Posted on: 8/12/2012 2:09 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Engine Conversions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11190642
RE: Blade 130X wobble
. Take it easy john
Posted on: 8/12/2012 1:10 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "E-Flite Helicopters"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11190595
RE: Blade 130X wobble
If you can post a video when you have the heli back together, we'll see where we are from there.
Posted on: 8/11/2012 2:44 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "E-Flite Helicopters"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11189627
RE: Best prop for a G 38?
Yeah, i have a spit weighing 20lb and it's happiest on the 20x8
Posted on: 8/11/2012 5:53 AM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11189162
RE: Blade 130X wobble
[quote]ORIGINAL: john josey It sounds like the 'e-flite servo jitter issue' to me [/quote] If it is the servos 'jittering' then the cure appears to be swapping the 'O' rings on the swashplate for the spare canopy grommets that come with the heli. This will tighten up the links nicely. I can post a picture if it helps ?
Posted on: 8/11/2012 5:47 AM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "E-Flite Helicopters"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11189156
RE: Blade 130X wobble
It sounds like the 'e-flite servo jitter issue' to me
Posted on: 8/11/2012 3:19 AM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "E-Flite Helicopters"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11189076
RE: Blade 130X wobble
Is it possible for you to post a video of yours doing the wobble ? That way we should be able to get the problem resolved quite quickly. cheers john
Posted on: 8/10/2012 4:24 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "E-Flite Helicopters"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11188694
RE: Optic 6 Throttle Setup
Post # 66 may help you acheive what your looking for. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9573976/mpage_3/key_/tm.htm cheers john
Posted on: 8/4/2012 6:21 PM by Author "john josey"
in the forum "Hitec/MultiPlex Radios- Ask Hitec Customer Service"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11181128
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