RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
TJ just posted a video of our recent flying at the field. Most are maiden flights of mine and Hugh's planks, but there is some Align 450 footage from TJ's quad. Very interesting video platform. Bryan [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0lSHonI0eE[/youtube]
Posted on: 6/16/2013 10:50 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: rikybob [quote]ORIGINAL: helicrazedout Hi guys just popping in to say hi! ingleburn nice flying in the wind man thumbs up, and Kozzy do let us know how your various builds go especially your HK. Really excited for tomorrow! My friend is going to land on my front lawn with his Robinson R-44 and take me flying for the day[:D] Maybe i should be all pro and greet him with my T-rex 450 [8D] ahaha [/quote] Enjoy and have a blast! Bring your camera!!! B [/quote] Absolutely! I would love to have that opportunity.
Posted on: 6/16/2013 10:42 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: ingleburn [quote]ORIGINAL: helicrazedout hey guys i just ordered a HK-450 v2 should arrive soon. how is the quality of it? i want to do the following setup: Align 750 gyro, hitec 81hs tail servo, 3 tower pro sg90 servos, hyperion 30a esc, an esky belt cp stock motor, and an orange rx with my dx7. Think i will have any problems with this setup?? [/quote] Hi and welcome helicrazedout. Edit. Just saw that HK have this kit. If its one of those good luck. You might be better off buying a ANY OTHER kit to start with. [/quote]
Posted on: 6/12/2013 3:21 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: helicrazedout hey guys i just ordered a HK-450 v2 should arrive soon. how is the quality of it? i want to do the following setup: Align 750 gyro, hitec 81hs tail servo, 3 tower pro sg90 servos, hyperion 30a esc, an esky belt cp stock motor, and an orange rx with my dx7. Think i will have any problems with this setup?? [/quote] I think your electronics will be more than satisfactory. I have flown various Align gyros, and while they are very nice, the HK401B works great once you do the hot glue mod. You can find this modification on YouTube, and one of our members (Rob) posted a great video about it. I have been using the Tower Pro MG90s servos with great results, and have upgraded to the XGD-10HM digital servos for use on the flybarless 450s. The quality of the HK 450 is not even near par to the name brands, but it is definately less expensive from the start with one. By the time you get all the quirks, sub-par parts, bad chinese bearings, weak gears, and the lot sorted, you may have just as soon purchased an Align 450. There is a lot of information on this thread, and many folks that have been where you are not so long ago, and they are all willing to help. Welcome to the thread, stick around and get to know some of us. Bryan
Posted on: 6/11/2013 1:39 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: rikybob Daddy likey. It would make Daddy say "What 500?" b [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrScYFsuTkI[/youtube] [/quote] That is just too cool! I really like considering the question posed at the end..."Where will the hobby be in 5 to 10 years?" Not too windy here, the TS has already run up the east coast. We have scheduled weekend flying for Sunday, as Hugh is celebrating his Bday tomorrow. I think he just turned 30? B
Posted on: 6/7/2013 1:27 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: Did you fly today?
That is a SUPER nice heli, and the price ain't so bad either. $700 plus seems a lot, but after you figure in all the sundries, it's actually a pretty good deal. Like I tell my kids when they want something...SAVE UP!!!! Bryan
Posted on: 6/3/2013 2:46 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: Did you fly today?
[quote]ORIGINAL: nervousheli I had given a sacrifice to the HELI GODS today. Yep, one of my 450s. :( It seems winter time is set for us down here. The winds are just not playing nicely. :( I was flying to low, tried to do a flip, and a wind gust just blown my 450 heli, like it was nothin. Bam! Straight to the ground. Damage Report: Tail boom 1 knighthead bar Tail blade Tail servo HK450 DFC blade grip. CF pushrod etc. almost a write off. :( I still got another 450, but I don't think I want to sacrifice another. I think I'm done flying, until either I get a bigger heli. Or I just sim it out through out the winter time, like a big grumpy grizzly bear. :( A 500/550e is definitely on my wish list. That's definitely on the cards. I hope everyone else is going ok and getting some air time. [:o] [/quote] Sorry to hear of your woes. Damages sound fairly expensive. My suggestion is to sim out over the winter, and watch the auctions, you might just get lucky. Hugj over in the 450 thread (the other Georgia brother) has a very nice HK 550 that is too big for his style of flying and has mentioned that he will sell it. The price he mentioned is steap, but a whole lot less than assembling one from scratch. B
Posted on: 6/3/2013 2:17 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: Did you fly today?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Kaos Side mount: [/quote] Very nice cable arrangement. How does that IKON FBL system work for you? I have a couple of CopterX CX1000 systems (they are OK, but I hate tethering them to my desktop to setup and adjust), a couple of the Align 3G systems (setup is a breaze but fff characteristics SUCKKK, it tends to pitch up terribly at any elevator setting lower than the Parkinsons nod), and one BeastX clone (my favorite among all). Back to the topic of the OP, I flew a couple of planks in the midst of severe thunderstorm warnings. The weather system that brought Texas and Oklahoma the tornados this past week was coming through Georgia today. Despite the weather, my buddy and I maidened his 105" 1/4 scale cub, and then I let him fly my Giant Super Sportster on the trainer box. He did well, and enjoyed the super sportster better than the trainer I have been working with him on. I did get a chance to fly the Align 450SE when the wind got to bad to fly the big birds. This is the one that I have the BeastX clone on with a mikado Vbar head. Man that thing flies well. I am enjoying this thread, and will lurk from time to time. I usually lurk over in the HK450 thread. I am one of the Georgia Brothers that Brian (RickyBob) makes fun of from time to time.
Posted on: 6/2/2013 6:08 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: rikybob [quote]ORIGINAL: ingleburn [quote]ORIGINAL: ahamay [quote]ORIGINAL: nervousheli what ESC are you using? [/quote] Yeah, plush 40amp with 2218 motor. Another thing to watch out for is the plush 40amp (and the 60 i think) only have 3A BEC's. So you need to be aware of the current draw from your servos. [/quote] Yeah both my helis run the plush 40 amp and 2218 motors and Im more than happy with them. As for moving Im in the same boat as Jonesy. New comers so to speak but if the old boys are happy to move then lets do it. I would keep this thread open though as I would hate to move and end up being swamped by idiots with nothing better to do than trash our little group. [/quote] +1! [/quote] I'm in. Let's move if everyone agrees.
Posted on: 6/1/2013 5:22 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
Super Kool! I definately want to see the dork cam attempt at watching it's little shadow. Glad to see a REAL modeller that can figure out this S H I T when it doesn't go as it should. (It never does for me, I always gotta learn the hard way). Thanks for the post. B
Posted on: 5/28/2013 6:21 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: rikybob [quote]ORIGINAL: pushinoldrc [quote]ORIGINAL: rikybob [quote]ORIGINAL: hugj Kind of takes all the fun out of flying NO CRASHES!!!!!! Come on YOU BUILD THEM, FLY THEM AND CRASH THEM!!!!!! That's how I learned! [/quote] I actually think it's a fantastic idea! Watching the video you can attenuate the controller as your skill set rises. There is one for helis I saw
Posted on: 5/25/2013 9:26 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: ahamay [/quote] Extreemely sharp looking 500 there. It looks very sleek, like a new Maserati. We want video SOON! B
Posted on: 5/25/2013 4:49 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: rikybob [quote]ORIGINAL: hugj Kind of takes all the fun out of flying NO CRASHES!!!!!! Come on YOU BUILD THEM, FLY THEM AND CRASH THEM!!!!!! That's how I learned! [/quote] I actually think it's a fantastic idea! Watching the video you can attenuate the controller as your skill set rises. There is one for helis I saw the other day that does the same thing but it can't promise what orientation the thing is when you recover so's you gotta be comfy that way. Fun stuff that tech is! b [/quote] I don't think Brian has crashed enough planks to appreciate your post Hugh! B
Posted on: 5/23/2013 6:22 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: ingleburn Finally ordered the parts to upgrade the HK450 to TT. Couldnt find a place that had everything except for HK. Only ordered a tail holder and a tail boom holder as I have Align and Tarot stuff to make up the rest. Also picked up upgrades for the Mcpx BL from my LHS. Head, tail holder, solid boom and swash. And a new motor for the Nano. This is the second one Ive had fail. And to round it out ordered one of those cheap FBL heads from miracle Mart. Had my kids over this weekend so missed a flying day with the guys from the LHS. They had 3 bad crashes that were unexplained. Im thinking the substation next to the field might have something to do with it. This is a pic of what a thundertiger x50e Titan looks like when it goes in hard. I saw it in the shop this morning and it was in 2 plastic bags. A complete write off. [/quote] OUCH!!
Posted on: 5/20/2013 2:24 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: whats the difference?
The PRO EFL version is a non Direct Link Control type head, and has swash following arms that attach the swash to the head assembly while the DFC uses the control arms to drive the swash plate. I have not flown a DFC and therefore can not give my impression of the differences in flight. Bryan
Posted on: 5/18/2013 5:53 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
She was terribly HAWT
Posted on: 5/18/2013 5:44 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: rikybob (Please except the following in its "guy", mean spiritied, tongue in cheekyness that it's intended.) mnem, MOTHER OF GOD SIR!!!! I didn't know ALL that is going on in the subtext of my little hobby!!![:D] For GODS SAKE sir, go OUTSIDE![;)] There are GIRLS there![8D] b "If you have two equally likely solutions to a problem, choose the simplest." [/quote] FYI Spread Spectrum Technology In 1933, a beautiful, young Austrian woman took off her clothes for a movie director. She ran through the woods, naked. She swam in a lake, naked. Pushing well beyond the social norms of the period. The most popular movie in 1933 was King Kong. But everyone in Hollywood was talking about that scandalous movie with the gorgeous, young Austrian woman. Louis B. Mayer, of the giant studio MGM, said she was the most beautiful woman in the world. The film was banned practically everywhere, which of course made it even more popular and valuable. Mussolini reportedly refused to sell his copy at any price. The star of the film, called Ecstasy, was Hedwig Kiesler. She said the secret of her beauty was "to stand there and look stupid." In reality, Kiesler was anything but stupid. She was a genius. She'd grown up as the only child of a prominent Jewish banker. She was a math prodigy. She excelled at science. As she grew older, she became ruthless, using all the power her body and mind gave her. Between the sexual roles she played, her tremendous beauty, and the power of her intellect, Kiesler would confound the men in her life, including her six husbands, two of the most ruthless dictators of the 20th century, and one of the greatest movie producers in history. Her beauty made her rich for a time. She is said to have made - and spent - $30 million in her life. But her greatest accomplishment resulted from her intellect, and her invention continues to shape the world we live in today. You see, this young Austrian starlet would take one of the most valuable technologies ever developed right from under Hitler's nose. After fleeing to America , she not only became a major Hollywood star, her name sits on one of the most important patents ever granted by the U.S. Patent Office. Today, when you use your cell phone or, over the next few years, as you experience super-fast wireless Internet access (via something called "long-term evolution" or "LTE" technology), you'll be using an extension of the technology a 20- year-old actress first conceived while sitting at dinner with Hitler. At the time she made Ecstasy, Kiesler was married to one of the richest men in Austria . Friedrich Mandl was Austria 's leading arms maker. His firm would become a key supplier to the Nazis. Mandl used his beautiful young wife as a showpiece at important business dinners with representatives of the Austrian, Italian, and German fascist forces. One of Mandl's favorite topics at these gatherings - which included meals with Hitler and Mussolini - was the technology surrounding radio-controlled missiles and torpedoes. Wireless weapons offered far greater ranges than the wire-controlled alternatives that prevailed at the time. Kiesler sat through these dinners "looking stupid," while absorbing everything she heard. As a Jew, Kiesler hated the Nazis. She abhorred her husband's business ambitions. Mandl responded to his willful wife by imprisoning her in his castle, Schloss Schwarzenau. In 1937, she managed to escape. She drugged her maid, snuck out of the castle wearing the maid's clothes, and sold her jewelry to finance a trip to London. (She got out just in time. In 1938, Germany annexed Austria . The Nazis seized Mandl's factory. He was half Jewish. Mandl fled to Brazil . Later, he became an adviser to Argentina 's iconic populist president, Juan Peron.) In London , Kiesler arranged a meeting with Louis B. Mayer. She signed a long-term contract with him, becoming one of MGM's biggest stars. She appeared in more than 20 films. She was a co-star to Clark Gable, Judy Garland, and even Bob Hope. Each of her first seven MGM movies was a blockbuster. But Kiesler cared far more about fighting the Nazis than about making movies. At the height of her fame, in 1942, she developed a new kind of communications system, optimized for sending coded messages that couldn't be "jammed." She was building a system that would allow torpedoes and guided bombs to always reach their targets. She was building a system to kill Nazis. By the 1940s, both the Nazis and the Allied forces were using the kind of single- frequency radio-controlled technology Kiesler's ex-husband had been peddling. The drawback of this technology was that the enemy could find the appropriate frequency and "jam" or intercept the signal, thereby interfering with the missile's intended path. Kiesler's key innovation was to "change the channel." It was a way of encoding a message across a broad area of the wireless spectrum. If one part of the spectrum was jammed, the message would still get through on one of the other frequencies being used. The problem was, she could not figure out how to synchronize the frequency changes on both the receiver and the transmitter. To solve the problem, she turned to perhaps the world's first techno-musician, George Anthiel. Anthiel was an acquaintance of Kiesler who achieved some notoriety for creating intricate musical compositions. He synchronized his melodies across twelve player pianos, producing stereophonic sounds no one had ever heard before. Kiesler incorporated Anthiel's technology for synchronizing his player pianos. Then, she was able to synchronize the frequency changes between a weapon's receiver and its transmitter. On August 11, 1942, U.S. Patent No. 2,292,387 was granted to Antheil and "Hedy Kiesler Markey," which was Kiesler's married name at the time. Most of you won't recognize the name Kiesler. And no one would remember the name Hedy Markey. But it's a fair bet than anyone reading this newsletter of a certain age will remember one of the great beauties of Hollywood's golden age ~ Hedy Lamarr. That's the name Louis B. Mayer gave to his prize actress. That's the name his movie company made famous. Meanwhile, almost no one knows Hedwig Kiesler - aka Hedy Lamarr- was one of the great pioneers of wireless communications. Her technology was developed by the U.S. Navy, which has used it ever since. You're probably using Lamarr's technology, too. Her patent sits at the foundation of "spread spectrum technology," which you use every day when you log on to a wi- fi network or make calls with your Bluetooth-enabled phone. It lies at the heart of the massive investments being made right now in so-called fourth-generation "LTE" wireless technology. This next generation of cell phones and cell towers will provide tremendous increases to wireless network speed and quality, by spreading wireless signals across the entire available spectrum. This kind of encoding is only possible using the kind of frequency switching that Hedwig Kiesler invented.
Posted on: 5/17/2013 9:12 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
These are swappable between my 9X & 9XR, and my 9X has the telemetry mod & firmware which allows me to see the telemetry data right on the TX LCD screen. I'll probably do the same mods on my 9XR once I have the module built. I would like to know how well that works. Fuel / battery data would be very usefull for my field trainer, as well as other models. I tend to swell my heli batteries due to discharge below rated voltage. Speaking as an engineer with 30 years experience in the field; I believe the FRSky radio hardware can go toe-to-toe with anything Futaba has to offer; and I also believe, after looking at the waveform analyses, that it beats anything JR has all hollow. Of course, I remember the dark ages at Futaba too; they would have been purple with envy at the component density and the quality of the wave-soldering of even the current regular Turnigy/FlySky readio gear. And there are still people flying that stuff today... That is the very reason I chose FrSky. Until the advent of the Hitec system, it rivals the best of all worlds, price and dependability. I also like the re-link time, within a second, compared to Corona, DSM2. 3 seconds or more usually ends up in sub-terrainian flight. I have had some problems with the SMT components on the receivers, but I have only had those problems after a severe crash. I lost a channel due to a chip leg letting go of the land. The er9X firmware, in combination with the eePe & Companio9x firmware/memory editing software, make the 9X/9XR a REALLY formidable package in terms of a computer TX; I almost NEVER build a model profile on the radio anymore; I use my old Toughbook and Companio9x to build, then upload the new profile once it passes preliminary simulations in the editor. I never thought of using editing software via a computer to build model profiles. Neat. My buddy wanted to program his clone 450, and I had fits programming the CCPM mixing. He is still using the firmware that was shipped with the 9XR. mnem *Point-to-point soldered* [/quote] Thanks for the info, I know who to turn to for help. B
Posted on: 5/16/2013 3:22 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: mnemennth I dunno who else in here tinkers with the FRSky Telemetry-capable radio gear, but I figured I'd pass this along here as I have elsewhere: HK Heads-Up... FRSky Telemetry Modules back in stock! That pretty much covers it... those of us who've been waiting for the FRSky DIY & JR-Compatible modules - they're in stock again at HobbyKing & showing 10+ at the moment; who knows how many they actually have. Maybe 100, maybe 12. mnem Good hunting! [/quote] I just got the notification. I like the FrSky stuff, have been flying with it in a JR XP7202 for over a year now. I have a newbe at the field that is having me convert a long antena JR 6102 to FrSky for him. I sold him on the price of the recievers...around $20 USD each. I have not tried the telemetry yet, but the guy that does our video is tinkering with it coupled with the Turnigy 9XR open source firmware designed for the FrSky telemetry information. It seems the system would be ok without any additional stuff mounted to the transmitter, and so I like the idea of the 9XR, I just don't like the radio. Bryan
Posted on: 5/15/2013 12:56 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: next heli ???
I went to the 500 series helicopters after learning to somewhat fly my 450. I have a Gaui 425 plastic kit and an HK500GT, and both fly so much better than the 450s basically because they are easier to see. I kinda wished I had just saved my money for a larger helicopter, but then the parts are more expensive. A buddy of mine has the Trex 600N, and it is a joy to fly, but it is massive. Bigger does fly better, is easier to see, and is just more impressive than the 450 class helis. Bryan
Posted on: 9/17/2012 8:09 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
Hugh and I went to the field yesterday and had a great day of it. Here are some of the highlights. Please excuse the shaky video, my son was filming on a Nikon coolpix camera, and it is hard to keep everything in frame while videoing. Hugh and his Gaui 425 Hurricane with the BeastX clone. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyRDkun8AIE[/youtube] and Hugh with his Hangar 9 Cub with a Saito 82 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChzxEZGsleo[/youtube] Hopefully he will upload some video soon. B
Posted on: 9/16/2012 8:21 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: Edmund2 Hi guys, check out www.aadexpo.co.za tab to Airshow and guess who will be flying the Ex SAAF Impala indicated in the Participating Aircraft tab on page two? Getting a few dry runs tomorrow (fuel for 40 minutes flying time) with compliments from the sponsors as I can only be there on the airshow days. Edmund [/quote] Thats cool. I would love to be there and see it. My wife and I try to get to all the military aircraft shows in our area. She loves it!
Posted on: 9/14/2012 6:29 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: hugj heres three video's of sundays flying Hugh [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZeCG-BJq58[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tMzLTFHD7w[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rXfgdfjTXA[/youtube] [/quote] Thanks for the vids Hugh. I do believe you have come a long way as well. B
Posted on: 9/12/2012 7:29 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
congratulations Jonesy, You have definitely come a long way B
Posted on: 9/9/2012 5:20 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: Carl Goldberg Ultimate 10-300 Brotherhood.
That is one beautiful bird. I haven't started my build yet, and I have been lurking in this forum for about 1 year looking for ideas, of which there are many. Thanks to everyone for such motivation to get my build started. I will be posting build photos, but I have to get my wife'sTFGS corsair in the air first. Bryan
Posted on: 9/1/2012 9:08 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Carl Goldberg Ultimate 10-300 Brotherhood.
[quote]ORIGINAL: nick1881 What reciever battery has everyone been using. I have a 5 cell hydrimax 2000mah battery I have been using, but I'm getting worried. I charged it for 40 hours at 50mah and all seemed well. After sitting for a couple hours I came back to it, switched the plane on and the on board voltmeter went straight to red. (red is dead, green is good) its a Hobbico voltmeter. Not sure what I'll do yet, but wanted to get an idea of what everyone else is using rx battery wise thanks Nick [/quote] When my packs start to react like this, I cycle them with my smart charger for 3 cycles and look for an increase in charge and discharge mAh rates. I have had batteries come back with no problems afterwards, and some have come back only to fail (in flight) only a couple of flights later. I strongly suggest replacing the pack, preferably with a new 6v NiMh or LiFePo4 6.6v chemistry. I like my A123 batteries because I can charge them at up to 10C in about 15 minutes at the field if need be. They also do not require cycling as they do not retain a memory. Bryan
Posted on: 9/1/2012 9:05 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: mnemennth Hoookay... I've looked and looked and looked and I can't find 'em anywhere; I guess I don't know what the parts peoples call these things. What I'm looking for is a backing plate for the 9G servos; it looks sortof like this product, but it's made out of metal and the two center holes for the 9G servos have a 2mm thread. http://tarot-rc-heli.com/450-PRO-V2-CARBON-SERVO-TAIL-ROTOR-PLATE-HENGE They're used to eliminate the need to monkey-fart around with tiny nuts and needle-nose pliers on older-style T-Rex 450 clones that don't have the plastic inserts in the frame like the newer versions do. I had 2 sets of them that came with one of my Align T-Rex 450s; I've kept them all these years and used them on my HK-450GT. Now I can't find 'em, and I can't seem to find replacements either. ARGGH! Anybelly got any ideas? I hate to make 'em out of aluminum plate... mnem *Wasted on the young* [/quote] Try Googling 'Servo adapter plates'. My KDS 450 uses metal ones, and the Gaui 425 series uses plastic ones.
Posted on: 8/31/2012 8:46 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: mnemennth Okay; I have a line on a used Align 3G FBL unit; it looks like a good deal but I understand they are older technology and I don't know if it does the mixing internally. Looking at the setup vids I've seen it appears pretty complex; am I better off getting one of the BeastX Clone units you guys have? Price is close to the BeastX clone. mnem *Fly-less* [/quote] I have a 3G unit that I picked up from Fee Bay that is installed in a $9 LH clone. I am running the Emax ES08D servos in it and it does VERY WELL. I found that following the instructions was straight forward, and it set up right the very first time. (I am not very good at following directions.) I have mine set up CCPM from the radio, but from reading the instructions, you can set it up and let the unit do the mixing. I have heard of problems from these units, but I guess I got lucky. Let me know if I can help you. Bryan
Posted on: 8/31/2012 5:08 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
[quote]ORIGINAL: rikybob Yet another eggscelent pilot! b [/quote] I am lurking and waiting with baited breath for a nice video of your skills on the 500 at this field. I will try to get more video of my flying as soon as the monsoon Isaac that is dumping dreary weather on our activities in North Georgia passes. Bryan
Posted on: 8/29/2012 7:03 PM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part III
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Posted on: 8/24/2012 5:18 AM by Author "pushinoldrc" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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