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I've been doing a few mods to my 700X so thought I'd jump on the back of your thread Phil if that's ok? First mod is a new motor. There is nothing at all wrong with the standard 850MX lump but i came accross a Scorpion HKII-4525-520Kv 'Ultimate' at a bargain price and couldnt resist. It fits...

That's some very good flight times, roughly twice what i'm getting!

I've some bome bad news Phil. Velos Rotors have discontinued the 880, I guess the sales just werent good enough:( The announcement I read said that they were focusing on the commercial/military UAV market for the moment. The announcement did say that they were "considering" a limited edition...

Building up the traces with solder is exactly how they do it with the genuine Vbar (both mini and full size are the exact same). Some well respected 'RC gurus' have tested those to 30A or more. The weaker point is the regulated 3.3V rail that supplies the satellite receivers. Testing and user...

Fair enough. Al I know for 100% certain is the two Spirit's I've got have been absolutely bullet proof, never a glitch and I've been running one of them since the Spirit pro was first released, the other is on the heli that I fly most often of any of my fleet. The rescue function works great to...

Uri, I wasn't meaning that you were confused. What i meant was the confusion/contradiction between what you had heard and what I've experienced (and I do use high performance servos) may possibly be explained by the fact that there are two different types of mini Vbar, the older black type and...

I think you are over thinking it. Honestly, on a 450 if you use a decent ESC with a solid switching BEC (I recommend the Hobbywing V3 or V4 range) you wont have any issues. Running dual wires to the FBL is standard practice on larger helis (say 500+) but is more about reducing voltage drop in...

The Spirit Pro isn't a receiver, it's a flybarless controller. It has no receiver functionality whatsoever. It has to be connected to a seperate receiver (either a satellite type or standard type). It's not the Spirit Pro that binds to the Tx, it's the receiver(s) that bind. The problem of...

I hope you have much better luck with the new 770. Did you sell the Spirit pro?.. I'm just wondering why you didn't use the Spirit Pro but with a new receiver? With the latest Spirit firmware you can use up to three receivers (two satellites and one Spektrum spm4649t diversity antenna serial...

Yep, when setting 'piro compensation' the swash should act like a compass in that that when you turn the heli the swash always leans toward the same compass heading. On most modern FBL you dont have to do this step as it's looked after automatically by inputting the mounting orientation of the...

If you dont have a servo tester then plugging into another channel for testing is the way to go, like Tony said. A servo tester is a good tool to have in your toolbox though, they are cheap and come in useful in all sorts of ways. I use them to centre my servos when setting up the mechanics of a...

That would be interesting.

PS.. Uri, I fount the official Vbar compatibility chart and I think i might know where the confusion is coming from: Versions overview | VStabi So the 'mini Vbar Blueline' is listed as suitable for all helis, even those greater than 1000mm. However the much older black mini Vbar was not...

You are on the right track k8idx, for sure for a 450 the Kbar is perfectly fine with any sevos. I usually fit a cap to help prevent brownout. Generally it's fine without one, but they are cheap so why not. Uri, if you have any reference data from Mikado on the issue you refer to I'd be...

Very nice. Those Mavic Pro's certainly produce some great video.

Flight mode 'H' is throttle hold, so you activate that one with the throttle hold switch. The other three modes are activated from your three position switch. There are more modes supported but you need to use an extra switch. Three plus hold has always been enough for me. Sound like it's...

Yeah, get that Beam in the air. Too nice a heli to be gathering dust (says the man with a shed full of helis half of which haven't turned a blade this year!)

By 'active' they must just mean that you have selected the curve in question with the scroll wheel. You dont have to activate that actual flight mode with the flight mode switch in order to edit the curve. The throttle curves do change when you change flight modes, that's exactly how i vary...

On the DX8 G2 you dont need the curve to be active to edit it. In the throttle curve setup screen you just select the flight mode that you want to edit with the scroll wheel then edit it as desired.

Many people (including me) have used mini Vbars and Kbars on 700 size helis without any issue. In practice I've not found any problem even with standard servos. The only thing that you need to watch 'power wise' is if using Spektrum DSMX/DSM2 satellite receivers connected direct to the...