My Mrs very proudly recently handed me a 2nd hand Blade 400 that she bought off Facebook. The seller told her it flies great, all new parts etc.
I've looked it over and decided to strip it down as there were a few oddities. Turning the main rotor by hand was difficult and the servos looked different.
Stripped it down and found:
Main gear is stripped
Elevator servo - Eflite
Aileron servo - Tower Pro
Pitch servo - no idea
Tail servo - Walkera
Canopy is a bit bashed, cracked etc
ESC - beeps but doesn't appear to power the motor.
Gyro is original Eflite
Main shaft bearings appear to be seizing
I prefer FBL and have on hand:
Tarot FBL head (direct fit)
K- bar FBL gyro
Skyartec X303V FBL gyro
KDS N290 digital, metal geared servos
Spektrum rx
I'm concerned that the cost of rebuilding this bird may turn into a money pit. If I strip off the crap and put decent gear on it will it be fine or will this turn into one of these birds that constantly require money? Also the age of the bird and lack of Trex450 compatible parts are also a worry.
Any thoughts?
I've looked it over and decided to strip it down as there were a few oddities. Turning the main rotor by hand was difficult and the servos looked different.
Stripped it down and found:
Main gear is stripped
Elevator servo - Eflite
Aileron servo - Tower Pro
Pitch servo - no idea
Tail servo - Walkera
Canopy is a bit bashed, cracked etc
ESC - beeps but doesn't appear to power the motor.
Gyro is original Eflite
Main shaft bearings appear to be seizing
I prefer FBL and have on hand:
Tarot FBL head (direct fit)
K- bar FBL gyro
Skyartec X303V FBL gyro
KDS N290 digital, metal geared servos
Spektrum rx
I'm concerned that the cost of rebuilding this bird may turn into a money pit. If I strip off the crap and put decent gear on it will it be fine or will this turn into one of these birds that constantly require money? Also the age of the bird and lack of Trex450 compatible parts are also a worry.
Any thoughts?