Slobberdog
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I sent the video of the swash to the guy I bought the kit from and he has asked me for my tx file seems to think there is a problem in there,
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danhampson
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Sorry about the tip over kev.
Have you tried setting up as a fresh model or maybe try a rebinding tobsee if that sorts the issue out.
My 3gx on my 450 did the same thing it was on V3.1it seemed to be an intermittent problem. It would tip the swash sometimes and the when it was rebooted it would be fine for a few flights.
Have you tried setting up as a fresh model or maybe try a rebinding tobsee if that sorts the issue out.
My 3gx on my 450 did the same thing it was on V3.1it seemed to be an intermittent problem. It would tip the swash sometimes and the when it was rebooted it would be fine for a few flights.
Slobberdog
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thanks Dan but I cant live with that uncertainty, yes it was a fresh model complete new setup and bind was done, if I don't get a positive answer from the supplier or off his contact in Align UK then a beast will be going on the heli
Island Breeze
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Wow! Sorry the maiden did not go so well. As of the vid good luck.. I know nothing about 3GX.
Slobberdog
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Thanks Antony, not to worry its only money, lol, it will get airborne, just not sure when yet or maybe if it will have this controller on it, at the moment is see a beast in my future.
Slobberdog
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It looks like Kevin is a dummy, to limit my travel for my swash I used end point adjust when I should have used swash adj menu, will be going through my setup later and we will see if it sorts it out,
will report back...........
will report back...........
Slobberdog
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Have just put the correct settings into the bird, in dir mode and all seems to be better than before, will take it down the gym hall tonight hopefully for a quick test hover to see if its ok, but the swash was behaving on the bench, and that gents is a start.....
More to follow including a video, I hope............
More to follow including a video, I hope............
danhampson
Member
glad to hear you got it sorted kev. Good luck with the maiden, im looking forward to the video.
Slobberdog
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Well it's sorted and rock steady in the air, put my settings from my 450 that I got where I wanted and it feels really steady, had 25 18 10 expo on my switch and 10 was a little twitchy and 18 was a little steady so will be programming 20 15 10 on my switch for the future,
Will be putting a short video in the video section for the maiden, as soon as it uploads,
Will be putting a short video in the video section for the maiden, as soon as it uploads,
Slobberdog
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Well just got all my bits (crash spares) and yet again the dummy strikes, ordered two fin sets, but got all the suspect able bits to break like tail tubes and DFC link pieces main shafts and feathering shafts so will have to get another set of blades as spares but I have stuff to keep me going for a while,
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Slobberdog
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Well I need to get my swash down by a half deg or so, and the links don't like that fine adjustment so I went and got the turnbuckles for my 500,
am fed up with having to remove the elevator link and fiddling with it in a confined space as you cant get it out all the way due to the anti rotation bracket,
Not to much of an issue just me being anal I guess, but I want my pitch range to be perfect up and down.......ah well more work to do later in the club.
am fed up with having to remove the elevator link and fiddling with it in a confined space as you cant get it out all the way due to the anti rotation bracket,
Not to much of an issue just me being anal I guess, but I want my pitch range to be perfect up and down.......ah well more work to do later in the club.
Slobberdog
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Yeah it's the heli options ones I got, same for 500 and 600 they also do them for the 450
Slobberdog
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used them on my mates 450 when I set that up for him the other week, make life a lot easier.
Derek
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I actually like the color of the Heli Option turnbuckles...just my preference. But...when I found out about these turnbuckles, I quickly realized how much easier the setup would be. Just like you said.
Slobberdog
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Well I actually found another part that has taken a hit on my stupid end point adjustment issue,
I have the aileron servo on the bench awaiting a spare, now it know this did not take much of a knock but I was surprised at what went, a small piece of plastic to hold a gear shaft in the top case, split and a small piece of the plastic got in between two gears and stuck the servo,
I found this on the bench when adjusting my swash centre and +- figures, easy job with the turnbuckles, lol, but so glad found this problem on the bench as if it had locked while flying could have been dang bad news.
Case on route, bird should be better in the morning,
I have the aileron servo on the bench awaiting a spare, now it know this did not take much of a knock but I was surprised at what went, a small piece of plastic to hold a gear shaft in the top case, split and a small piece of the plastic got in between two gears and stuck the servo,
I found this on the bench when adjusting my swash centre and +- figures, easy job with the turnbuckles, lol, but so glad found this problem on the bench as if it had locked while flying could have been dang bad news.
Case on route, bird should be better in the morning,
Slobberdog
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Well it was not just the case it was the gears as well, very surprised by the damage there,
When I changed the case out the servo was still gritty felling so I cleaned all the grease of the gears and there was the damage,
Should have the gears later so it will be repaired and ready to go,
When I changed the case out the servo was still gritty felling so I cleaned all the grease of the gears and there was the damage,
Should have the gears later so it will be repaired and ready to go,
Ken Jackson
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Was that a Hi Tech Servo??
Ken
Ken