25/1/09 Sunday

Another cracking afternoon,

Went down to meet Zaidy and have a crack, He was there with his Hawk 40 and Trex 600n, He was even good enough to let me have a play with his Hawk which i thurouly enjoyed doing big curcits and stall turns with so thanks mate, Ive defo got the heli bug now!

M

Very pleased to hear it Mark and you are welcome. I Enjoyed the company too, thanks for turning up. Its much more fun when there are others around

Regards

Zaidy

Aye it was,

Cant wait for a play on that Rex though mate

M

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Right, about that !

Just got back, great morning flying. Myself, Dave Sargent and Brian were there.
I did my first lot of stall Turnes on the Hawk and then the Trex
Set up the Hawk with more -ve for your next display. What a nice day.
Fingers crossed tomorrow is the same :-)

Oh my blade 400 hit the ground :-(

Best Regards

Zaidy

Nice one Zaid, Not sure Display is the right word lol, im only a learner!

Bad news on the blade, much damage?, got the bits ordered for mine should be here tomorrow so we will be sweet for indoor

M

I haven't checked it yet, but when I pulled it out of the mud, the servos were making twitching noise (possibly new servos required!) although I put it on on throttle hold just before impact

But will strip it tonight and have a good look

Regards

keen isnt he what time you heading over tomorrow Zaid, will try n get there too

Looks like my Blade is out for tomorrow too, just changed the striped servo on cyclic and put 2 HS65MG`s on rudder (2 because i forgot to turn the gyro off Digi and fried the first, so another 21.99 gone just like that) got it all ready span it up and somthing is amiss in the gear train main gear spins like fook But no drive to the rotors

Not sure whats but and now cannot be arsed to strip to have a look

M

Leigh will be setting off around 9.30 for a 10am start if the weather is nice I can stay until around 4pm

with a bit of luck my servos would have arrived by then for the blade 400, get it fixed and setup for the evening session.

Leigh have you got anything for indoor flying, small heli's or small fixed wing ? some of the lads booked a chapel hall for tomorrow night between 7-10pm. Play and quick drink after if you fancy it? Mark is coming.

All are welcome.

Regards

Zaidy
Leigh, my mobile is: 07980 597 453

Mark Barnes wrote:Looks like my Blade is out for tomorrow too, just changed the striped servo on cyclic and put 2 HS65MG`s on rudder (2 because i forgot to turn the gyro off Digi and fried the first, so another 21.99 gone just like that) got it all ready span it up and something is amiss in the gear train main gear spins like fook But no drive to the rotors

Not sure whats but and now cannot be arsed to strip to have a look

M

Ahhhh, I thought you were lucky!! I damaged two servos, but I ordered three. So if you are short of one you can replace it tomorrow evening just before we set off?

Let me know ??

Cheers

Zaidy

servo im sorted with all in and working fine now, just been talking to a heli mate Lewis from 3DRC, and sounds like my one way bearing may be fooked

on the plus side my dads coming with his 450 to indoor so im gonna blg a go or 3 he he

M

will be there tomorrow mornin. probly just spectating though, dont have anything hand-launch-able in any state to fly enjoyed watchin mark and bob crash the other day tho

Mark Barnes wrote:Looks like my Blade is out for tomorrow too, just changed the striped servo on cyclic and put 2 HS65MG`s on rudder (2 because i forgot to turn the gyro off Digi and fried the first, so another 21.99 gone just like that) got it all ready span it up and somthing is amiss in the gear train main gear spins like fook But no drive to the rotors

Not sure whats but and now cannot be arsed to strip to have a look

M

I know a man who can replace the fired bits in Hitec 65 servos, and turn them from bog standard ones, into nice little digital versions He might even be persuaded to do it for the cost of a pint or two, especially if you ask nicely

Also, sprag bearings (one way bearings) are very sensitive to dust and crap getting in them, especially in the small sizes. Some of the ones I specified in devices/products that I have designed only have a service life of around 25 hours before they need replacing. If you take it out, and give it a good clean in alcohol or similar, a dose of light oil, and they should be as good as new. If they are still sticking after that, you need a new 'un.

Cheers!
Andy

A good thoery Andy, but by the time you strip it all down to access the bearing then clean it & rebuild it to find it's still f***ed you might as well spend the £5 & replace it anyway.

plus its mark and that would involve many many tools, a modicum of patience and an ounce of skill hehe cant help it after watchin him struggle with the thing last night. id have stayed if i knew he was going to break it. poor mark.

thats harsh

well below the belt I'd say

would have been worse if he left my tag "marks builder"

Rich wrote:A good thoery Andy, but by the time you strip it all down to access the bearing then clean it & rebuild it to find it's still f***ed you might as well spend the £5 & replace it anyway.

Well, If we are going to do things properly, then I would just tell my workshop staff that the Heli needs servicing, and let them get on with it. However, looking at the possibility that I may be a bit more worse off than usual this year, I would look to save money where-ever possible

Cheers
Andy

false economy, time to strip & rebuild more than the cost of repalcement part

Sorry Andy but im with Rich on this especialy as Leigh says i do tend to struggle somwhat with simple tasks so having to strip twice would drive me to mass murder l reckon

M

It would be rather amusing as a spectator though!

Cheers
Andy