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Post by McKrackin on Jul 19, 2009 17:31:48 GMT -6
 Motor -Alpha 400 ESC -Mystery 30amp Gyro -Mystery HH Servos -Hitec HS45 on cyclic and Align DS420 on the tail Batteries Used -WinForce 2800mAh 3S 30C Radio System -DX7 w/ AR6100e Tx Settings -Throttle norm 0-INH-75-INH-100 Throttle ST1 100-INH-85-INH-100 Throttle ST2 100-100-100-100-100 Pitch curve norm 0---------100 Pitch curve ST1 0-----------100 Pitch curve ST2 0-----------100 Swash mix +60% on all Gyro sensitivity 0:67% 1:50% Upgrades/Mods -EXI Aluminum CNC rotor head and tail gear Other Set-Up Comments - Pitch 12* +/- |
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Post by elkmaster01 on Jul 20, 2009 14:55:42 GMT -6
I really like that canopy!! But for 3D?,,,,not so much,,thats gotta be tough!
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Post by 19000rpm on Jul 22, 2009 7:20:03 GMT -6
Where you get the canopy ern?
Happy landings
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Post by akent on Jul 22, 2009 13:55:39 GMT -6
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Post by McKrackin on Jul 22, 2009 16:37:35 GMT -6
I disagree STRONGLY!
If you have suggestions or questions about my set-up,tell me or ask me here.
DO NOT MOVE ANY POSTS FROM THIS THREAD....
I will not be visiting this "Questions" board,so,info posted there will be generally ignored.
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Post by McKrackin on Jul 22, 2009 16:39:17 GMT -6
Where you get the canopy ern? Happy landings It is the canopy that came with the kit. I painted it and applied the decals. |
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Post by McKrackin on Jul 22, 2009 16:41:12 GMT -6
[/url][/quote] Awesome price kent.I'll look into it. I've already banged my blades off the concrete.Not quite used to the lil heli yet. Getting braver though.lol... |
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Post by akent on Jul 22, 2009 17:22:41 GMT -6
What's this about no comments or questions in these threads?
That makes no sense.
The cool part to me about this section is it's about one's own single heli.
If there is something stupid that someone did, there should be no problem commenting on it!!
I don't (won't) go searching through elsewhere for a question to anything here.
Just my opinion.
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That said, I would recommend trying +/- 10 collective and +/- 6, up to 8 on cyclic.
You can still do 3d with those settings, and it will tame the beast some.
I tried to run 13 collective once, and it was too much. I think the bigger the beast, the more throw it needs to do stuff.
Best,
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PS: If this is out of line, pleast delete it.
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Post by BTCat on Jul 22, 2009 19:38:55 GMT -6
[/url][/quote] Awesome price kent.I'll look into it. I've already banged my blades off the concrete.Not quite used to the lil heli yet. Getting braver though.lol...[/quote]So give me the dirty details: What differences between this one and your others. Better not do a comprehensive comparison with all your others. We might run out of board space ;D ;D |
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Post by akent on Jul 22, 2009 20:17:48 GMT -6
Well, BT, YOU are who has to do a comparison now!
All I have left are a few CF blade sets and several of these fiberglass sets.
The Exi/FRP blades are awesome and behave almost the same as CF blades of high quality!
These are fairly robust, but will come apart with ground hits.
Only YOU know about how durable the Exceed CF blades are!!! I never crashed those!
Any plastic blades I sent to you should be burned at the stake. They might work for a while, though...
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Post by BTCat on Jul 23, 2009 16:14:35 GMT -6
Well, BT, YOU are who has to do a comparison now! All I have left are a few CF blade sets and several of these fiberglass sets. The Exi/FRP blades are awesome and behave almost the same as CF blades of high quality! These are fairly robust, but will come apart with ground hits. Only YOU know about how durable the Exceed CF blades are!!! I never crashed those! Any plastic blades I sent to you should be burned at the stake. They might work for a while, though... Kent Exceeds tracked great (with some toying) until I crashed  No word on the black and yellow ones yet. They behave well I should have worded my comment a little better though. I was actually wanting to know what Ern thought of the characteristics of the EXI compared to a selection of his other ones. |
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Post by McKrackin on Jul 23, 2009 16:28:24 GMT -6
It's the best 450 heli I've had so far.Very very smooth and responsive.
The Hitec HS45 are doing great.
I replaced the Mystery gyro with the Dynam and it's doing a perfect job.No drift.
The Align DS420 servo on the tail runs kinda warm but not hot.
It is grossly underpowered though.
3D is not even a consideration with this motor/pinion.
I'd try a bigger pinion but I'm afraid I'd start cooking stuff.
You know what's funny?
Since I finished the EXI and got it flying,the 600 hasn't left the ground.lol....I'm flying about six batteries a day with the EXI though ;D
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Post by akent on Jul 23, 2009 16:34:23 GMT -6
I find myself flying the 450 about the same as the 500! I thought that once I had a 500 that the 450 would collect dust. Such is NOT the case for me!
I love em both.
Yeah, the Alpha motor is not super strong. It is stronger than one I got from Hobby City though.
Comparison with the Scorpion 2216-8:
Alpha/13t pinion 100% throttle: 3,000 rpm
Scorpion 13t pinion 100% throttle: 3,400 rpm (higher headspeed than I like to run)
Scorpion 12t pinion 100% throttle: 3,000 rpm (WAY more punch than the Alpha)
I never ran the Alpha with less than a 13t pinion.
Kent
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Post by McKrackin on Jul 23, 2009 17:08:47 GMT -6
I never ran the Alpha with less than a 13t pinion. Kent What's on it now?I never even looked.lol.... |
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Post by akent on Jul 23, 2009 17:18:23 GMT -6
Should be a 13t.
I don't recall having anything else.
The Alpha I still have has a 13t.
Kent
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No word on the black and yellow ones yet. They behave well