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Your Transmitter:-
You could have either of the transmitters below:-
Below is the ET204D transmitter
Please ensure that all trims are centred except the red one - and always keep the throttle stick fully down when connecting the helicopter battery left stick is throttle. (mode 2)
Below is the Esky 0404 Transmitter
The control surfaces on both transmitters are the same
Your Charger:-
Specifications:-
Input Voltage DC 11-16v
Load 2 cells Lipo battery pack (7.4v) or 3 cell Lipo battery pack ( 11.1v)
Ouput current0.8A (800ma constant current)
Ouput Voltage 8.4 ( 2 cell Lipo pack ) or 12.6 (3 cell Lipo pack )
Never leave batteries unattended
A few inside pictures (please note there are no user serviceable parts inside)
Your Receiver:-
The correct name for the adjustments are:-
Proportion adjustment and GAIN adjustment
Only adjust the pot that you have access to if the tail of your Lama is wagging from side to side. The tail response is covered up and should be left well alone.
But Tail torque and Tail response is easier to understand.
Your 4 in 1 showing close up of the main components.
Connection Leads on Receiver:-
This will help you if you loose track of where the cables come from:-
Although it seldom, if ever needs adjusting, if you find your Lama has a tendency to drift even with the transmitter trims adjusted, a simple solution is to adjust one or two of the links on the swashplate,then connect the battery and note the difference.
Ideally adjust the links so that your trims are all at centre set.
Esky Spare Parts List:-
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Please note part number 14 is actually the Outer Shaft and not a bearing.
Soon to be improved
Inner and Outer Shafts:-
Part number EK1-0316 is the shaft that controls the bottom blades and is the outer shaft.
Part number EK1-0315 controls the top blades and is the inner shaft.
Motor Controls:-
Rotor Blades
The plastic Blades are so easy to fit a single Allen grub screw holds them in place, never overtighten these blades as they must be allowed to fold back to prevent damage to the helicopter in the event of a crash.
When replacing blades make sure they are as shown in the picture below as it is easy to confuse the two.
Flybar and linkages
One of the weights at the end of the flybars
Always make sure they are located correctly
The picture above shows one of the weights in the wrong position
The link has a thread which is adjustable and is used for tracking the top blades - leave alone unless you have a reason to adjust it.
Balancing your Lama
You will often find that your Lama is balanced perfectly as it is stored in a carrier and cannot really move apart from a few mm forward or backwards.
Pick up your Lama as shown below and bring it to rest onto a level surface, the Lama should make contact roughly in the middle of the skids, move the battery forward or backwards to adjust it a few mm's either way.
Protect your 4 in 1
You may want to protect your 4 in 1 receiver by using a fuse and holder as shown below:-
This picture is only included for scale and is NOT actually fitted to anything.
It is shown placed on the Tail assembly next to the rear motor which control the top rotor blades.
An ideal place to fit it is inside the Tail assembly, you will need to disconnect the Pink Cable and wire the fuse holder in series with it.
A fuse of around 12v 5amp should be fine.
You may want to fuse protect both motors, in that case you'll need to use two fuse holders.
You can buy resettable fuse that simply breaks the circuit and won't reset until the short circuit has gone, they work a bit like a Flashing Xmas Tree Light
The picture on the left below shows a superimposed resettable Fuse,inserted in series with the red lead of the battery cable, The second picture shows an ideal place to position the fuse, just in front of the first motor under the canopy.
They are available from Maplin, the code is AK11M and the price is £1.21p. the current rating is 5amps also available are. 1.0A, 1.6A, 2.2A, 3.0A, 5.0A, 7.0A, 10.0A.
The 5A ones are perfect for the Lama, but use the 7A to be on the safe side!
Tail Upgrade
This upgrade is cheap and is a must! - the standard Lama Tail Section is easily broken but the upgrade will make it a tougher helicopter than ever before!
More details HERE
Don't trying doing any of the above with your standard tail section - it will break!
Please remember that even though the Lama is very tough and will take more knocks and bumps than you may think, always try to avoid landing it or crashing it in such a way that the top blade is unable to continue to spin as this could do damage to the receiver as with any other receiver, but because of the twin rotating blades the 4 in 1 will be damaged more easily.
So please take care and kill the throttle before you make contact with the ground, and the Lama will take care of you
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This may help as a 'at at glance' reference for the Esky Lama.
Click the picture to enlarge, then use your mouse pointer to zoom in.
Exploded View:-
Note: Very large picture.
Please note on the exploded diagram part number 14 is actually the Outer Shaft and is not a bearing as indicated
A manual is available for download Here
Spare Parts
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More detailed Spare Parts
New Type 4 in 1 (Receiver)
Cabin and Tail
Stripping down your Lama:-
Unclip the Flybar from it's socket:-
Or simply pull it off complete:-
Loosen off the two screws - there is no need to take them out:-
Now pull out the Inner Shaft:-
After disconnecting the ball links loosen the screws on the central shaft and slide off:-
After removing the links from the servo arms slide off the swashplate:-
Almost there:-
You now need to undo the screw and pull off the collar:-
Now simply pull out the outershaft from the bottom:-
When re-inserting the shaft (new or old ) make sure the lip on the collar is as shown
All done!
Joe
Spares available below:-
Lama Spares
Last edited by Earlgrey on Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:57 am; edited 21 times in total
