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| Topic: The Compy Thread | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 300 Views: 2230 |
 Forum: Other RC Helicopters Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:44 am Subject: The Compy Thread |
That looks like a really nice fuse, could you PM me the supplier the FP-BD might just live agian  |
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| Topic: The Compy Thread | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 300 Views: 2230 |
Forum: Other RC Helicopters Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 5:53 pm Subject: The Compy Thread |
| I regret to inform you all that my Compy is mothballed for the winter. The cost of repairing the bits from the last crash was a bit high, and I have a functioning FP as well as the CopterX. However it ... | |
| Topic: The Compy Thread | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 300 Views: 2230 |
Forum: Other RC Helicopters Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:15 pm Subject: The Compy Thread |
| Oh and the swash plate came apart and I had to glue it back together.
http://www.heliguy.com/Forum/images/userpix/12121_head_1.jpg TBH unless you get on of those micro heli heads you are not g ... |
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| Topic: The Compy Thread | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 300 Views: 2230 |
Forum: Other RC Helicopters Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:08 pm Subject: The Compy Thread |
| Thats the one I bought. I found that the flybar holder/slider that goes around the centre hub was quite a loose fit. If this rotates on the centre hub it causes quite a lot of things to bind up and wo ... | |
| Topic: The Compy Thread | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 300 Views: 2230 |
Forum: Other RC Helicopters Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:40 pm Subject: The Compy Thread |
I have seen them at the shop  you can get a "bind and fly" one for about £50   :roll |
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| Topic: The Compy Thread | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 300 Views: 2230 |
Forum: Other RC Helicopters Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:13 am Subject: The Compy Thread |
| The damage is
Every shaft on the heli Boom Tail servo Tail linkage rod Tail pitch arm 1 Split tail blade Centre Hub Flybar And one malfunctioning SG90 (elevator) which is the probable cau ... |
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| Topic: Copter X Pictures - Post your pics here | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 102 Views: 3686 |
Forum: Copter-X Helicopters Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:49 pm Subject: Copter X Pictures - Post your pics here |
| I have posted some of these pictures else where but I thought I would keep this thread going.
So here are some pics of my bird. http://www.heliguy.com/Forum/images/userpix/12121_cb_2.jpg http:/ ... |
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| Topic: Voltage cut off whats yours ? | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 39 Views: 396 |
Forum: Copter-X Helicopters Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:38 pm Subject: Voltage cut off whats yours ? |
| I have got myself a Custom Idea HRPOLY-X Low voltage warning device. It's really small and has a buzzer as well as an LED. I have set it to go off at 9.9V. It starts beeping and flashing at about 10. ... | |
| Topic: The Compy Thread | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 300 Views: 2230 |
Forum: Other RC Helicopters Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:05 pm Subject: The Compy Thread |
| ...about this long. Fixed the tail problem from last week and started flying round the garden.
http://www.maxxprod.com/mpi/mpi-17_files/Gemini5.gif |
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| Topic: Don't think al do that again | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 5 Views: 159 |
Forum: HoneyBee (Fixed Pitch) Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:04 am Subject: Don't think al do that again |
| I addition to the "bible" if you get a couple of red female spade connectors and open them out a bit you can slide the "legs" of fuse into them which makes replacing the fuse easier.
The failure m ... |
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| Topic: Kit + Radio or RTF ? | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 14 Views: 194 |
Forum: Copter-X Helicopters Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:31 pm Subject: Kit + Radio or RTF ? |
| IMHO not worth the hassle.
I ran a CP2 head on my compy300 and it was a nightmare, I put the fixed pitch head back on. Several of us have given up on the idea of a 300 sized cp helis something see ... |
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| Topic: Esky Bodies on a Twister Hawk ? | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 1 Views: 112 |
Forum: Twister RC helicopters Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:05 am Subject: Esky Bodies on a Twister Hawk ? |
| Does anyone know if an esky Dauphin or commanche body would fit on a Twister Hawk? my fuse is trashed and I don't fancy spending £20 for a new one !! | |
| Topic: CopterX from an ants perspective | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 2 Views: 179 |
Forum: Video's to go! Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:06 pm Subject: CopterX from an ants perspective |
| The cloaking device is good for you orientation, you have a split second to work out whats going on lol | |
| Topic: The Compy Thread | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 300 Views: 2230 |
Forum: Other RC Helicopters Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:01 pm Subject: The Compy Thread |
| In a garden today, I was flying the copterX and then decided to give the compy a go whilst I waited for the batteries to charge.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQIs79-5s6A[/youtube] |
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| Topic: 2100t and trex v2, wont go fully right | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 11 Views: 161 |
Forum: Gyros Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:45 am Subject: 2100t and trex v2, wont go fully right |
| I must confess to having done the same, I only fly in HH mode. On my DX6i you change the gyro rate with the gyro switch but you can't turn toggle the revo with the same switch, only the Flight mode/id ... | |
| Topic: 2100t and trex v2, wont go fully right | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 11 Views: 161 |
Forum: Gyros Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:30 am Subject: 2100t and trex v2, wont go fully right |
| Right had some coffee now so brain is working lol.
Other things to check if you have not already. On TX Trim and subtrim centred End points set the same in both directions Gyro gain set co ... |
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| Topic: 2100t and trex v2, wont go fully right | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 11 Views: 161 |
Forum: Gyros Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:06 am Subject: 2100t and trex v2, wont go fully right |
| So its sorted now ? you have full travel on the pitch slider in both directions ? | |
| Topic: 2100t and trex v2, wont go fully right | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 11 Views: 161 |
Forum: Gyros Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:28 am Subject: 2100t and trex v2, wont go fully right |
| Ah sorry I have not looked at if for a while, I will get my coat lol
I read that here [url=http://www.trextuning.com/logictech2100T.php]LINK The gyro is a "Rate command" system so the end p ... |
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| Topic: The Compy Thread | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 300 Views: 2230 |
Forum: Other RC Helicopters Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:03 am Subject: The Compy Thread |
| With CP SIZE MATTERS ! lol
The perceived wisdom is to go for the biggest heli that is practicable. Many say that you should just get a 30 size heli like the TT Raptor. Easier to fly, handles weathe ... |
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| Topic: 2100t and trex v2, wont go fully right | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 11 Views: 161 |
Forum: Gyros Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:52 am Subject: 2100t and trex v2, wont go fully right |
| I don't know if you have seen this. Here is a pretty exhaustive guide to setting up a 2100T
[url=http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=670786] LINK I have the 2100T and +3100G servo c ... |
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| Topic: The Compy Thread | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 300 Views: 2230 |
Forum: Other RC Helicopters Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:50 pm Subject: The Compy Thread |
| I have to agree. The difference between my compyCP and the copterX is huge. I have not really flown the compy since getting the CopterX so I will either strip the receiver and servos off for my darksi ... | |
| Topic: Voltage cut off whats yours ? | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 39 Views: 396 |
Forum: Copter-X Helicopters Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:52 am Subject: Voltage cut off whats yours ? |
| I keep wondering about one of those to. Something that sounds an alarm when you get below say 9.6V would be handy as it would give you time to land. If I set my 0 pitch throttle to 82.5% I get no noti ... | |
| Topic: Funny/danger/crash videos. | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 13 Views: 365 |
Forum: Video's to go! Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:56 pm Subject: Funny/danger/crash videos. |
| They all have a certain inevitability about them, I feel truly sorry of the dude with the malfunctioning Trex500. | |
| Topic: Kit + Radio or RTF ? | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 14 Views: 194 |
Forum: Copter-X Helicopters Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:03 pm Subject: Kit + Radio or RTF ? |
| The cost of a heli is not so much how much it is to buy, but more how much it cost to repair.
Touch the blades on the ground on a copterX and you are looking at, new blades, new feathering and mai ... |
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| Topic: Kit + Radio or RTF ? | |
| TheMadhatter Replies: 14 Views: 194 |
Forum: Copter-X Helicopters Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:22 pm Subject: Kit + Radio or RTF ? |
| I would go for a Fixed pitch heli like the HoneyBee FP. The difference between how the easy copter flys to a tail rotor heli is huge. You have to constantly put in corrections to stop the heli flying ... | |
