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| Topic: Lama v3 LED Nav lights + flybar | |
| cisc0box Replies: 2 Views: 259 |
 Forum: Lama Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 2:37 pm Subject: Lama v3 LED Nav lights + flybar |
| I'm not sure if there is a light mod for the blades themselves. I know they make them for bigger helis ....
That WOULD be a great idea though .... Xtreme should come out with a LED blade. The f ... |
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| Topic: Lama v3 LED Nav lights + flybar | |
| cisc0box Replies: 2 Views: 259 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 2:11 am Subject: Lama v3 LED Nav lights + flybar |
Finally decided to buy LED fly paddles for my Lama v3 with the Xtreme short fly bar ...
 Holy cow! The lama is now much more maneuverable and much faster -but- the stability is definitely more ... |
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| Topic: Xtreme SE180 vs Stock Motor | |
| cisc0box Replies: 17 Views: 873 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 10:46 pm Subject: Xtreme SE180 vs Stock Motor |
| Just wondering if anyone has done a comparison of speed/power between the new Xtreme SE180 motors vs the stock esky motors? I know they're suppose to have 25% more power than the original Xtreme 180s ... | |
| Topic: Look what was in the mail today... | |
| cisc0box Replies: 15 Views: 633 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 11:13 pm Subject: Look what was in the mail today... |
| Cool little 3D helo but the price tag is a bit steep ....
Cost twice the amount of a Belt-CP and about the same price as a Blade 400.  |
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| Topic: Best LED Kit | |
| cisc0box Replies: 24 Views: 389 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:13 am Subject: Best LED Kit |
| I priced out what I would need for a basic nav set and found that I could buy a pre-assembled version at a much lower cost on a bid site. Yeah yeah I know .... good old "Made in China". But really . ... | |
| Topic: Lama v3 skids! | |
| cisc0box Replies: 1 Views: 255 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:16 pm Subject: Lama v3 skids! |
| 3 options ....
1) Buy replacement stock skids 2) Build your own skids / modify another brand 3) Buy the Xtreme skids. I've seen several Lamas that use the Xtreme skids with the traditional ... |
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| Topic: Best LED Kit | |
| cisc0box Replies: 24 Views: 389 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:42 pm Subject: Best LED Kit |
| there is a push on collett for the leds and optic cable...
will look it up for you... you can slice into the power cables or buy a joiner... I use fibre optic in my model trains and model cars... ... |
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| Topic: Beautiful evening for Flying and Rock 'n Roll | |
| cisc0box Replies: 6 Views: 317 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:38 pm Subject: Beautiful evening for Flying and Rock 'n Roll |
| The only place I fly my Lama is outside ... that's where I feel comfortable flying.
My living room isn't that big and if I hit my HDTV I would cry.  In fact ... I just flew 1 1/2 batteries ... |
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| Topic: Lama v4 stabilizer! | |
| cisc0box Replies: 2 Views: 355 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:28 pm Subject: Lama v4 stabilizer! |
| Luckily .... I never had a problem with my flybar flying off and having to search for it.
It would pop off and hang by its ball link ... but that's what it was intended to do so you wouldn't bend you ... |
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| Topic: Best LED Kit | |
| cisc0box Replies: 24 Views: 389 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:23 pm Subject: Best LED Kit |
| as far as im aware maplin ship worldwide, but dont quote me...
3mm is fine or use fibre optic cable... one lamp can be many lights then...saves weight too! plus optic cable from 1mm to 5mm diamit ... |
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| Topic: Best LED Kit | |
| cisc0box Replies: 24 Views: 389 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:51 pm Subject: Best LED Kit |
| Does Maplin ship to the US?
I did find some 3mm flashing LEDs that don't seem to need any resistors ... though the LED itself is shaped like a square with a normal LED round shape coming off it. ... |
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| Topic: Best LED Kit | |
| cisc0box Replies: 24 Views: 389 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:37 pm Subject: Best LED Kit |
| No resistors mate....
Go to Maplin site and the LEDs already have the resistors built in! and they even flash without any circuitry too! So no need to worry about weight.... hopt this helps.... ... |
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| Topic: Best LED Kit | |
| cisc0box Replies: 24 Views: 389 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:33 pm Subject: Best LED Kit |
| I'm interested in opinions for a LED kit / LED option for my Lama v3. I've seen some nice LED lamas and while mine doesn't have to be all blinged out ... it would be nice to be able to fly in the da ... | |
| Topic: Tale of the Wet Lama | |
| cisc0box Replies: 8 Views: 620 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:24 pm Subject: Tale of the Wet Lama |
| I put a little double sided tape on the support fin. It seems to hold it in place.
Yeah ... I was thinking of doing that as well. It's pretty much my fault for losing the rod ... with helis you sh ... |
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| Topic: Tale of the Wet Lama | |
| cisc0box Replies: 8 Views: 620 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:35 pm Subject: Tale of the Wet Lama |
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i'm guessing you were flying outside when you lost the support rods? i improvised some supports for my home made tail with thread, which seems to work ok. they don't so much support the tail as stop ... |
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| Topic: Tale of the Wet Lama | |
| cisc0box Replies: 8 Views: 620 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:49 pm Subject: Tale of the Wet Lama |
| Well ... finally got my spare blade grips, X blades, and Xtreme tail support rods.
Flew one friggin battery and lost one of the support rods!  I should have glued the rods onto the screw link ... |
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| Topic: New Lama pilot.... | |
| cisc0box Replies: 30 Views: 1500 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:52 pm Subject: New Lama pilot.... |
| The Xtreme Extended Inner Shaft (the silver one) might be a worthy upgrade if you want to fly the v3 outside. Prevents almost all blade strikes and honestly doesn't add any notable weight.
I put o ... |
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| Topic: What to add to the fleet next? | |
| cisc0box Replies: 11 Views: 374 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:56 pm Subject: What to add to the fleet next? |
| The Honey Bee FP would be a great second step into the world of RC Helicopters. HOWEVER ... it is still a much different platform than a Collective Pitch.
Some assume just go ahead and jump into t ... |
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| Topic: What to add to the fleet next? | |
| cisc0box Replies: 11 Views: 374 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:19 am Subject: What to add to the fleet next? |
| The Blade 400 is probably the cheapest RTF helicopter that COMES with 2.4ghz and a DX6i TX.
The Esky Blade-CP is probably a better buy than a HBKing 2. (lots of people say you end up replacing most ... |
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| Topic: Tale of the Wet Lama | |
| cisc0box Replies: 8 Views: 620 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 pm Subject: Tale of the Wet Lama |
Rain bucket was turned upside down tonight.  Had some fun but ended up crashing and broke the Xtreme tail.  It broke between the tail end and where it goes into the carbon boom. Use ... |
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| Topic: Tale of the Wet Lama | |
| cisc0box Replies: 8 Views: 620 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:15 pm Subject: Tale of the Wet Lama |
| So today I got my upgrade parts for my new Lama v3 and decided to test fly it outside about an hour ago since it was almost dark and the wind was tame.
Had fun for awhile ... crashed and reset. R ... |
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| Topic: just burnt out my first motor | |
| cisc0box Replies: 16 Views: 705 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:47 pm Subject: just burnt out my first motor |
| The stock motors generally have a longer life than the Xtremes. Some people even swear the power difference is minimal.
Mods I can think of are heatsinks for the motors and putting vents/holes in ... |
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| Topic: Biggest capacity battery for lama! | |
| cisc0box Replies: 8 Views: 923 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:44 pm Subject: Re: Biggest capacity battery for lama! |
| Hi folks,
What is the biggest lipo battery mah available for the lama. The stock 800mah i only seem to manage around 5 mins per battery. 
Depends on how much money you want to spend .... Y ... |
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| Topic: Not a Lama question, BUT...... | |
| cisc0box Replies: 13 Views: 608 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:22 am Subject: Not a Lama question, BUT...... |
| I have both an AirHog Havoc and an AirHog Stinger ....
The Havoc ended up breaking after it hit the pavement. The plastic frame inside the foam busted right where the motor and gear meet. http: ... |
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| Topic: How high can Colco Lama-5 fly? | |
| cisc0box Replies: 24 Views: 1710 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:21 pm Subject: How high can Colco Lama-5 fly? |
| Thanks guys! I thought I had blade strike the first time too, the flybar came off the heli. Why do blade strike happen?
Two sets of blades close together + wind or aggressive flying = blades "bend ... |
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