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| Topic: Requesting Motor help | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 10 Views: 230 |
 Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:31 am Subject: Requesting Motor help |
| I've used the 3900kv for a few months, but I've upgraded to Xtreme 400x (10t pinion) a few days ago ...
This one is fast, smooth, and delivers an impressive torque so head speed is much more solid ... |
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| Topic: RE: Xtreme ESK012 Honey Bee King 2 Carbon Frame Upgrade | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 15 Views: 297 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:58 am Subject: RE: Xtreme ESK012 Honey Bee King 2 Carbon Frame Upgrade |
| had the same problem (no, not the one about double posts),
all I had to do was to screw the guides on a dremel and grind them @ 6000rpm for a few seconds each against a grindstone... |
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| Topic: Stock Gyro | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 12 Views: 269 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:29 pm Subject: Stock Gyro |
| arichards1969> if you shake the heli, do you hear sounds coming from the gyro?
When my lame stock gyro died, it was because the metal shell of the piezzo decided it has to free itself from the c ... |
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| Topic: Replacement tail servo - need help | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 7 Views: 163 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:07 am Subject: Replacement tail servo - need help |
| this servo is great,
did you reverse the switch on the gyro as well? |
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| Topic: Extreme Fiber Body HBK2 | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 6 Views: 178 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:04 am Subject: Extreme Fiber Body HBK2 |
| The screw head shouldnt' be an issue, but roller outer guides are too wide not to touch the fiber frame.
I took the rollers and attached them on a dremel and reduced the top & bottom guides a ... |
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| Topic: Xtreme Tail Shaft | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 38 Views: 772 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:50 am Subject: Xtreme Tail Shaft |
sorry, have 3 of them, one for each king + on spare... not going to give one 
Anyway, belt is going smooth and fast using them, meshing is perfect, way less vibrations in the tail... |
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| Topic: Xtreme Tail Shaft | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 38 Views: 772 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:00 am Subject: Xtreme Tail Shaft |
| the esky parts has a plastic gear that wears out very fast and doesn't mesh properly using xtreme 43t pulley & belt.
Unless you crash, the xtreme tail shaft should live many plastic gear lives, ... |
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| Topic: colco / Turborix GY400 headlock / AVCS Gyro | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 96 Views: 1891 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:13 am Subject: colco / Turborix GY400 headlock / AVCS Gyro |
| To be honest, as long as its better than the stock gyro im happy - anything that resembes a HH gyro will do for my level of experiance.
Indeed, it's the most important thing: if it delivers decen ... |
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| Topic: colco / Turborix GY400 headlock / AVCS Gyro | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 96 Views: 1891 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:37 am Subject: colco / Turborix GY400 headlock / AVCS Gyro |
| Ok, it mimics the name and the shape of GY401... but does it mimic performances?
I don't like companies that try to lure consumers into buying their stuff by using too similar names for their produ ... |
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| Topic: Evil Esky Conspiracy | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 34 Views: 1262 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:15 pm Subject: Evil Esky Conspiracy |
| well, as the esky one is the real King, i'd say mine is an usurpator |
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| Topic: 4#3A - must have? | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 16 Views: 202 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:10 pm Subject: 4#3A - must have? |
| Dusty1000>
As this poll is posted on the HBK2 message board, I thought the question was about having the 4#3 as a second heli... (having a HBK2 as a first heli and a cerain knowledge of cp heli ... |
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| Topic: Evil Esky Conspiracy | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 34 Views: 1262 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:28 am Subject: Evil Esky Conspiracy |
| well one interesting thing with the king is there are so many parts out there to fix stock version deficiencies, you can almost build a complete HBK2 yourself without any esky parts...
I have 2 hbk ... |
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| Topic: 4#3A - must have? | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 16 Views: 202 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:06 am Subject: 4#3A - must have? |
| honnestly, I find the Gaui 100EP more interesting... ok, it's bigger than the 4#3, it's a cp, but IMHO, it's a better investment, especially for those already having a cp ... | |
| Topic: Xtreme Tail Shaft | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 38 Views: 772 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:04 pm Subject: Xtreme Tail Shaft |
| hi,
for the battery tray (esk009), do you think I'ts safe to use one? Personally, I think there are two issues with this one: - I fear it cannot fit the stock canopy with a 1800mah battery. - I ... |
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| Topic: Xtreme 43T belt pulley | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 46 Views: 2843 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:28 am Subject: Xtreme 43T belt pulley |
| hmm, are you using the belt that came with the 43t pulley kit or the stock one? The Xtreme belt is a bit longer to compensate the larger pulley. | |
| Topic: Xtreme Tail Shaft | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 38 Views: 772 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:53 am Subject: Xtreme Tail Shaft |
| Ordered 3 of them last week from à "miraculous" place, should arrive next week ...
I hope it'll solve the problems with stock shaft. |
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| Topic: stock esky TX programming changes?? | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 7 Views: 187 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:06 am Subject: stock esky TX programming changes?? |
| hi,
sorry, but there's nothing to program in this tx, the only thing you can change is the pitch curve using the two pots upside the transmitter. You can't program anything on it because there's no ... |
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| Topic: charging times | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 8 Views: 160 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:12 am Subject: charging times |
| I use an Ultramat 16 (graupner) ... fast and efficient, so far... 6s max using balancer. | |
| Topic: What part do you have the most issues with ? | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 23 Views: 305 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:22 am Subject: What part do you have the most issues with ? |
| For me, it's the gear on the tail rotor shaft...
A shame you can't just buy this shaft alone and are forced to get the whole pulley+guides+... stuff with it. Anyway, I ordered a Xtreme metal re ... |
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| Topic: Push link rods different lenght | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 6 Views: 139 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:08 am Subject: Push link rods different lenght |
| Did you balance your blades properly first?
If you have one blade heavier than the other, it might require a different angle to track properly... |
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| Topic: Xtreme motor mount tab sheered off | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 8 Views: 170 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:15 am Subject: Xtreme motor mount tab sheered off |
| anyway, it's a shame this element is not sold separately... if you break it, you have to buy the whole thing again... | |
| Topic: New Honey Bee King 2 Silver Carbon Frames In Stock - ESK012 | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 3 Views: 226 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:50 am Subject: New Honey Bee King 2 Silver Carbon Frames In Stock - ESK012 |
| got mine last week... very impressive...
BUT not compatible with new pulley guides: if you have a King2 v2008, you'll have to find older or smaller pulley guides. |
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| Topic: my gyro does not calibrate | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 8 Views: 156 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:23 pm Subject: my gyro does not calibrate |
| Belt transmission means the tail rotor spins proportionally to the main rotor. If main rotor doesn't spin, tail rotor doesn't neither.
Anyway, stock gyro is an horrible piece of garbage, mine died ... |
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| Topic: What size is the HBK2? | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 25 Views: 457 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:34 am Subject: What size is the HBK2? |
| So it looks like the HBK2 is a 370 size machine.
Indeed, unless you upgrade the motor (ek1-0006 is labeled "370 super motor", 3900kv seems to be a little wider) The "size" seems to come from th ... |
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| Topic: will i ever be able to fly the helicopter | |
| skytastrophe Replies: 21 Views: 368 |
Forum: HoneyBee King (Collective Pitch) Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:38 am Subject: will i ever be able to fly the helicopter |
| keep faith!
Firts times I flew my hbk2, maneuverability was horrible, couldn't hover at all in spite of "by the book" mechanical tuning (tracking was perfect, swashplate was as horizontal as possib ... |
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