Trex 450 SE and general build videos are here

[Finless]

It was suggested by a excellent contributor GimbalFan that I order my videos in a order that should be follow by a new person (n00b) with a new Trex. I liked the suggestion and now the videos are in order as they should be viewed.

NEW VIDEOS added 8/28/2007!
My old beater SE got pretty totaled at IRCHA night flying (I wont explain but it wasnt me) and I had to do a rebuild. Thus I decided to do a video on things that I had not done on the SE before. That is a complete frame build (All 4 frame sides were broken in the crash) and HS65MG servo install. So with that here ya go:

NEW VIDEO -> Trex SE frame build (40 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=trexseframe.wmv)

NEW VIDEO -> Installing HS65MG servos in an SE (50 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=hs65install.wmv)



Here are the other Trex 450 videos:

General Maintenance Ad-hoc Video (20 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=maintenance.wmv)

Installing the NEW SE tail hub (20 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=tailhub.wmv)

Modifying the new SE tail hub to make it much better (10 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=tailhubmod.wmv)

Thread Lock 101 (15 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/generic&filename=threadlock101.wmv)

Installing HS56 Servos in a Trex SE (38 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=Installing_Servos.wmv)

Ball Links 101 (20 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/generic&filename=Ball_Links101.wmv)

Soldering Bullet (Motor) Connectors 101 (50 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/generic&filename=soldering_bullets101.wmv)

Soldering Deans Connectors 101 (30 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/generic&filename=soldering_deans101.wmv)

Trex Electronics placement and overview (28 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=electronics.wmv)

CCPM Setup Part 1 (58 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=CCPM_Part_1.wmv)

CCPM Setup Part 2 (58 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=CCPM_Part_2.wmv)

Pitch and Throttle Curves 101 (58 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/generic&filename=curves101.wmv)

401 gyro setup (48 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=gyro_setup.wmv)

Align ESC setup (30 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=esc_setup.wmv)

Blade Balancing (30 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=blade_balancing101.wmv)

Canopy Trimming 101 (28 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=canopy_trimming_101.wmv)

Servo Repair 101 (30 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/generic&filename=servorepair101.wmv)

Replacing the Align Auto-rotation Clutch (20 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=auto_clutch.wmv)

Blade Tracking 101 (35 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/trex450&filename=tracking101.wmv)

Programming the Futaba 9Z for a heli (78 Megs) (http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=finless/generic&filename=9z_programming.wmv)


Enjoy!
Bob

[efly726]

Bob - thank you for the videos. They have been invaluable in helping me set up my Trex successfully.

[marke]

Thank you Again Bob(finless)

sorry you have to do this again but it looks like your safe here so I think you will have to post them just one more time!

Marke

[stpeteheli]

Bob,

Will you be able to post the video on CCPM Setup Part 2?

Thanks!

[Finless]

Bob,

Will you be able to post the video on CCPM Setup Part 2?

Thanks!

It's in process but I just got a FTP error so the Admins will need to delete the current upload so I can redo it. Should be up today!

bob

[ericnord]

I'm getting a file does not exist error on this CCPM video 1.

-Eric

[Finless]

I'm getting a file does not exist error on this CCPM video 1.

-Eric

Eric, it should be working now.... Will had to do a little fix on the server for me so he had it down for a few minutes.

Bob

[ericnord]

Roger, like the splash screen! I really want to get this thing to move this weekend.

Thanks,
-Eric

[Finless]

OK, CCPM part 2 and installing servos is up!

Bob

[Finless]

Slowly but surely they are going up!
Looks like it will take longer than I thought to do them all!

Bob

[stpeteheli]

Thanks Bob! Your videos will really help this hobby. I just wish they were out when I started about a year ago! I'm building a Swift now, moving up from the ole Trex. I never had a GY401 and digital servo on the rex but I do now and would appreciate it if you could get that lesson on setup posted.

Thanks again! :noteworthy

[Finless]

Thanks Bob! Your videos will really help this hobby. I just wish they were out when I started about a year ago! I'm building a Swift now, moving up from the ole Trex. I never had a GY401 and digital servo on the rex but I do now and would appreciate it if you could get that lesson on setup posted.

Thanks again! :noteworthy

Funny you should ask! It's up right now :D

Throttle and Pitch curves will be next!

Bob

[Finless]

Just put up the Pitch and Throttle Curves 101 video!
I know many liked that one so it was high on the list to get done.

Bob

[Squirrlybird]

Wow!

Bob is hard at work again. These vids are comming back much faster than I expected. Thanks for all of your efforts. It is great to have a site that we can count on.

Thanks for the new home! Looks like the old one burnt to the ground. :D Well we can always hope :wink: .

[Finless]

I just posted a bunch more of my vids.... Man what a process to have to recompress them all over again!

Slowly but shurely they will get here!

Bob

[p llim]

Dont worry if you cant find the pinion one.

[Finless]

No worries... I have thew PINION one :D

Bob

[gwk]

Hi Finless,

The pinion vid got a lot of ridicule, but I think the it was a valuable learning tool. I learned some things from it! I'm still a n00b though....for us n00b's it's great!

[oldeflyer]

Bob,
i am building a Swift (first CP) and your cyclic and curve vids are extemely helpful.
i spent weeks asking questions on the RCG and getting confused :arggg: then trying this and that, finally getting something to work. great bunch of people over there, but these videos have sooo much information presented in an easy to understand fashion, it is GREAT.
thank you for taking the time to redo them. :)
Wayne

[weasle51]

glad to see you,r back at it again thank,s a lot weasle :noteworthy :noteworthy

[gkoutsis]

It's amazing how many people are looking for the videos on RR.

Everyday I stumble across two or three posts in all areas regarding these. We need to let them know where to find them.

[Finless]

It's amazing how many people are looking for the videos on RR.

Everyday I stumble across two or three posts in all areas regarding these. We need to let them know where to find them.

I know but every time somone posts where they are Mark deletes it!
All I can suggest is PM'ing the person that asks as he doesnt delete PMs.
That is what I have been doing when I jump over there to have a look see but that is like once a day and I miss the deleted posts.

Bob

[gkoutsis]

hehehe so my post will be deleted then.... nice. I'll check in a few hours to see if its still there. Maybe he missed it.

[djparvin]

Many thanks for these, have yet to embark on my SE build but I'm sure they'll be invaluable. :mrgreen:

[WillJames]

Tell them to search google for "Finless Bob" (without the quotes) and they will find this place. It is the number one search result.

If they search Yahoo it is result #5