NEED Blade CP Pro Setup for 9C

[Marine]

I have the crystal to match the TX (Ch 12) and have put the thing in PPM mode but I have no clue how to setup the bird...can anyone provide me with the setup.

I belive SKIDDZ posted something but for the life of me I can't locate it...any help is greatly appreciated!

[Skiddz]

http://www.helifreak.com/viewtopic.php?t=19651&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0

5th post into the thread.

Again, like I said in my earlier PM.. Just plugging in my numbers won't necessarily work with your mechanical setup. You're surely welcome to try 'em, but you're better off checking out Finless's CCPM videos (In the Trex 450 series) and applying that information to the CP to get it dialed in properly...

My CP is highly modified so my settings probably won't result in the best performance (if any) on your CPP..

[Anubis328]

Skiddz is right... Each heli is a little different, and if you take someone else's trim settings & such, you're not going to get an optimized heli. I haven't seen the videos, but I had friends with experience to help me out.

However you do it, take your time, and if this is your first time setting it up, seek out as much info as you can.

I rebuilt mine last weekend for the Spectrum DX7, and I recommend taking it one step at a time.

-Get your servos moving the right direction.
-Set your servos to 90 degrees when the radio shows 0 pitch, (out of the box, my servos were all low)
-Adjust your linkages to flatten the swashplate and get you blades to 0 pitch
-Adjust the throw of the swashplate to give you full range (if desired) -12 <-> 12
-Adjust the endpoints of the motor (you might want to remove the head or blades for this.
-Work on gyro and trim settings

(I threw this together pretty quick, but it should give you an idea of what's involved)

[Anubis328]

As a quick side note... the swash plate drops as pitch increases on the Blade CP

[Skiddz]

Good point anubis...

Marine, if you get stuck with the radio setup, lemme know and I'll help you out...

[Marine]

Well, after applying the settings it acts very funny

I turn on the radio and then plug in the blade and all the servos start jerking and going bezerk like it's getting hundreds of trasmittions all over the place...

Anyone know what is causing this?

[Skiddz]

Ok, potentially insulting questions, but we need to start with the basics...

What kind of crystal did you get?? To get the stock Rx to "talk" to the 9C, you need a single conversion Receiver crystal. The only one I found that actually works is the Futaba "shorty" crystal...

You did get a crystal that's on the same channel as the RF module in your Tx, right??

Can you verify the model is set to PPM and not PCM? You did power cycle the Tx after changing the modulation in the PARAMETERS menu, right??

Not sure if you're up late, but I do spent a couple nights a week in Chat so if you wanna pop in I'll see what I can do "live"

[Marine]

Not insulting at all, Yes I purchased the shorty single conversion crystal and I did put my 9c on PPM and cycled the power...its almost like the crystal is bad.. weird

[Skiddz]

Again, verify the model is set for PPM. I've had one of my foamies go nutty just as you describe when the modulation was still on PCM and the foamy was expecting PPM.

Is the crystal loose in the receiver??? Try tweaking the legs SLIGHTLY apart and reinserting it then secure it with some tape over the top. Occasionally a crystal is bad... Any chance you can visit the local shop and try another one??

Try unwrapping the antenna from the skid legs (Does E-flite still do that from the factory??) and stretching it out full length..