new e325 titan setup, input plz

[helirook]

Thunder Tiger OBL 29/35-10H 3500kV Brushless Motor
ACR BLC-40 40A Brushless Motor ESC
Hitec HS-65HB Servo
Futaba S9650 Digital Servo
Futaba GY401 Gyro

I figure it should be a decent setup but I thought to grab some opinions before I order in the next day or so. Let me know what ya think!! Thx all!!

[EricW]

Looks like a good setup to me.
I have the HS-65MG's instead (very strong servo), not sure how strong the carbon servo gears are.
Maybe someone else can tell you.

Eric

[stevehonn]

You do have to alter the servo mounts to fit HS-65's but it's well worth the effort. I'd also recommend the HS-65MG's, mine have been through a few crashes now and have survived unscathed, a friend has the HS-65HB's fitted and the first crash stripped the gears in two servos.

[helirook]

good info to have. what sort of modification do you have to do to fit the 65's in there?

[Rensthamens]

good info to have. what sort of modification do you have to do to fit the 65's in there?

Pictures say more than 1000 words
so would anyone be so kind to photograph it ?

[EricW]

I'm in a small rebuilt right now so it's easy to take some pictures.
If you have a sec. i'll post you some pictures that explain things better.
Eric

Easiest done when doing it before attaching the servoholders to the Heli.
Here you go:

[helirook]

very helpful pics, i got the idea now. THANKS!!

[kdii02]

Setup looks like a winner. FYI you can buy the 65HB's and upgrade the Karbonite gears to the Metal Gear sets later on if you want. I have the 65MG's in my rex450 and they rock and I have the 65HB's in my Mini Titan and love them so far. Also the guys here are right, the small amount of modification work you need to do pays off by being able to use better servos. I first used a different servo setup because "they fit with no mods" and I was pretty dissapointed in the performance. I had a problem with one on a bench setup so I pulled them out and ended up with the Hitec's anyhow!

Also Futaba recently came out with some new micro servos.

[henrik04]

Looks very good to me :) Only thing is that I would recommend the Z-Power Z450TH and a 12 tooth pinion instead of the TT setup. Runs cool and flight time is vastly improved. :mrgreen:

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

Z-Power Z10A-3300 Outrunner (w/fan) is the latest replacement motor for the Z450TH get it from Gary at www.tppacks.com

[henrik04]

Z-Power Z10A-3300 Outrunner (w/fan) is the latest replacement motor for the Z450TH get it from Gary at www.tppacks.com

That is good info. I bought a castle creation phoenix 45 and the Z-450TH 3300 to replace the original ESC and motor. (I had enough of the heli suddenly jumping up like if I had push on the stick, which wasn't the case). Happened many times, and short of a heart attack, I decided to exchange ESC / Motor.

But thank you for the info regarding the Z10A-3300 $47.62 is money certainly well spent to avoid problem. :glasses2:
http://www.infinity-hobby.com/main/product_info.php?cPath=36_40&products_id=1546

[whirlygigster]

The OP's setup looks great, I have exactly the same except for MG instead of HB's. It is definitey a good idea to get a better switching BEC and disconnect the built in one as these digital servos seem to draw slightly more power than the receiver (spektrum AR7000) can handle in terms of volt drop. Mine fell out of the sky on its maiden anyway! You can safely run all that gear at 6V (as opposed to the standard 5V) which is a much better safety margin.

Cheers
Jim

[ghtracey]

The OP's setup looks great, I have exactly the same except for MG instead of HB's. It is definitey a good idea to get a better switching BEC and disconnect the built in one as these digital servos seem to draw slightly more power than the receiver (spektrum AR7000) can handle in terms of volt drop. Mine fell out of the sky on its maiden anyway! You can safely run all that gear at 6V (as opposed to the standard 5V) which is a much better safety margin.

Cheers
Jim

I think saying you can safely run a GY401 on 6V would fall under the bad advice column.

[bilbil]

I think saying you can safely run a GY401 on 6V would fall under the bad advice column.

i need further clarification on this plss. Forgive me coz of my lack of knowledge. as i know GY 401 can operate in range of 4V - 6V . I can directly connect my GY401 to 6V UBEC rite? issit better to run GY401 at 5 V ?
and since i'm gonna use 9257 i need to use 4.8V regulator to input of 9257.

[ghtracey]

Sorry yes, misspoke there.. the GY401 is rated to 6V, but the matched servo is 4.8V, so you need a stepdown between the gyro and the servo. That was what I meant. The 9254 and 9257 both run on 4.8V

[bilbil]

ghtracey thanks ;) .

by the way have anyone tried to run 9257 with 5.2V ? does it burn after few flights :YeaBaby: .

[ghtracey]

You can use something like the Align 5.1V regulator with no problems. They cost about $4 to buy. I use one on my Titan with the Align 6V 2 in 1.