JC
01-04-2008, 10:29 AM
I'll bet that the problem with yours is the aluminum head on the center shaft.
I "upgraded" mine to the aluminum when I broke the plastic one and along came the TBE. I didn't immediately put 2 & 2 together. After checking, balancing, and replacing this and that, I bought a plastic headed center shaft and *poof*, problem solved.
I returned the center shaft to HH and they replaced it but I haven't put it on, and probably won't. So... It's for sale. ;)
I've taken the screw out of the plastic head so the flybar pops out instead of breaking the "ears" on a crash.
My guess is that the plastic center section of the flybar drags on the aluminum head in flight and binds just enough to cause the problem. ie: Flybar is free when on the ground, but when it's spinning, it's held against the edge of the aluminum and drags. I thought about taking the new one I rcvd and smoothing or rounding the relatively sharp edge where it rubs on the flybar plastic. If I break the plastic one in it now, I might try that. Otherwise, it's plastic for me.
I "upgraded" mine to the aluminum when I broke the plastic one and along came the TBE. I didn't immediately put 2 & 2 together. After checking, balancing, and replacing this and that, I bought a plastic headed center shaft and *poof*, problem solved.
I returned the center shaft to HH and they replaced it but I haven't put it on, and probably won't. So... It's for sale. ;)
I've taken the screw out of the plastic head so the flybar pops out instead of breaking the "ears" on a crash.
My guess is that the plastic center section of the flybar drags on the aluminum head in flight and binds just enough to cause the problem. ie: Flybar is free when on the ground, but when it's spinning, it's held against the edge of the aluminum and drags. I thought about taking the new one I rcvd and smoothing or rounding the relatively sharp edge where it rubs on the flybar plastic. If I break the plastic one in it now, I might try that. Otherwise, it's plastic for me.