View Full Version : Eolo coming!!!
Laurens
02-22-2005, 03:08 PM
That's right I got myself an Eolo. I'll report things about it when it arrives, hopefully saturday.
blakka_1
02-22-2005, 05:21 PM
That's sweet Laurens :glasses: . It would be great if you could upload some pictures of it when it arrives. :)
WillJames
02-22-2005, 05:32 PM
Congratulations Laurens!! Sounds like you got bitten by the E-Bug!!
Laurens
02-23-2005, 08:41 AM
This'll be my only Eheli. Nice toy for in the parc :mrgreen:
Laurens
02-27-2005, 05:11 PM
Update number one.. breaking news!!!!
First I had to assemble some parts. The motor had to be screwed in first. A hard job because I did about 30 minutes over it. Since I received it yesterday at about 21.00 pm I needed to get some sleep once I finished :wink: .
Then today, the first day of real assembling. I noticed yesterday the bladebolts were missing. I phoned so I'll get some new ones on tuesday. Then I found out my Rx had just one canal too short. I was looking at my Caliber which is still waiting for its maiden voyage after his first crash. Took out the 149DP from it. So I installed every servo. Then went programming and I noticed one servo was a little f*cked up. I changed the servo to another canal and the problem still existed on the same servo. I checked it, the cable was broken. I had a cable left from a futaba servo, so I went to a friend to resolder it from the print. Now everything works :mrgreen: . Time for new trouble now... I phoned the man I got the Eolo spirit from, and I mentioned I didn't know if the ESC had a BEC. Well it did and I checked. BEC worked ok but the motor went to full throttle :shock: Since I was missing the bladebolts I was lucky to not have the maiden voyage right there :twisted: . Now I just found out all I have to do is reversing it in my Tx.
Now I'm ready for more evil electric discovery's tomorrow :mrgreen: :smokin:
Laurens
02-28-2005, 04:42 PM
Ok today I found out the servo still isn't working like it should. Bladebolts arrived, so now it's programmed ready to fly. I built a small wooden trainingUC, so tomorrow when the new servo arrives I'll maiden it :mrgreen:
Laurens
03-01-2005, 03:34 PM
First test went great - that means everything is still in one piece. The gyro sucks, I need to upgrade it to a 401-9254 :mrgreen:
Laurens
03-01-2005, 04:36 PM
Ok I just ordered a CSM LW200. I figured since a Hitec HS 81 will be just as fast as a 9353 why bother spending more money on a 401 combo :badair:
BTW why does nobody replies on my thread? Do I need more pics :dontknow
blakka_1
03-01-2005, 05:54 PM
Ok today I found out the servo still isn't working like it should.
Purchase a replacement servo if you can. Send the bad servo in to Hitec for service, it's really not worth risking your Eolo because of a bad servo. :)
blakka_1
03-02-2005, 11:40 AM
What's the latest on your Eolo Laurens? any progress?. :)
WillJames
03-02-2005, 01:44 PM
Post some pics please Laurens. :)
Thanks for sharing your Eolo experience with us.
Laurens
03-02-2005, 05:38 PM
Any progress... Well today the gyro sucks less then yesterday. I guess that's because I mounted it backwards :mrgreen: Building without any manuals isn't easy :glasses2:
Tomorrow I'll fit my 401 on it. I guess I'm too spoiled by it to try a non-HH gyro :smokin:
blakka_1
03-02-2005, 08:12 PM
non-HH gyro
:WOW Brave guy. :)
Laurens
03-03-2005, 07:07 AM
today bad news. I put the 401/9253 on it. I needed to reverse the rudder, but I accidently reversed throttle :bomb: Very stupid. Then I reversed rudder, but forgot throttle. I went downstairs to make some coffee, and then back to try if it stopped piroing. I started and went to full throttle (about 2000 rpm), and I was scared shitless. Nothing worked but I still figured if I moved the stick up it would fly in my room :arggg: . So I went for the other option, removing the battery. I did that in a hurry and noticed that my middle finger was bleeding like hell. Went to the doctor and got 3 stitches :( . It's about 2 mm deep there, and I could see my vains. :shock: .
Moral of the story:
- I'm dumb
- I'm too dumb for electro
- Electro sucks
- My finger looks cool inside :wink:
Anybody wanting to trade for a Fury :mrgreen:
Pics will follow.
Laurens
03-03-2005, 04:41 PM
http://www.helifreak.com/album_mod/upload/a164c941d5f66b9a6d17ded292a496b2.jpg
Hotshot Charlie
03-03-2005, 04:47 PM
At least you got the middle finger ! :shock:
:arggg: :glasses2: :dontknow :roll: :!: :WOW
Laurens
03-03-2005, 04:48 PM
3 stitches.... But hey I can still hold my beer :mrgreen:
blakka_1
03-03-2005, 05:21 PM
Unlucky dude, don't give up on the Eolo, give it another shot but this time be more pre-cautious.
How long until you finger heals?.
Give us some more shots of the Eolo, maybe some close ups. :)
Laurens
03-04-2005, 06:49 AM
check my gallery for more pics. I don't give up for some time, but I think I won't work on it for the rest of this week.
Laurens
03-09-2005, 11:04 AM
Today the stitches are removed. At this moment I still don't feel like flying it again :(
blakka_1
03-09-2005, 02:56 PM
Great, hope the wound heals up fast. If I lost my fingers I would give up life, dont think I could handle not being able to fly :D .
Laurens
03-09-2005, 05:00 PM
what do you use the middle finger for while flying nigel, to notice the plankers your getting started or something like that :wink:
BTW I heard they don't count the Eolo Spirit to microheli's can a mod move this topic?
blakka_1
03-10-2005, 11:46 AM
what do you use the middle finger for
Heli maintenance :wink: .
Laurens
03-10-2005, 12:35 PM
BIG NEWS I just testflown it. Its very stabile :D
Nice Eheli, Laurens!
Hope to see it flying soon! :glasses2:
Cheers, Geoffrey :cool: