View Full Version : Is it me, or is the Hitec HG5000 Gyro crap?
TMoore
03-20-2008, 03:23 PM
Got a another reply from Hitec today - no problems running the servo at 6volts either.
Red hot!
Way to go. That's information we can use.
TM
smarks
03-26-2008, 12:44 PM
The servo spline is asymmetrical so you can rotate the arm every 90 degrees and see the position index.
No subtrim is required.
TM
I was wondering if you could explain this in more detail. I am trying to setup my 5000 and I can't get the servo arm exactly 90 degress to the linkage because of the spline not lining up correctly. How can you do this without subtrim? Your comment on the spline being asymmetrical doesn't make sense to me. When I put the arm on the servo when the servo is at center, the arm will not be 90 to the linkage. What am I missing? :dontknow
Pinecone
03-26-2008, 08:46 PM
Take a 4 arm servo horn. As you rotate to each arm, you will find they line up slightly differently. So you use the arm that is closest to 90 and cut the others off.
If you try more than one arm, you will find they are slightly different angles.
smarks
03-26-2008, 11:16 PM
That makes sense now. Thanks. :)
Lymph
07-29-2008, 02:13 AM
Is the tail wagging after a piro a common issue with the HG5000? Im looking at getting the combo with that gyro and the tail servo.
Anything else I should know before getting one?
smarks
07-29-2008, 01:03 PM
I don't have the tail wag problem. I like the gyro, servo combo. I am still learning 3D maneuvers however. I can do loops, rolls, flips, inverted flight and it is working great for me so far. The only thing I would agree with that I have been hearing about this gyro is that the piro rate is not ballistic. It is plenty fast for me maxed out, but I can't get it to piro any faster. I think some of it has to do with the Mini Titan I am flying, the tail blades just won't throw far enough to make it piro any faster.
blahblah9
11-13-2008, 07:41 PM
anybody ever had any probs with the tail letting go and doing a 180 if theirs to much vibration? also the tail drifts to the left
kjmdes
11-14-2008, 02:52 AM
Some earlier production units apparently had a problem with the PCB knocking around inside the case. This caused some unpredictable lose of control.
Mine has worked well through about half a dozen predictable crashes
Cheers,
Kevin