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atonydins
02-20-2008, 02:39 PM
hi guys just changed the e-flight servos for the hm-65mg servos, with a bit of fettling they go in a treat,then to set them up watch the bob white(finless) videos on ccpm setup.
took about an hour to do and what a change these servos centre better and seem to have more control. with the dx6i it is easy to do
thanks finless
all the best from the uk
Tony

BKF
02-20-2008, 05:12 PM
I also switched over to the HS65MG servos about a month ago. Had my first huge crash over the weekend, turning my B400 into a high speed lawn dart. As far as I can tell, the servos are fine.

The stock servos would have stripped from fright during the downward plunge... nevermind the actual impact!

hi guys just changed the e-flight servos for the hm-65mg servos, with a bit of fettling they go in a treat,then to set them up watch the bob white(finless) videos on ccpm setup.
took about an hour to do and what a change these servos centre better and seem to have more control. with the dx6i it is easy to do
thanks finless
all the best from the uk
Tony

JimLerch
02-21-2008, 02:34 AM
Did the same here,

The new servo's survived this crash:

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Post crash video analysis, I got stuck nose down in a right roll, expecting the right roll to eventually bring the bird back up to a rotor disk level orientation. Yea, not so much, I clearly didn't think my cunning plan all the way thru.. Also, not much time to figure out what's going on :)

Plus side, bird back up in air for $50.. :YeaBaby:

LockMD
02-21-2008, 10:29 AM
Hey Jim, what blades are those?

JimLerch
02-21-2008, 11:13 AM
Align 325 Carbons (not to be confused with carbon fiber). Great blades, they survived this crash, and the two before it! :)

The blades fit fine as long as you include a couple 1/16" thick washers on each side. (I made mine out of 1/16" thick aluminum flashing. Drill the center hole, scribe the circle and cut it with scissors, hammer flat if needed. (I did cheat on my 2nd pair and turned a hole punch on the lathe.)

fdrotormedic
02-21-2008, 08:54 PM
Good choice on the blades....I have be using the Align 325 Fiber blades for about 2 months and they have survived a couple of rolls...can't say much for the feathering shaft though. Also, the HiTech mg servos are bulletproof...

Twmaster
03-22-2008, 09:42 PM
Has anyone used the HS65HB Karbonite gear servos? ISTR reading on another site somebody said they'd be fine. (Of course I can't find that post to save my bottom).

My LHS has the HB model in stock. I'd like to replace the stock servos before I try to crash, er, fly my new B400

Wolfpackin
03-22-2008, 10:05 PM
They would work great also.
Hitec states that Karbonite gears are 4 times stronger than nylon.

On a side note,
Does anyone know if the HS65's draw more amperage than the stock servos?

Inch High
03-24-2008, 07:37 PM
Speaking of the HS65mg's I upgraded to these on my B400 along with a futaba 9267 tail servo. Bound it to my DX7, and now have a bloody tail wag that I can't get rid of!

I'm still using the stock g110 gyro, but it should be fine. Anyone else having this problem?
Can someone post their setup for me to try.

Did I just highjack this thread?? Sorry if I did!