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t-driver
03-23-2008, 05:51 PM
i had it with the cables and zip ties being all over the heli.....:mad:
and cut everything short except the gyro.
i also tried to make the cables as invisible as possible.
...now it's more likely :thumbup:
SurfCity
03-23-2008, 06:55 PM
Nice. How's that gyro location working out for you?
t-driver
03-23-2008, 07:01 PM
Nice. How's that gyro location working out for you?
fine, no problems.
Cryofix
03-23-2008, 07:06 PM
T,
Wrap your tail servo wire up in a coil, looks pretty taught, if you have a boom strike or bad landing on your tail it could rip you tail servo apart
All you need is a screw driver or a pen and just wrap your wire around, it gives a nice clean look and coil action should something go really bad.
Everything else looks GREAT!
t-driver
03-23-2008, 07:09 PM
T,
Wrap your tail servo wire up in a coil, looks pretty taught, if you have a boom strike or bad landing on your tail it could rip you tail servo apart
All you need is a screw driver or a pen and just wrap your wire around, it gives a nice clean look and coil action should something go really bad.
Everything else looks GREAT!
i 'll do that, thanks for the tip.
nice tip, wish I had done that my Carbon exploded and ripped the servo apart!
psindrup
03-24-2008, 08:19 AM
i had it with the cables and zip ties being all over the heli.....:mad:
and cut everything short except the gyro.
i also tried to make the cables as invisible as possible.
...now it's more likely :thumbup:
Very nice and tidy. :thumbup:
How did you reconnect all the connector pins, and did you buy new servo connectors?
Peter
Cryofix
03-24-2008, 08:31 AM
I just finished up my wiring Ill have to get some pictures up, I only used 2 zip ties, 1 for the RX and then other for the ESC, I used shrink tubing and hot glue to take care of the rest and it came pretty clean.
psindrup
03-24-2008, 09:14 AM
I just finished up my wiring Ill have to get some pictures up, I only used 2 zip ties, 1 for the RX and then other for the ESC, I used shrink tubing and hot glue to take care of the rest and it came pretty clean.
Cryofix - How did you shorten your wires. Please enlighten me. :noteworthy
Peter
Cryofix
03-24-2008, 09:44 AM
I will have to show you in pictures it tough to explain, but up front right by the pitch servo is some room to squeeze in wires, so i took all cyclic servo wires, pulled them taught, and folded them, so they overlap each other, then I put a piece of shrink around them to get them nice and tight, and tucked them in up front in between the frame and the pitch/aileron servo, this is also where I placed my RX, right on that slant so when i strapped the RX down it hid the wires.
t-driver
03-24-2008, 02:29 PM
Very nice and ticy. :thumbup:
How did you reconnect all the connector pins, and did you buy new servo connectors?
Peter
i bought servo connectors and a quality crimping tool.
but if you go that route,get a good crimping tool the one with the ratchet,
some have cheaper ones,but these are pliers type tools that are not good enough.
i had one of those too,a pain in the rear....
Cryofix
03-24-2008, 09:46 PM
Here she is
t-driver
03-25-2008, 01:15 AM
Here she is
nice ,i like the gyro tray.
Gr4yb3ard
03-26-2008, 05:48 PM
In racing, we used to have a term... "Sano", short for <sanitary>.
Cryo, that's a sano bird!
To echo others questions though, and not directed particularly to you, is there a technique or a tool to pull the connectors from the servo plugs, shorten these wires, reduce the clutter, and leave a bunch of copper on the ground, where it belongs?
***yb3ard
"..still waiting for the UPS truck..."
Cryofix
03-26-2008, 06:06 PM
In racing, we used to have a term... "Sano", short for <sanitary>.
Cryo, that's a sano bird!
To echo others questions though, and not directed particularly to you, is there a technique or a tool to pull the connectors from the servo plugs, shorten these wires, reduce the clutter, and leave a bunch of copper on the ground, where it belongs?
***yb3ard
"..still waiting for the UPS truck..."
I didnt shorten the wires, i just hid them, i pulled all the cyclic wires taught and then neatly bunched them and shrink wrapped them, they all fit right behind the RX in the little nook by the aileron/pitch servos.
To answer your question, there is a crimping tool available for the pins that slide into the connector, also I use an exacto knife to lift the little tabs on the connectors and slide the metal out, then snip, replace connector and slide it back in.
Tool is a bout 15 on readyheli then you need to buy pins.
Thanks for the compliment.
nice ,i like the gyro tray.
real easy to do, only adds a few grams to the trunk, just don't do it the morning after you have been drinking all night, very very easy to make a mistake with this small carbon fiber.
I brought new Futaba connectors think I only pad £1.50 for 4 thats about $3. was also useful as I use futaba electrics and the connectors are slightly different on the hs45's these don't have that little lug to ensure you have them in the right way. I actually soldiered mine and crimped to be sure to be sure ;0)