gyro for B400

[blade4oo]

whats the best gyro for a B400

[visuvius]

The Futaba GY401. It can be had for $140 from your LHS or less for a used one in the For Sale forums (actually I think there is one up right now). Its a great gyro, I installed mine last night with the JR 3400g tail servo and while I haven't gotten to fly it yet, my indoor tests proved it to be ridiculously solid.

Some also use the Logictech 2100(?). Its also supposed to be a great gyro, for slightly less cash money. I went with the Futaba since that was sort of the standard.

[blade4oo]

so it is a heading lock gyro?
im upgrading because i was flying the 400 and i fly it forward and shoot the nose up and thin come back down and the tail always drifts to 1 side is that the gyro?
it never holds like my freands t-rex 450

[Wolfpackin]

I agree,

GY401: tested, tried and true. The standard.
Logictech 2100T: the new comer, innovative and giving the above a run for the money.
There is also the matching gyro 3100G, very fast and light with moderate torque.
Hitec: also has a branded gyro/servo combo that's just the Logictec gyro with a different servo.
Maybe someone knows the Hitec model number...something like 5000G.:confused:

[sd0]

I am going to be putting in a Hitec HG-5000 gyro with the servo it comes with, basically the same as a Logictech 2100t. I will get it in and test it out this weekend. I know someone who uses this gyro and servo on a T-rex 500, and he says it holds really good, and he does hard 3d with it.

Hopefully the setup goes easy and I'll try to let you guys know how I like it.

[blade4oo]

yes please give heads up on the gyros and i thank you all for the help im not even going to fry my bird till i upgrade the pes of po gyro so im going to put it in my cp pro lol
so i cant go rong with the gy401

[LockMD]

yes please give heads up on the gyros and i thank you all for the help im not even going to fry my bird till i upgrade the pes of po gyro so im going to put it in my cp pro lol
so i cant go rong with the gy401


Actually the stock gyro is not that bad, BUT the servos are junk, if you upgrade them and not the gyro (I did) I had probs center and limiting throws until I put the 401 in. Long story short if you dont upgrade your servos the 401 will only damage those stock servos even faster.

[LockMD]

Oh and you can get the 401 brand new from heli-proz for 125.00, no tax, no shipping.

[ChuckTSeeker]

i was reading a report in "finless" thread about him testing the new Hitec 5000 gyro and he didn't like it at all

i'll stick with the tried and tested Futaba 401 i think when it's time for me to upgrade ;)

cheers chuck

[Wolfpackin]

The GY401 is 16 grams heavier than the G110.
The weight nazi is here.:roll:

[Wolfpackin]

...and the S9257 and S9650 are 18.5g heavier than stock.
I wish I lived in Kansas.

[blade4oo]

im going to upgrade the servo in the tail for shur
the b400 is still to far advanced for me so im not evin going to fly my bird until i fill im up to par but i got the g110 in my blade cp pro and i can rip that little dird anound the yard like nuthing its so mutch fun i love this heli thing :thumbup:

[blade4oo]

i thank the 400 can take the extra weight dont you thank

[carlo_the_wonder_frog]

LOL yeah the blade 400 will easily be able to handle the extra 1/2 oz of weight, it's not even going to be a factor.

[LockMD]

im going to upgrade the servo in the tail for shur
the b400 is still to far advanced for me so im not evin going to fly my bird until i fill im up to par but i got the g110 in my blade cp pro and i can rip that little dird anound the yard like nuthing its so mutch fun i love this heli thing :thumbup:


I put in a honey bee fp, did you have the g90 in the pro before? thats what I currently have in the pro and its not locked, it has good and bad days...

[Wolfpackin]

LOL yeah the blade 400 will easily be able to handle the extra 1/2 oz of weight, it's not even going to be a factor.


It is for me at 8,000FASL.
Especially if I add extra weight with heavier batteries, heavier cyclic servos, maybe an external BEC...and the 35 extra grams with the heavier GY401/Tail servo combination.

That's why I'm looking closely at the Logictech combo, zero weight gain.:thumbup:

[sokal]

if i dont get up thier wolf ill be at 8000 or more when i go to peru near manchu pichu
so ill test the hole high alt thing

[blade4oo]

I put in a honey bee fp, did you have the g90 in the pro before? thats what I currently have in the pro and its not locked, it has good and bad days...
i have a dx6i and the AR6100 rec and the g110 wasent holding ether so i rased the gyro setting to 75.0% and that locked it but for the g90 i have no clue but i do know that the two are real close
what i did to start was set the gyro setting to 50.0%
thin i starting messing with the gain until the tail wasint bouncing
at that point the tail was creeping so i started raising the gyro setting till it was locked

[SeaComms]

Mine (original 110 on the 400) will set up perfectly on the bench, but leave it 10 mins and fire it up again and its creeping :( One or two clicks of trim or subtrim every time to stop the creep. And, if I leave it on, it will start creeping after a few minutes anyways... Sheesh..

Think I might look into the new Hitec combo..

[Wolfpackin]

if i dont get up thier wolf ill be at 8000 or more when i go to peru near manchu pichu
so ill test the hole high alt thing
Looking forward to that.

[blade4oo]

Mine (original 110 on the 400) will set up perfectly on the bench, but leave it 10 mins and fire it up again and its creeping :( One or two clicks of trim or subtrim every time to stop the creep. And, if I leave it on, it will start creeping after a few minutes anyways... Sheesh..

Think I might look into the new Hitec combo..

ive seen mine do the same thang i fexed mine by rasing the gain whare it bounses o so slitly on a fresh lipo thin after like 1 or 2 min its fine
also the 110 is vary temp sensitive
i would get a good gyro but im not going to throw that kind of money in a cp pro
thats what the 400 is for lol

[kgfly]

You could also consider the RC-Tek G730 gyro. Simplicity of the 401 with the size and weight of the L2100T. I bought one to replace the L2100T on my T450 as I was having so much trouble with it but since I got it working I have not swapped over yet.

[Wolfpackin]

I haven't heard much about that gyro.
I'd like to hear more.

[buildem336]

On my Blade 400 I put the 401 gyro with the Rc-tek digital tail servo and it locks in perfect cant get better than this.
This is the servo
http://www.rc-tek.com/us_store/hg-d261hb-high-performance-digital-tail-servo-coreless-motor-p1960.html

[Mr Rossi]

The heli is sooo light anyway, don't be afraid to swap out the gyro. I use a GY401 and my drift problems went away. It holds superbly. Once fitted, you MUST REBIND THE RADIO GEAR !!!!!!!!