View Full Version : Tail belt tensioner mod
LITHIUMSTATIC
04-28-2008, 10:38 PM
Tail belt tensioner mod..... I don't think the belt will come off the pulley. It's a bit overkill but oh well.
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc183/lithiumstatic/4-08-2008071.jpg
dahld
04-28-2008, 11:03 PM
It won't come off. I've used this mod for over 200 flights on my Logo 600 without a problem. Looks good.
Take care, Dave.
OICU812
04-28-2008, 11:35 PM
Is that (4) 3x8x3 bearings?? :smokin: No such thing as overkill in any walk of life Jeremy :D
Yea there are alot of ways to approach it for sure, imho it's not a bad idea. It has been brought to attn to Mikado as an improvement to consider for sure, and I am certain they are testing avenues that we'll see surface hopefully someday soon. 99.9%+ of the crowd that have not done this are ok, it seems that this is more of a insurance thing if your tr box is off a mm or two, where as stock should have it very close and you will be fine without worry. I have a machine that has never had issue, but I also know the tr box is perfectly "laser levelled" square, lol.
As a trade I had a rc online friend make me some cnc peices to try out a similar approach as well, so far it works good. Mind you not alot of flights but just trying it out. Imho he did real nice work!
LITHIUMSTATIC
04-29-2008, 12:27 AM
That's pretty.....:)
Mercuriell
04-29-2008, 12:56 AM
Nice work man :smokin: - had the belt come off my 600 tail pulley and real lucky not to have had a total wipe out !
Klinger
04-29-2008, 04:42 AM
that looks sweet shawn, i think even nennos would be impressed! Are your painted fins done over the carbon ones or you making them a specials as well!
OICU812
04-29-2008, 09:37 PM
that looks sweet shawn, i think even nennos would be impressed! Are your painted fins done over the carbon ones or you making them a specials as well!
Just the stock fins sanded, primed and painted. :P Yes and I actually told Volker he should make things such as this.
MrRoth
04-30-2008, 08:38 AM
Mikado is comming with an upgrade for the belt tension. Saw it at Helitreffen in Austria this weekend.
Friend of mine got one from Danny.
Workes great and simple too. Have no pics of it at the moment...
OICU812
04-30-2008, 11:07 PM
Well Mr. Roth you let it out of the bag not me, lol.