600 complete rotor head?

bobthehobo9 · 05-08-2008, 09:41 PM

does anyone know if Align sells a complete rotor head as a package or do they just sell the parts separately?
I'd like to have a complete head on standby so that if something happens, I can just pop on the new one and not have to spend the time rebuilding the old one before I can fly again.

Also, how much better is the Kasama head than the stock align head? is it worth the price?

thanks,
Erik

Mercuriell · 05-09-2008, 04:07 AM

I don't klnow of any complete kits - Align don't do them but occasionally dealers put them together - why not ask GrandRC or Readyheli for a quote ? I don't think it'll save you much time - if you smack your head up you'll often have bust undercarriage, boom or gears and even if the damage was confined to the head - setting it up probably take longer than repairing bust flybar or linkage.

As far as the Kasama head is concerned it is quite different from the ALign - good quality but very lively and connected - I like it but several of my flying buddies don't like the feel.

bullaculla · 05-09-2008, 05:24 AM

Yeah, better off just buying a whole new kit and having a second heli for backup

sixeasy · 05-09-2008, 09:18 AM

When you say lively, do you mean inputs are felt closer to a 450?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercuriell

I don't klnow of any complete kits - Align don't do them but occasionally dealers put them together - why not ask GrandRC or Readyheli for a quote ? I don't think it'll save you much time - if you smack your head up you'll often have bust undercarriage, boom or gears and even if the damage was confined to the head - setting it up probably take longer than repairing bust flybar or linkage.

As far as the Kasama head is concerned it is quite different from the ALign - good quality but very lively and connected - I like it but several of my flying buddies don't like the feel.

Mercuriell · 05-09-2008, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sixeasy

When you say lively, do you mean inputs are felt closer to a 450?

Lively = super quick response, no lag, less intrinsic stability : Both Bob and I liked the head but felt more comfortable with some expo dialled in.

oldschool269 · 05-09-2008, 07:09 PM

i thought to do that to , but every time i have put my heli in it has trashed the frame as well ... so you really need another kit on standby .

mind you i have seen the GF600 kits for around 400 us on ebay ..
Jason

Efliernz · 05-09-2008, 09:35 PM

After my last splat, it was quicker to build an enitrely new 600GF than dissassemble the bent old one. Thanks to this attitude, I now have spares for 1 1/2 new 600

I never thought of having a spare kit as worth the money until my last crash...

The scraps will get used. In my case, donor parts for a stretched machine.

05-08-2008, 09:41 PM	#1
bobthehobo9 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tampa, Florida	600 complete rotor head? does anyone know if Align sells a complete rotor head as a package or do they just sell the parts separately? I'd like to have a complete head on standby so that if something happens, I can just pop on the new one and not have to spend the time rebuilding the old one before I can fly again. Also, how much better is the Kasama head than the stock align head? is it worth the price? thanks, Erik

05-09-2008, 04:07 AM	#2
Mercuriell HF Support My HF Map location Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: QLD, AUSTRALIA	I don't klnow of any complete kits - Align don't do them but occasionally dealers put them together - why not ask GrandRC or Readyheli for a quote ? I don't think it'll save you much time - if you smack your head up you'll often have bust undercarriage, boom or gears and even if the damage was confined to the head - setting it up probably take longer than repairing bust flybar or linkage. As far as the Kasama head is concerned it is quite different from the ALign - good quality but very lively and connected - I like it but several of my flying buddies don't like the feel. __________________ John

05-09-2008, 05:24 AM	#3
bullaculla Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii	Yeah, better off just buying a whole new kit and having a second heli for backup __________________ T-Rex 600 HFE-stretched to 700, 10s, Tango 45-08, Jazz 55, JR7703D/S8900G, DJ Vegh nose cam mount. T-Rex 600 HFX-stretched to 700, 10s, Orbit 30-12, Jazz 55, GY611/S9256, Askman 360 mount. JR X9303.

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05-09-2008, 07:09 PM	#6
oldschool269 Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: AU baby !	i thought to do that to , but every time i have put my heli in it has trashed the frame as well ... so you really need another kit on standby . mind you i have seen the GF600 kits for around 400 us on ebay .. Jason