B4003DX build for lovinmyblade400

[Blade~400~er]

Originally Posted by sokal

still waiting on the delevery of the acul 400 for a few parts mostly the servos, gyro, RX

but heres a few shots of the start

lookin good man!....thats awesome your building this for someone elese as well!

[sokal]

ok so i installed the sonix 3500kv motor in a close to stock bird (see sig)
it has a nice sound to it and run nice

so i ran it up at a 85% curve for a min on the ground. checked temps (by feel)
ESC cold
batt bearly warm
motor bearly warm

did a idle up hover for 45 sec
check temps all the same

did a few punches and flips and standard stuff to load the motor.

check temps. esc bearly warm, bat was warm and motor was warm

i then bumped it up to a 90%
did the same motor loading came down with the same temps

bumped up to 95% same temps

got to 98% and still same temps couldnt doo much at 98% due to hit the batt time limit.

so what i exsperienced. motor has a cool sound to it. in that it lets u know it ready for some 3D. when at 85% when loading the motor i couldnt get it to bog. motor has great torque to it. has a quicker resopnse to loads.

it was even better as i uped the rpm % at 95 she was singing. could bearly get it to bog but i know im starving the motor with the stock 25A esc but so far im liking the performance gain.

so is this a good choice for motor replacement. yes a very goo upgrade. you gain performance and effecientcy. and for $23 you cant go wrong. now if you mount to the stock setup ie stock head you may wana use a 12T pinion to keep rpm lower than 3K
with a 12T it just under at 2995. the 13 gives 3200. needs a lil moding but not much
and well worth it.

[sokal]

Originally Posted by Blade~400~er

lookin good man!....thats awesome your building this for someone elese as well!

yea the pics is his bird.

the test are going great as well. wish you could be with me to vid these trials.

[Blade~400~er]

Originally Posted by sokal

yea the pics is his bird.

the test are going great as well. wish you could be with me to vid these trials.

MEE TOO!........i havent gotten a chance to fly since our last encounter....got my fingers crossed for the day after christmas though....Looked like upper 50's and low winds....

...btw....howd that checkride go...did you ever make it up?

[sokal]

Originally Posted by Blade~400~er

MEE TOO!........i havent gotten a chance to fly since our last encounter....got my fingers crossed for the day after christmas though....Looked like upper 50's and low winds....

...btw....howd that checkride go...did you ever make it up?

hell no weather keeped me down. then on the day we could i found a line chafing a control bell crank so that call its for me. will get one soon.

[Blade~400~er]

Originally Posted by sokal

hell no weather keeped me down. then on the day we could i found a line chafing a control bell crank so that call its for me. will get one soon.

dude, im sorry..that sux....but better safe than sorry right?

[grahats]

CNC head and tail question. Is the sonix 3dx hdx factory new 450 SX head and tail combo $109.99 the same as buying seperate the Blade 400 head $72.99 and tail $45 the same item. The 450sx combo is showing in stock, the seperate Blade 400 and tail show out of stock.

http://www.cnchelicopter.com/servlet...3dx-hdx/Detail

http://www.cnchelicopter.com/servlet...3dx-hdx/Detail

[sokal]

Originally Posted by grahats

CNC head and tail question. Is the sonix 3dx hdx factory new 450 SX head and tail combo $109.99 the same as buying seperate the Blade 400 head $72.99 and tail $45 the same item. The 450sx combo is showing in stock, the seperate Blade 400 and tail show out of stock.

http://www.cnchelicopter.com/servlet...3dx-hdx/Detail

http://www.cnchelicopter.com/servlet...3dx-hdx/Detail

yes

the b400 version comes with a hardend shaft made for the 400
and the swash has eflite size ball joints

if you get the other you will have to shave the stock shaft and change the upper ball links on the swash controll arms

its worth the 10 extra buck to get the b400 one

[lowwing]

sokal I'm looking for the main gear drive for the b400 but I do not want a stock one.
any idea. Something that's better made.

[viridis]

like this one??http://www.helidirect.com/product_in...oducts_id=7460

[sokal]

here is both
http://www.microheli.com/product_inf...roducts_id=705 lower
http://www.microheli.com/product_inf...roducts_id=650 upper

[lowwing]

Yes that's it. Thank you I'll have to order that

[lowwing]

It looks like the bottom one is stock.

[sokal]

its both gears main and tail drive
they just show one on at a time
each link is diffrent

[lowwing]

5+5 2+2

[sokal]

vid of the motor installed with stock esc

very nice upgrade from the stock. with a lil mod will fit in stock frame. works well with stock esc no heat issues. but of course its cold out. but i did let it run in the house at flat pitch at 98% for a few min and temps were warm.

in the vid all i did was load the rotor system to see how motor responded. had a fater response to rotor loads. i then went in to swash mix and raised it from 78-96 at first i thought it was 11 degrees when i got home i checked the pitch and was a lil over 12
and still did ok. when i pair it with a higher amp esc should be better. this motor is recommended to use a 30A or more so stock 25A is still starving the motor but not much.

so for $22 nice upgrade. i recommend getting a 12t pinion to keep below 3K rpm. with stock head

[Blade~400~er]

Originally Posted by sokal

vid of the motor installed with stock esc

very nice upgrade from the stock. with a lil mod will fit in stock frame. works well with stock esc no heat issues. but of course its cold out. but i did let it run in the house at flat pitch at 98% for a few min and temps were warm.

in the vid all i did was load the rotor system to see how motor responded. had a fater response to rotor loads. i then went in to swash mix and raised it from 78-96 at first i thought it was 11 degrees when i got home i checked the pitch and was a lil over 12
and still did ok. when i pear it with a higher amp esc should be better. this motor is recommended to use a 30A or more so stock 25A is still starving the motor but not much.

so for $22 nice upgrade. i recomend getting a 12t pinion to keep below 3K rpm. with stock head

shut up....that motor was only $22?.... got to do some test flying at work i see.. ....those 4 birds i saw still in the hangar?...im sure the one that was all the way on the left still is....it looked pretty bare.....this weather sux dosnt it?......it either warm and raining or clear and freezing.....go figure...

[sokal]

Originally Posted by Blade~400~er

shut up....that motor was only $22?.... got to do some test flying at work i see.. ....those 4 birds i saw still in the hangar?...im sure the one that was all the way on the left still is....it looked pretty bare.....this weather sux dosnt it?......it either warm and raining or clear and freezing.....go figure...

yes weather is crazy.

yep just about the same birds in the hanger. mine oh course is. the one with the aft xmsn out i reinstalled today. much fun.

when i get the full build done i will get with you before i ship it off the the owner so you can check it out and do some flying. probly mid of next month.

anytime before that is also good anytime you know that.

[Blade~400~er]

Originally Posted by sokal

yes weather is crazy.

yep just about the same birds in the hanger. mine oh course is. the one with the aft xmsn out i reinstalled today. much fun.

when i get the full build done i will get with you before i ship it off the the owner so you can check it out and do some flying. probly mid of next month.

anytime before that is also good anytime you know that.

hmm by the looks of it im sure that was loads of fun...

sounds like a plan to me....day after christmas is looking promising....id figured i wouldnt being doing much before the new years anyway...mid of next month would be good to...my birthdays the 15th...

i deff wanna see that heli before it gets shipped over seas looks to be a down right killer blade...

[sokal]

well today the Iraq B400 came. opend the box and nothing to bad. he said it was crashed. but if i was to fix it would need a main gear, all shafts and some stock gear sets. it has a bit of iraq dust.

so these are the before pics