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11-25-2006, 12:13 AM | #241 (permalink) | |
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11-25-2006, 04:28 PM | #242 (permalink) |
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Does anyone have a keyosho xcell 60? or know where i can get parts?
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11-26-2006, 02:31 PM | #244 (permalink) |
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Thank you all for this thread. I bought my kit from cnc heli and they barely had any manuals on it. These videos im sure will prove to be helpful in my build. |
11-28-2006, 05:00 PM | #245 (permalink) |
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waitin on my pulley for my hdx 300.
In the mean time I got an X-Cell 60 to play with, its in my gallery. Got a cool Blue Shark canopy for it. :glasses2: Talk at ya Soon. Casey A. Sigmon |
11-29-2006, 01:46 AM | #246 (permalink) |
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Hi everyone. I just picked one of these HDX 300's up and I've got it all assembled, but why does the tail seem so heavy? I have a 400 size brushless motor in it and a 2100 Lipo from my 400 sized heli just to get the cg balanced. I would like to use my 1320 packs to save it weight, but the size of that cnc tail just won't allow for it. I haven't done a very thorough search for this and would like to know if you guys have had the same issue witht he HDX300's. Thanks.
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11-29-2006, 07:16 AM | #247 (permalink) | |
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i made (from hollow square brass piping)...a simple flat sled/frame/tray, that extends forward into the canopy nose as far as I could (which I also mounted forward a bit- actually makes the little bird look longer too)...the frame's tails extend back to the heli and use the "orig frame screws" to mount it. and still...just set my cyclic a tad forward...either on trim or mechanicly...that's up to you...I do trim...because..I prefer a full range of motion on the cyclic...and sadly, fly correctively, rather than adding wieght. It's a poor design. And a piece of crap...for all that money..but I'm not a quitter...well...I think I've ended my saga of.. "open wallet, insert hdx." and yes that'd be in any size...I will not buy another hd heli. I'll go the extra mile to get harder screws and more exacting components...unless they came out with a large bird...but even then I'd prevent myself..outa the fact that this bird was a rip off. but that's how I corrected the balance issue. woked a bit better. wanna hear something laughable... sellers say, "see...heli freak to hear what ppl are saying about the new hdx!!!" and "see finless build one" ...well I think many ppl had posted thier opinions quite clearly here...and I wish I had read thier comments, and believed.. noone likes flushing money. but I will say this...thanyou ptremb/ and finnless for helping out so much. |
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11-29-2006, 02:18 PM | #248 (permalink) |
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Thanks Micen2.
I guess I may stick with the 2100 pack and see how that goes with the bigger 400 class motor. It does weigh less than my MX450 with the same setup so hopefully the heli won't tear itself apart. Thanks for the suggestions. If I decide to do the lengthening route, I'll try the 1320 packs. But I think there is decent run time a power out of this 2100 pack. Now to figure out my pinion to use with this thing. |
11-30-2006, 01:07 AM | #249 (permalink) |
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Wow. This heli is pretty bad after reading through many of the posts. I don't even know if i want to put any more time into it to get it flying though I have all the electrics available for it. I even went to order more parts from HD a few days ago before reading this thread on the HDX300. Sigh..........What to do now?
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12-06-2006, 08:08 AM | #250 (permalink) | |
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More than it should have, but if you already got what you need then you should at least finish her up. I had alot of problelms getting going but pretremb and micen2 helped get her going. Its more bling than anything else, but i got mine flying pretty good. better than the blade pro, but to costly for what it is. Go with the 1320 mah bats. thats what i used with a walkera 3200kv motor and alighn esc. the 2200mah is to heavy at least mine was and it was so eratic it cost me my carbon fiber blades (30.00). Buy the time i got it flying i paid what a trex costs. (basic). Good Luck. See my gallery for hdx and what i did for a battery trayand Balance issue.[/u] |
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12-06-2006, 06:44 PM | #251 (permalink) |
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I did talk with HeliDirect today. The Version 2 is coming, probably within a week or so (they are trying to get it before Xmas).
New head that bolts through the main shaft like a normal heli. New tail, including hardened tail shaft. And something else about a pin and the fit. But it sounds like they listened to the threads and are trying to fix them. Not sure I trust it enough to be the V2 beta tester though. But I will look for others to buy it and let us know if its truely better.
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12-06-2006, 08:59 PM | #252 (permalink) |
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Steve got ALL my feedback on the HDX300 so hopefully it will be a much better heli for V2.
Bob
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12-07-2006, 04:31 AM | #253 (permalink) |
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Can you talk them out of one to test it for us?
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12-07-2006, 06:48 AM | #254 (permalink) | |
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12-07-2006, 07:56 AM | #255 (permalink) | |
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I mean COME ON.... Spend under $200 and expect a HOT 3D heli? WAKE UP! Then figure you can throw $300 at a bad platform and it will make it a HOT 3D heli? WTF were you thinking? Thats like trying to make a volkswagen a freakin Farrari! Oh and welcome to the world of CHEAP helis.... NOW GO BUY A GOOD HELI.... You want to go cheap? Well I dont care how much you throw at it... IT AINT GOING TO FLY LIKE YOU WANT! ONLY PROS can make a CP look good and TRUST ME... They did NOT learn to fly like that on a POS heli like this.... I hate to be mean about this guys but you CANT POLISH a TURD and make it into something it is not nor never can be! I learned this lesson JUST like you all... I spent $1000 on a POS Hornet until I realized it was not going to heppen! NOW GO GET A GOOD HELI and stop complaining and throwing money at a POS! To be honest YOU knew it was this way anyway but you just did not want to admit it and kept trying to make a POS a HOT machine by throwing every upgrade you could at it!... AINT GOING TO HAPPEN! Now EAT CROW... sell it... and go get a good heli.... Sheesh.... You have NO ONE to blam but yourself as EVERY forum I know of says the same thing! GET A BETTER HELI! Bob
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12-07-2006, 08:45 AM | #256 (permalink) |
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Roger that
Man with experience here. I learnt it the hard way as well. Started with a cp2 (still flying) But no heli experience and a lot of trouble gettig and holding it in the air. Next was a 300 clone (compy300 even b4 the hdx300 came out) all plastic but with belt drive and a bit better...still lots of trouble. Next the HDX 450....way better then the former 2. it exually flew better. But then again lots of parts problems. Buying stuff... more stuff...more upgrades...and all align parts and MH parts. So now i can say that 75% of the hdx450 is upgraded to better (and more expensive parts). And now...its flying allright (enough for my skills anyway). But the clou of my story...I could have had a trex450SE for the money i spent so far.... I'm not angry or dissapointed...afterall i learnt a lot of technical stuff because of these problems with these heli's. But for sure my next heli will be a well known brand heli, no clone. It's just so true...you get what you pay for. Soo look at the bright side like i do. I spent a lot of money trying to get things better on a clone., during this i gained a lot of technical knowledge and have to conclude that good stuff has its price. So next will be more expensive heli, but at least now i have some knowledge to see problems and be able to fix them. Even the cp2 is flying great now since i know now what and how to setup things correctly. (Specially since i'm not a member of a local flying club...that offcourse makes a big difference as well) cheers, Maurice |
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60 bucks for a mini gyro.. 100 for 2 battery packs 65 for "hd" brushless and esc ------ 475 and thats not including the 5 in one /reciever, and radio, which I robbed off another heli.....nor does include the 120 for parts to fix a tail that evaporated from it's own torque. here's what I say....bob...it's abosolute common knowledge that these helis are not going to perform like a larger scale heli...that's understandable...but to sell, and promote ... something with so many flaws out of the gate...is unfair to novice buyers like I 'WAS'. I am glad..... you are saying what you said about it all, right here on the forum...l...cause the sellers of this kit, sure pitch a sale with "finless bob's" name and promotion, all over it. I will reqoute you..."I learned this lesson JUST like you all... I spent $1000 on a POS Hornet until I realized it was not going to heppen! " there you go...and here we are...we all learn... I am against this product more than the cp2 or the blade...it is a "golden" and shiny P.O.S. listen I learned on three honeybee airframes..and a blade pro.. yea they are what they are. .and I see that when I afford my large bird.. (and I gotta say scale birds are catching my eye hardcore...no not "airwolf"...century has a few nice special order kits) ...I will be an extremely good pilot for having learned on helis that do not recover well, in hard banking flight.. so in conclusion to it all... I'll say this...I 'll still help somone like casey to get it flying...to the best of my over the net ability...just like ptremb did for me. so you're "done" with this heli...some are just finding out what we know/found out already. your forums are appreciated finn. |
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12-07-2006, 07:37 PM | #258 (permalink) |
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Boy... After reading my post last night I guess I got a little too serious and must have been in a bad mood! Man I dont think I have ever gone off that bad before........ Must have been the copuple glasses of wine I had :alcohol
But in the end the point is the same..... Dont watch some pro smack around a POS that has hundreds of bucks in it, and expect yours to do the same. Anyway sorry to be so dang HARSH last night... I scared mysefl reading it just now Bob
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