How to - 12s T-Rex 600 Setup On A Budget.

[sangfhas]

Here's my t-rex 600 converse to electrical high volt.I test it for about six months ago.It's very very responsibility heli.It's save my money for fly and very very powerfulllllllll.....
I love'n it

[jlharv]

I think you heli is in "cloaking" mode. I can't even see it. (All white screen)

[sangfhas]

Originally Posted by jlharv

I think you heli is in "cloaking" mode. I can't even see it. (All white screen)

What's happen on it? I'll try again.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xQ97xjpd9M[/ame]

[jlharv]

Now I can see it. Nice flying!

[snjbird]

Awesome! That is some super good flying mate!

What is your setup?

And were are you from?

[sangfhas]

Originally Posted by snjbird

Awesome! That is some super good flying mate!

What is your setup?

And were are you from?

I'm in Thailand,guys
I just use only Turnigy 3000 mAh 20C x 2pac for that flight actually it can fly 3D about 5 mins long.
For the overall spec.
Trex 600 LE converse to electrical
Cyclic Align DS 610 x 3 ,tail Align DS 650
micro BeastX
CC BEC pro set to 5.8V
CC Ice 80HV set to RPM Governor mode at 2200 rpm
motor 540Kv 16 pinion

I've been flying it over 200 flight and that battery still using to fly.Sound like I may be verbiage but it's truth !!! I love'n it

[snjbird]

Very cool sangfhas! Keep posting updates!

[sangfhas]

Enjoy...This video was recorded in that day too.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOEUCzOU2CA[/ame]

[Tommy649]

Impressive flying, beauty 600 too.

[taosgraveyard]

have read so far 80 pages of this thread, and finally am going to ask this question anyway. too much to read and searching did not help a lot

I am building a 12S trex 600 on a rotorworx HFX frame

I am using a Hacker A50-10L Turnado Motor,

http://www.aero-model.com/Hacker-Bru...L-Turnado.aspx

first, is the kontronik jive 80+ HV ESC a good choice for this motor?

I plan to use KDE at550-600 - MCG main gear case and clutch bearing

what would you recommend, mod .7 or mod 1 main gear?
that is KDE AT700-MDGM1 or AT700-MDGM07


and depending on what gear, what pinion would I use (how many teeth)

i plan on running in governor mode - so another question is what headspeed should I be targeting when I think about the pinion number of teeth? 2200? Less?

[oy2503]

Hi Guys.

I've started converting a 600N (probably ESP) to a 12 cell electric.
I already had this nice, empty 600N as spares/upgrade to my 600N-GF.

But then I saw the conversion done by "pxpep" and thought I would convert it.
I had read about the current problems of the normal 600E6s, so this sounded right.

He had a link to this thread and after reading some of it I grabbed my wallet.
I have now bought all the "standard" parts:

Scorpion 4025-630 motor, 5mm axle with a Revco 12t pinion
CC ICE80HV
CC Pro BEC
A total of 6 x 6s3000 mAh LiPos (6 packs for my 500ESP or 3 packs for the 600E-12s)

I have a Quark and a 9254 for the tail (plus a Beast and a V-bar 5.1 Pro lurking in the corner).

I need to make some special parts myself - a motor mount and some battery fasteners.

I saw a poster had mounted the batteries to the outside of the frames. Looks like a good idea.
It depends a lot upon the CG, but I would like to avoid removing the canopy to change batteries.
I'll investigate and put up pictures when I have machined something.

Cheers
Erik

[GB ian]

CC bec pro has a bad reputation at 12S, you might consider an Rx pack or a better BEC..

[adroc3905]

Originally Posted by GB ian

CC bec pro has a bad reputation at 12S, you might consider an Rx pack or a better BEC..

+1. Although I like and use many CC products, I have too much $$ wrapped up in my 12s to take a chance on the CC BEC Pro considering the report failures.

Many 12s owners and myself use this BEC with great sucess.

http://www.readyheli.com/WRL-HBECS-W...k_p_36457.html

[lovespicyfood]

I flew my 12s 600 ESP this past weekend and what a BLAST! I had actually put it for sale, but because I couldn't get anything close to what I wanted for it, I decided to keep it.

It was neat comparing it back to back with my 600N Pro. Really no comparison and it's nice not to have to spend time cleaning it thoroughly at the end of the day.

I was looking at the new electric 600 Pro, but it seems there are issues (as there always are with new birds). My bird is flybarred and I'm now thinking of making if flybarless. Having a couple Blade MCPx's, I'm now a true believe in the flybarless technology!

I've been running a CC BEC Pro no problem on my unit. I think what people forget is the percentage of failures based on units sold. Castle sells a lot of product, way more than most any other esc/bec vendor out there. Certainly the BEC Pro has had its issues, but speaking with a Castle rep who was surprisingly honest imho, the failure rate is not out of line. That being said, if you have a failure, no matter the brand, I could see why you'd never want to buy the company's product again.

Regards,
Pete

[adroc3905]

I recently converted my 12s ESP to FBL using the RJX head/Beastx and I am loving the way it flys. Night and day as far as stability. Hands free inverted hover for a few seconds. That was not possible with FB.

[lovespicyfood]

Originally Posted by adroc3905

I recently converted my 12s ESP to FBL using the RJX head/Beastx and I am loving the way it flys. Night and day as far as stability. Hands free inverted hover for a few seconds. That was not possible with FB.

I was contemplating the new Align 3GX system based on initial positive reviews and cost. How much was your setup to convert to flybarless? I know Beast X has good reviews...

Regards,
Pete

[adroc3905]

Beastx is $200 new and sometimes you can find one for $180 used.

RJX head for a .50 bird is $100:
http://helidirect.com/trex-600n-flyb...ms-p-10622.hdx

I have also heard of several happy pilots who used this head to convert their 600:
http://www.nankinhobby.com/Helicopte...prod_6020.html

I have both a Beastx and miniVbar and I do not notice a huge difference in flight characterizes between the two. The Beastx is programmed through the unit and the Vbar is all PC software via a cable. I also do not fly 3D so I cannot say that I have tested either FBL unit to its full potential.....but for the price and performance at this time I am happy with my Beastx.

Keep in mind that you can offset the FBL upgrade expense by selling off your tail gyro and FB head.

[lovespicyfood]

Originally Posted by adroc3905

Beastx is $200 new and sometimes you can find one for $180 used.

RJX head for a .50 bird is $100:
http://helidirect.com/trex-600n-flyb...ms-p-10622.hdx

I have also heard of several happy pilots who used this head to convert their 600:
http://www.nankinhobby.com/Helicopte...prod_6020.html

I have both a Beastx and miniVbar and I do not notice a huge difference in flight characterizes between the two. The Beastx is programmed through the unit and the Vbar is all PC software via a cable. I also do not fly 3D so I cannot say that I have tested either FBL unit to its full potential.....but for the price and performance at this time I am happy with my Beastx.

Keep in mind that you can offset the FBL upgrade expense by selling off your tail gyro and FB head.

adroc3905- I very much appreciate your post, this helps immensely! Thank you!

Pete

[adroc3905]

No problem, glad to help.

You will also need the short neck balls for the pitch linkage. They are the smaller balls in this package:

http://helidirect.com/align-600-flyb...fl-p-17493.hdx

These will go on the inner ring of the swash.

[povern]

Originally Posted by GB ian

CC bec pro has a bad reputation at 12S, you might consider an Rx pack or a better BEC..

I for one had a CC Pro go on the bench. But I would not be against using one on a 6s set up.

Just look here for how to do that.http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...2s+with+6s+bec

Just make sure that you have the negative of the BEC on the negative side going to the esc (just like the picture shows), otherwise you get a floating ground and the ESC may not initialize.

All things said though, I prefer the WR BEC, I run the high current (14s) model, but set up like shown above, on 6s.