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Evinrude150 · 10-22-2015, 07:01 PM

I picked up a used Blade 400 up at a pawn shop that had a new DX6i radio and a ton of parts that are mostly useless, it looked like the guy went through a ton of servo's. I spent a couple of days checking it out and decided to fly it. I bought CF blades but used woodies just in case.

The first flight went perfect and I flew for about 3 minutes then landed and decided to go again. The first thing I noticed is the cyclic was very slow to respond then it lifted up fast to about 10 feet and started drifting forward. I kept pulling it back but it still wanted to drift forward. The Heli then went down as if it went into neg pitch but it was not. It broke the canopy, landing gear and bent the flybar. I also noticed the servo under the battery is stripped out. I guess this is the cyclic servo.

My question is when I looked for replacement they all seemed to be on back order.

1. Should I just upgrade them to better ones?
2. Are all 4 servo's on the 400 the same?
3. Could that servo caused it to drift forward despite pulling back on the stick?

Sorry for the long post and thank you. I have experience with the MCPX but this is my first Heli this size.

Bee_random · 10-24-2015, 03:23 PM

The servos on the 400 are the same as for a number of the Blade products... not very high quality (and that's being quite complimentary).

I'd definitely recommend upgrading (TGY306 is a top low cost option).

Evinrude150 · 10-24-2015, 04:45 PM

Thank you for the response. I am going to upgrade it before I do more damage and will take your advice. It is a shame because it seems like it could be a good Heli. I did not know about this forum the first time I got into flying and this will make it easier. I have been just reading tons of info and got some good tools today. Thanks again

gstoneberg · 10-24-2015, 09:14 PM

If you want to stay with eflite servos, the current servos for the v2 450x and 360cfx are much better than the ds76 and only a little more expensive:

h3050 - cyclic
h3060 - tail

Evinrude150 · 10-25-2015, 05:35 PM

I do like the specs of the H3050 and H3060 servo's. Can you guys recommend a good on-line retailer for parts? I went to my local Hobby place and got a Eflite flybar and a landing gear made by Microheli part # MH-B4006LP and the quality is much better than stock and I like the metal skids.

The problem is they are so far from me and they are stocking less and less heli parts.

10-22-2015, 07:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Evinrude150 Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2015	Blade 400 I picked up a used Blade 400 up at a pawn shop that had a new DX6i radio and a ton of parts that are mostly useless, it looked like the guy went through a ton of servo's. I spent a couple of days checking it out and decided to fly it. I bought CF blades but used woodies just in case. The first flight went perfect and I flew for about 3 minutes then landed and decided to go again. The first thing I noticed is the cyclic was very slow to respond then it lifted up fast to about 10 feet and started drifting forward. I kept pulling it back but it still wanted to drift forward. The Heli then went down as if it went into neg pitch but it was not. It broke the canopy, landing gear and bent the flybar. I also noticed the servo under the battery is stripped out. I guess this is the cyclic servo. My question is when I looked for replacement they all seemed to be on back order. 1. Should I just upgrade them to better ones? 2. Are all 4 servo's on the 400 the same? 3. Could that servo caused it to drift forward despite pulling back on the stick? Sorry for the long post and thank you. I have experience with the MCPX but this is my first Heli this size.

10-24-2015, 03:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bee_random Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2009	The servos on the 400 are the same as for a number of the Blade products... not very high quality (and that's being quite complimentary). I'd definitely recommend upgrading (TGY306 is a top low cost option). __________________ Still Crashing, Still Learning 6HV-U, Logo550 & Protos all vbar

10-24-2015, 09:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
gstoneberg Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2013	If you want to stay with eflite servos, the current servos for the v2 450x and 360cfx are much better than the ds76 and only a little more expensive: h3050 - cyclic h3060 - tail __________________ George - Goblin700(iKon2), Trex550e(iKon), Oxy3(microiKon), Taranis

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10-24-2015, 04:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Evinrude150 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Oct 2015	Thank you for the response. I am going to upgrade it before I do more damage and will take your advice. It is a shame because it seems like it could be a good Heli. I did not know about this forum the first time I got into flying and this will make it easier. I have been just reading tons of info and got some good tools today. Thanks again

10-25-2015, 05:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Evinrude150 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Oct 2015	I do like the specs of the H3050 and H3060 servo's. Can you guys recommend a good on-line retailer for parts? I went to my local Hobby place and got a Eflite flybar and a landing gear made by Microheli part # MH-B4006LP and the quality is much better than stock and I like the metal skids. The problem is they are so far from me and they are stocking less and less heli parts.

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