Protos 500 with Brain ready for it's maiden

[HarryR]

This is my first Protos that had it's AR7200BX swapped out for the BRAIN fbl unit. It's all ready to fly, setup was easy but I really wanted to make sure each and every setting was correct and that nothing would slip through the cracks. Hopefully, next week-end it's time to launch the bird. Then, I have a bunch more of them to convert. Looking at my Blade 180 CFX that I have converted, the difference is like day and night I hope the same will be true for the Protos 500 !

[Stang Man]

That's awesome! I just maiden my Protos 500 this weekend with an Ikon.

I bought the Protos used from HF. It was a basket case that had been crashed and shipped to me in pieces. This was also my first time setting up and using an Ikon.

Within one minute of my first flight I was throwing this heli around like I had owned it for years. I couldn't believe how well it was flying on its maiden

I liked the Ikon so much I'm swapping out the Skookum SK540 on my Synergy E5 for one.

Good luck on your maiden if it's anything like mine you're going to be doing the bacon dance

[HarryR]

Originally Posted by Stang Man

That's awesome! I just maiden my Protos 500 this weekend with an Ikon.

I bought the Protos used from HF. It was a basket case that had been crashed and shipped to me in pieces. This was also my first time setting up and using an Ikon.

Within one minute of my first flight I was throwing this heli around like I had owned it for years. I couldn't believe how well it was flying on its maiden

I liked the Ikon so much I'm swapping out the Skookum SK540 on my Synergy E5 for one.

Good luck on your maiden if it's anything like mine you're going to be doing the bacon dance

Thanks. The next one is a Protos 500 FB'ed model that I am going to convert into FBL BRAIN.. starting today.

UPDATE:
All done :
1 hour to replace the FB
30 minutes to figure out why the ESC was beeping, set MIN/MAX
1 hour to install the IKON
1 hour to do the set up
Update:
Rechecked everything and it's good to go.

[jrman83]

I saw your mini fleet of 180s...been wondering if I want to put that much $ into my 180.

[Waxxingibbous]

Videos?!?

[HarryR]

Originally Posted by jrman83

I saw your mini fleet of 180s...been wondering if I want to put that much $ into my 180.

Well, I just changed out the FBL for an IKON Micro.. Crashing less will pay for the unit I am sure. I do not make any other changes or " upgrades".

[HarryR]

Hope you like this Servo Spline Info. I picked that up on this website

https://www.servocity.com/servo-spline-info

It says "

At this time, Hitec manufactures servos with 5 different splines. When choosing components to attach to your servo, it is important to know what size of spline your servo uses. Below are the five various splines. If you have any questions as to what spline your servo has, please check the servo page or contact us via email or phone (620.221.0123).

A1 Sub-micro Spline (15 teeth)
HS-50, HS-55

B1 Mini Spline (25 teeth)
HS-125MG, HS-56HB, HS-65HB.....many other mini servos.

C1 Standard Spline (24 teeth)
Any standard size Hitec servo. Even the HS-755HB, HS-755MG, HS-765HB and the HS-785HB servo use this standard size spline.

H25T Hitec Standard Spline (25 teeth)
HS-83XXTH and HSB-93XXTH series servos.
NOTE: This spline is the same as the Futaba 25T Standard Spline (3F).

D1 Heavy Duty Spline (15 teeth)
HS-805BB and HS-815BB servos

At this time, Futaba manufactures servos with 4 different splines. When choosing components to attach to your servo, it is important to know what size of spline your servo uses. Below are the four various splines. If you have any questions as to what spline your servo has, please check the servo page or contact us via e-mail or phone.

1F Spline (15 tooth)
Futaba servos such as the S3111, S3114 & S3154.

2F Spline (21 tooth)
Micro servos such as the S3153, S3107, S117 and similar have the 2F size spline.

3F Standard Spline (25 tooth)
Most standard size Futaba servos have the 3F spline.

4F Spline (25 tooth)
This spline is found on most Giant scale servos like the S3306 and the S9154.