Extended tail boom

[08silverado]

Has anyone used an extended tail boom on their MSR? I see a guy who is selling them online; they are an inch longer than stock and available either hollow or solid. Did anyone see improvements using these extensions. The TBO is pretty bad on my MSR, and I have heard of extending the boom helping this on other models. Also, would the wires for the tail motor be long enough to make up for the extra 1" or would I need to do some soldering work. It looks like it should work, but I am not sure.

On another note, WHY IS THERE NO AFTERMARKET MOTORS FOR THE MSR?!?!?! The MSR would be absolutely awesome with a better tail and main motor. I know Xtreme makes a main replacement for the 120SR, so why not for the MSR? They would absolutely fly off the shelves!

Here is the link for the tail boom: http://www.ebay.com/itm/330588702635...=p5197.c0.m619

Thanks,
Blake.

[hydro_pyro]

The mSR doesn't need an extended boom. The tail should NOT be blowing out on full-throttle punches unless it has a dying tail motor and/or bent blade(s).

Toilet-bowling is caused by parts binding up, and/or by worn links and other head components-- it has nothing to do with the tail.

The stock motors are best suited for their purpose. There's no aftermarket because producing a custom run of motors would end up with the motors costing more than the stock ones, and then you'd have issues with the stock 5-in-1's FET chips' limitations and current draw, as well as limitations with the lipos and their C rating. Besides, they don't even make it anymore.

The Solo Pro uses a similar main motor, and is a suitable replacement. Also, the Ultra Micro plane motors will work if you can swap the pinion without damaging the motor. The right-hand mCX2 drive motor is the same as the tail motor.

[08silverado]

I actually just bought a new tail motor today and it seems to have less blowout. Thanks for the advice.

[Pfloyd]

One word of advice to the noobies....Hydro_Pyro is the man to talk to with any, any problems with the msr...asside from being a fellow Michigander, he knows his stuff. He has helped me out hundreds of times...listen to what he says and learn!

[08silverado]

Okay then! How do you guys feel about a solid carbon fiber tail boom? I know it would make the heli tail heavy, but I am getting carbon fiber landing gear and already have a microheli swash, so I think they would balance it out.

Thanks.

[Pfloyd]

The more 'BLING' you add, the more problems you will have.

[hydro_pyro]

Agreed. You don't want to make the mSR tail heavy. Broken tail booms are not common with this helicopter.

[08silverado]

Alright. I already ordered one (as it only cost $5), so I will test it out... if it's too tail heavy then I will switch it out.I doubt it could weigh too much though, and I figure that the difference in weight added with the landing skids will probably be pretty similar to the added weight of the boom.

[hydro_pyro]

Skids are centered around the main shaft, which is the ideal balance point. If you're using heaveier-than-stock batteries, just push the pack fully forward. Tie a thread to the spindle and hang it. You want the boom to be perfectly horizontal.

[08silverado]

BTW, I asked the guy who sells these on eBay, and he said that the solid one only weighs 1/10th of a gram (.1 gram) more than the hollow one, so it should really make a difference...

[wulfrun]

I can believe it weighs only 0.1g more than stock and that weight will be distributed along it, so it shouldn't affect it much.

Even so, I agree the solid or extended boom isn't really needed on the mSR. I've had mine for well over a year, flown the cr*p out of it and broken lots of parts at some point or other. It's still got the original tailboom/motor.

[Killgore Trout]

Aside from durability, wouldn't a longer tail boom give the motor more tail authority? I'm having problems with my MSR motor overheating and I've been trying to find some info on extending the boom...doesn't seem like many have tried it on the MSR, or at least reported on it.

[Flatearthman]

if you are worried about the weight of an extended boom just loose the tail fin, i fly mine without on a stock boom and there is no problem with tail authority

[Flatearthman]

Kilgore, if your main motor is over heating it will die soon the ratio for motor burnout is 1 tail motor for 2 main motors.
pick up 2 spare mains and 1 tail motor