not sure what happened...

hoverpunk · 06-06-2008, 11:32 AM

day before yesterday i brought my heli when i went to hang out with a girl im seeing. she wanted to see me fly the thing. well of course i was shaky and unfortunately it was pretty breezy and low evening light. turns out i ended up with a blade strike. she got to see it crash!

typical damage... i replaced the main rotors, main shaft, feathering shaft, flybar, and boom. nothing was very bent, i was low and slow when it went in.

well last night i had some time to put it all back together, and i just went out to test in the backyard. for one reason or another, my rudder servo was reversed. not sure why that would be... the servo never left the mount when i replaced the boom, and i didnt reverse it manually on the controller.

soooo, i went ahead and reversed the servo. now all im getting is piros...!

joy.

since im a n00b im sure that i've made a rookie mistake somewhere...

help please!

LockMD · 06-06-2008, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huligan

day before yesterday i brought my heli when i went to hang out with a girl im seeing. she wanted to see me fly the thing. well of course i was shaky and unfortunately it was pretty breezy and low evening light. turns out i ended up with a blade strike. she got to see it crash!

typical damage... i replaced the main rotors, main shaft, feathering shaft, flybar, and boom. nothing was very bent, i was low and slow when it went in.

well last night i had some time to put it all back together, and i just went out to test in the backyard. for one reason or another, my rudder servo was reversed. not sure why that would be... the servo never left the mount when i replaced the boom, and i didnt reverse it manually on the controller.

soooo, i went ahead and reversed the servo. now all im getting is piros...!

joy.

since im a n00b im sure that i've made a rookie mistake somewhere...

help please!

put the radio back the way it was, sounds like you have the belt on the wrong way.

hoverpunk · 06-06-2008, 11:40 AM

THANK YOU Lock!

that right there would be a double rookie mistake! because i have read about it before here on the board... dang...

off to flip my belt.

LockMD · 06-06-2008, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huligan

THANK YOU Lock!

that right there would be a double rookie mistake! because i have read about it before here on the board... dang...

off to flip my belt.

we all do at times just to make sure......

with nose pointing left spin main rotor clockwise and the tail should spin clockwise as well.

HeliMix · 06-06-2008, 11:49 AM

Yeppers, could be the problem. Be careful not to over twist too. Typically, if you put an extra twist in there, you will hear the belt rubbing itself in the boom when you turn by hand.

LockMD · 06-06-2008, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeliMix

Yeppers, could be the problem. Be careful not to over twist too. Typically, if you put an extra twist in there, you will hear the belt rubbing itself in the boom when you turn by hand.

Dang Mix, best I can tell we've alread pm'd about 22 times this morn

HeliMix · 06-06-2008, 12:01 PM

Yawn... What a SLOWwwwww day at work. Doing busy work to make the teim pass.

LockMD · 06-06-2008, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeliMix

Yawn... What a SLOWwwwww day at work. Doing busy work to make the teim pass.

Hey (smack,smack) wake your arse up and use spell check

HeliMix · 06-06-2008, 12:37 PM

LOL Thanks for the idea... Another way to pass the TIME.

Redfire SVT · 06-06-2008, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LockMD

put the radio back the way it was, sounds like you have the belt on the wrong way.

Been there, done that!

Good call Lock

hoverpunk · 06-06-2008, 12:52 PM

sure enough... that was it! so that's fixed, and i went ahead and did blade tracking. i am now officially ready for the wind to die down!

thanks again for the quick help!

this board pretty much rules.

LockMD · 06-06-2008, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huligan

sure enough... that was it! so that's fixed, and i went ahead and did blade tracking. i am now officially ready for the wind to die down!

thanks again for the quick help!

this board pretty much rules.

Good deal......get some vids too, I'm BORED!

HeliMix · 06-06-2008, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huligan

this board pretty much rules.

Pretty much? Try again.

j/k

06-06-2008, 11:32 AM	#1
hoverpunk Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: south oc, ca	not sure what happened... day before yesterday i brought my heli when i went to hang out with a girl im seeing. she wanted to see me fly the thing. well of course i was shaky and unfortunately it was pretty breezy and low evening light. turns out i ended up with a blade strike. she got to see it crash! typical damage... i replaced the main rotors, main shaft, feathering shaft, flybar, and boom. nothing was very bent, i was low and slow when it went in. well last night i had some time to put it all back together, and i just went out to test in the backyard. for one reason or another, my rudder servo was reversed. not sure why that would be... the servo never left the mount when i replaced the boom, and i didnt reverse it manually on the controller. soooo, i went ahead and reversed the servo. now all im getting is piros...! joy. since im a n00b im sure that i've made a rookie mistake somewhere... help please!

06-06-2008, 11:49 AM	#5
HeliMix Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC - USA	Yeppers, could be the problem. Be careful not to over twist too. Typically, if you put an extra twist in there, you will hear the belt rubbing itself in the boom when you turn by hand. __________________ CX2 \| Blade 400 \| Trex 500 \| RC10 GT2 \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

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HeliMix Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC - USA	Yawn... What a SLOWwwwww day at work. Doing busy work to make the teim pass. __________________ CX2 \| Blade 400 \| Trex 500 \| RC10 GT2 \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

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HeliMix Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC - USA	LOL Thanks for the idea... Another way to pass the TIME. __________________ CX2 \| Blade 400 \| Trex 500 \| RC10 GT2 \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

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06-06-2008, 11:40 AM	#3
hoverpunk Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: south oc, ca	THANK YOU Lock! that right there would be a double rookie mistake! because i have read about it before here on the board... dang... off to flip my belt.

06-06-2008, 12:52 PM	#11
hoverpunk Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: south oc, ca	sure enough... that was it! so that's fixed, and i went ahead and did blade tracking. i am now officially ready for the wind to die down! thanks again for the quick help! this board pretty much rules.