Whats your 5.5 set up?

[heliclo67]

my today set up
Scorpion 4025 1100kV
jive 100 lv
mks
7200 bx
5000 / 45c gensace , too rapidly used ..., 6S
so Idecide to try my stock 600 mx and 80 hv on topfuel 10s
first tests nextly , I will tell you

[SamIAm]

I originally set mine up with a Vbar, BLS351s and a BLS251 running on 6S with a YEP120lv and a scorp 4025-1100. I found this set-up to be fairly rough on packs because it's a heavy little heli so I upgraded to a yep120hv and a scorp 4035-560 on 12S with 2700mah packs. With this set up the heli was a beast and menace to society. I recently stretched it with a logo 600 boom and some 7.2 parts so it now runs 620/105s and it's awesome. I'm getting 3.30mins of 3D with these small packs so when they eventually die I'll probably go for some 3700s.

[pctomlin]

Interesting setup. Happen to have the same motor laying around, may not sell it after all.

[feudallordcult]

My setup:
KDS stock motor 1100kV
HW platinum 120 hv with WR BEC
Align 615 & Futaba 251 with Turnigy 3dh
6S5000 / 40c revo

I have a lengthy query though so please bear with me:

I have installed WR BECs for all my 8 700-sized helicopters since 2008 without any issues. Every unit has been flawless.

Over the weekend, I acquired the KDS Agile 5.5 so I decided on the Hercules Super BEC WRL-HBECCS7 to power the electronics at 6v each. However, as I was changing the dip switches on the BEC, I noticed that the voltage reading would behave erratically and jump from the preset 7.4v to 5v. I have tried it different lipos ranging from 3s-6s lipo all with the same adverse readings. In addition, whenever I touched the dip switches with the pincher, the voltage reading would jump and I also noticed that there was some kind of glitching sound emitting from the unit as if a component/s had been soldered incorrectly. I have tried pitch-pump the servos during setup and there were no brownout issues on the rx.

Despite my suspicion that something is not right, I went ahead to use the WR BEC yesterday and 30s into the maiden flight of my new Agile 5.5, the esc cut off prematurely which resulted in a crash. It was disheartening to see all my efforts in building the heli and setup gone in an instance. And I also lost an expensive lipo in the process. I am NOT insinuating that WR BEC had caused the crash but is it possible that the esc cut-off was caused by the BEC glitch (if any)?

Many thanks in advance for advice rendered. Peace be to all.

[Larryu]

Sure sounds like a BEC problem mainly because of the erratic behavior prier to your flight. Even the best will have a rare one that slips through bad. Once you get her in the air again your going to love the way she flies.

[heliclo67]

Originally Posted by heliclo67

my today set up
Scorpion 4025 1100kV
jive 100 lv
mks
7200 bx
5000 / 45c gensace , too rapidly used ..., 6S
so Idecide to try my stock 600 mx and 80 hv on topfuel 10s
first tests nextly , I will tell you

hello
The 600 mx on 10s , very very very cool , not what i like ...
but 510 kv is 510 kv , so I decided to stay with my 10s and to increase the kv , so I ordered a X nova 4025-670kv , just to see , with the doubt of the lying time
Tests today , 3 flights...
hacker topfuel 20 c 3000 mA 5s x2 : 4 minutes , but intensiv 2300 rotor speed , and power
With 1800 rotor speed i think 5 minutes is possible
50 gr more with this energy , I really love it
6s or 12s....or anything between
ciao

[feudallordcult]

Originally Posted by Larryu

Sure sounds like a BEC problem mainly because of the erratic behavior prier to your flight. Even the best will have a rare one that slips through bad. Once you get her in the air again your going to love the way she flies.

Hi Larryu, Thank you for the reply. It was the faulty WR BEC which i have changed out to a CC BEC. Flawless for 7 flights thus far and heaps more to follow. I really love this bird!

[Larryu]

Okay I thought it was time I posted my set up I don’t think I’ll be changing anytime soon I’m running 6S Turnigy 5000mAh Heavy Duty for about 6+ min flight time coming down with 3.78 volts, I started out with a KDS 1100KV but found a deal I couldn’t pass up on a KDE motor and yes it does have more power with about the same flight time.
KDE 1100KV
Hobbywing Pro 80A
Ikon
KST 725HV cyclic
KST 525HV tail
CC BEC Pro
RJX 550mm main blades and stock tail blades
I have a set of Cyclones but haven’t tried them yet.

[nflanagin]

You'll love the Cyclones.

[Trex-Twizzle]

New 5.5 set up

Blades- Rotor tech 560mm/95mm tails
Motor- Stock KDS 1100KV
FBL- E-bar v2 (worth a try since it was free)
Cyclic- KST 725
Tail- KST 525
ESC- Castle Talon 120 (fan/5v bec)
Battery- Gens Ace 45c 5000mah 6s
Connectors- rcproplus S6
2100-2300-2500 Head speeds

[Florian_NL]

Here is my setup and still in the build.

- Kit Stock (550mm RJX blades)
- Align ds615s on the swash
- Align ds655 on the tail
- Xnova 4025 1120kv
- Hobbywing 100a V3 with fan and internal bec at 6.0v(cheap solution for now on)
- MSH Brain
- Optipower backup guard
- Gens ace 5000mah 45c 6s
- RX Futaba R3008SB
- TX Futaba T10J

[Florian_NL]

Originally Posted by Florian_NL

Here is my setup and still in the build.

- Kit Stock (550mm RJX blades)
- Align ds615s on the swash
- Align ds655 on the tail
- Xnova 4025 1120kv
- Hobbywing 100a V3 with fan and internal bec at 6.0v(cheap solution for now on)
- MSH Brain
- Optipower backup guard
- Gens ace 5000mah 45c 6s
- RX Futaba R3008SB
- TX Futaba T10J

I use Governor Setup:
- Normal: 2300
- Idle 1 : 2500
- Idle 2 : 2800

Collective 12deg
Cycic 9deg

It flys great ! Awesome machine !

Grtz Florian

[MGPTWEGB]

My setup
Align 750MX on 12s ya its got power
Bk Servos
Ikon v1
Halo 610 or Rail Blades 626mm
3-95mm Halo tails
RC-Tec ( Bob's ) custom made 3 blade tail unit
2 - 3400 HV LiPo's
1- 2200MA 2S
X4RSB
X12S

I maybe down sizing this bird back to a 6s 550mm setup only to share batteries with its bigger brother....

[MGPTWEGB]

I have went back to the 640 mm Blades..... I must say its better ......very low disk load !

[Florian_NL]

Originally Posted by Florian_NL

I use Governor Setup:
- Normal: 2300
- Idle 1 : 2500
- Idle 2 : 2800

Collective 12deg
Cycic 9deg

It flys great ! Awesome machine !

Grtz Florian

Some adjustments were made:
Stretched to 600
- Logo 600SE tailboom
- Agile 7.2 TT (cut down)
- Agile 7.2 boom supports (cutdown)
- CF control rod
- 20T motor pinion
- HW ESC 130A v4
- Align 600mm main blades
- Zeal 96mm tail blades
- Headspeeds 1800 2000 2300 (+/-20% headroom)
- RX Futaba R7003SB
- TX Futaba 14SG
- MSH Brain Telemetry

Fly's Like a Charm !

Amp Peaks at 170-180Amp with hard tictocs but dont do them that hard normaly (just for test). Normal 3d en full pitch pumps max 150Amp.

Grtz Florian

[therick04pp]

Working on the tuning now.

HW 120a v4
KDS 1100kv
BK 7001hv on the cyclic
BK 7005hv on the tail
BD hc3x FBL unit
Switch 553s and 95s
KDS v2 gear hub and one way

Normal - 2100
IU1 - 2250
IU2 - 2400

[jctpro]

Can the stock Agile 5.5 support larger blades than the 550 size? I was hoping to use the SAB 570 blades but worry about a boom or tail strike. I am using 87mm tail blades.

[Skeezix]

Yes I ran 570 main blades without an issue along with 95 tails.
Good luck. It’s a great heli.