Carbon Fiber Tail Boom Cover

[gtrsteele]

Originally Posted by AdrianStockton3

It was bad language on my part and not very clear. I was referring to your push rod and ball links. They ride higher than mine not your boom. Yours looks as if it sits fine. It's bad that mine sits low. To measure how hard the contact is, I placed a piece of stripped paper where the ball links contact the boom at full right and left rudder. The contact at full right rudder is not as hard as it is at full left rudder. At full right rudder the paper removes easily with just a little bit of pinch, that I can live with. At full left rudder it is a very hard pinch and the paper slightly rips before it is fully removed. Also, there are times at left rudder that the ball link gets stuck on the edge of the boom when trying to return to neutral or center.

This has baffled me and I have gotten frustrated having to remove and reinstall so often in an attempt to work this out. I've even broken a screw off in the tail boom chassis gear box making adjustments.

NOTE: Breaking a screw off is VERY!, VERY!, VERY!, BAD. The hex screws are made of harden steel and they DO NOT DRILL OUT. The only way to remove a screw and save the part is to use a EMI or Mill machine, neither of which I have. I do however have access to a milling machine but I've chosen to take the low road and ordered the part.

That being said, I am encouraged to see that your installation is going or has gone well. I know that I will get there. Eddi E. from aus.g tagged me back on the Mikado support form suggesting that the boom may need to be modified.

He says, "If the custom boom cover touches moving parts, it simply does not fit perfectly. So sand or dremel off enough to make it fit. That could matter technically, the carbon could else damage the bell crank."

Kind regards

Eddi

Born to fly ...
forced to work.

Got a pic?


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[gtrsteele]

I used the servo mount a little differently to secure my canopy. It leave a little galago where it meets the boom, but I'm ok with it.


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[Chippie13]

@gtrsteele it looks great and it also looks like you got the clearance you were looking for?

Just as a side note i dont know if you noticed but i actually bent my servo mounts to create a downwards angle which causes the canopy to mount better on the pins. It seems from the pictures your canopy is slightly strained and this caused my old canopy to crack. Bending the servo mounts may release this tension slightly. Just a thought

Also consider the quick release mounts as they really work like a charm and i highly recommend them. Completely gets rid of canopy cracking problem.

[gtrsteele]

Originally Posted by Chippie13

@gtrsteele it looks great and it also looks like you got the clearance you were looking for?



Just as a side note i dont know if you noticed but i actually bent my servo mounts to create a downwards angle which causes the canopy to mount better on the pins. It seems from the pictures your canopy is slightly strained and this caused my old canopy to crack. Bending the servo mounts may release this tension slightly. Just a thought



Also consider the quick release mounts as they really work like a charm and i highly recommend them. Completely gets rid of canopy cracking problem.

I tried bending the servo mounts and broke one. Argh.


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[Chippie13]

Is this where i silently dissapear

Oh well i hope you ordered some more....and go slow with the bending this time

[gtrsteele]

Lol. Of course I ordered more. Luckily Mikadousa is only a hour from me so standard delivery is overnight


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[DCflyer]

I just received my boom cover as well. Couple initial questions.

1) The boom comes with one single 3.2 x 9 spacer washer. The instructions say that for the 800, washers are not needed on the inside of the boom cover at the front. That is only for the 700 since it has thinner frames. Is this correct or does the 800 require these 4 washers as well?

2) Expanding on the above, the instructions show a picture for where the single spacer I received goes, but is extremely unclear. There is only a single picture of the rear tail case with the washer just kind of resting on top of it. WTF? Where does this washer go? And why is it even needed?

Thanks.

[DCflyer]

Originally Posted by DCflyer

I just received my boom cover as well. Couple initial questions.

1) The boom comes with one single 3.2 x 9 spacer washer. The instructions say that for the 800, washers are not needed on the inside of the boom cover at the front. That is only for the 700 since it has thinner frames. Is this correct or does the 800 require these 4 washers as well?

2) Expanding on the above, the instructions show a picture for where the single spacer I received goes, but is extremely unclear. There is only a single picture of the rear tail case with the washer just kind of resting on top of it. WTF? Where does this washer go? And why is it even needed?

Thanks.

Bueller? Bueller? Anyone with a boom cover on their 800 out there?

[AdrianStockton3]

When I put my cover on I didn't use any of the washers.

[DCflyer]

Originally Posted by AdrianStockton3

When I put my cover on I didn't use any of the washers.

Cool thanks. What about the tiny single washer that it shows in the instructions going in the rear tail case area........any idea? Use that one or no?...if so, where/why?