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Post by osidak on Feb 27, 2013 21:42:17 GMT -4
doesn't "reduce" the head speed but it shows a max rpm that allows it to have enough overhead to "maintain" the head speed you want.
Think of a car on cruise control going up a steep hill. To maintain speed the cruise must throw a little (or even alot) more fuel at the engine to maintain your set speed.
In the case of the heli on a gov the pitch of the blades are the incline of the hill - if you ran WOT the gov would not be able to recover from large pitch changes and your head would bog down
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Post by chitty024 on Feb 27, 2013 21:57:04 GMT -4
It was suggested when I first started to use the governor. Should I still be using it now that I can actually fly?
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Post by chitty024 on Feb 27, 2013 22:02:34 GMT -4
Also, can anyone tell me what size shaft this phoenixtech that came with my 600 has? Is it 6mm? Attachments:
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Post by osidak on Feb 27, 2013 22:44:40 GMT -4
A gov is a good deal as it maintains your head speed at a constant - the motor that came with the super kit is a 6mm shaft
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Post by chitty024 on Feb 27, 2013 23:00:32 GMT -4
I'm running a 15t pinion right now. I read some opinions out there and the consensus seems to be I should be running a higher tooth counts like a 16 or 17. What do you think? I wanna say I read somewhere Mattox was running a 19 even at one point? I could be wrong
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Post by osidak on Feb 27, 2013 23:20:14 GMT -4
i am running my 15t currently as I am baking my batteries with the 16t. I believe it is more a function my "c" rating but with the 16t I was coming down with batteries running 140-145 degrees and my ICE 100 was maxing out at 160 per the on board logging. Much happier with the 15t.
That said I am still a beginner so I am not doing anything outside the normal circuits. I am in the process of moving the 600 to 12s so I can bump the head speed and lower the over all amps I am pulling
Oh my current 6s packs are 35c If I remember correctly
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Post by chitty024 on Feb 28, 2013 22:58:30 GMT -4
Did a fresh mechanical setup tonight and discovered I was only getting +8.5 on pitch .....should run a little better now! Especially when my 17t gets here in a few days
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Post by chitty024 on Mar 1, 2013 21:45:10 GMT -4
Flew it this morning and it flies just like it used to! ;D 17t pinion might get a little out of control!
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Post by Dr. Evil on Mar 1, 2013 23:21:15 GMT -4
Flew it this morning and it flies just like it used to! ;D 17t pinion might get a little out of control! Thats awesome!
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Post by chitty024 on Mar 5, 2013 12:08:15 GMT -4
Hopefully the wind will calm down a bit today and I can get out and try it with the 17t. I am excited for it to warm up soon so I can get more video. Nobody has the balls to chance the elements with me this time of year. Maybe I should just invest in some of those glasses Chris has.
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Post by Chris Reibert on Mar 5, 2013 12:53:02 GMT -4
Best $99 ever spent Not the highest quality but always are willing to record lol
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Post by sgmason on Mar 5, 2013 14:30:23 GMT -4
I made a ghetto hat cam out of my old point and shoot camera when I got my DSLR. It is the same setup as this one.
I used some foam shims to get it angled to record where I am looking.
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Post by chitty024 on Mar 5, 2013 16:13:06 GMT -4
Well the higher head speed brought out an issue I didn't really notice before. 99% sure my head block also got bent in the last crash. considering taking the FBL plunge but still considered the gyro setup. Trying to learn on my FBL 450 with the ZYX right now. However it is developing a up and down shake of the tail now so I gotta figure that out.
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Post by osidak on Mar 5, 2013 20:22:04 GMT -4
wow - I have read where people have bent a head block but when I look at one... the force needed to bend one must be wicked.
You bumped your head speed so you likely need to do some "tweaking" of the gyro settings. Everytime I have futzed with my head speed I have to go back and tweak the gyro
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Post by chitty024 on Mar 5, 2013 22:05:00 GMT -4
wow - I have read where people have bent a head block but when I look at one... the force needed to bend one must be wicked. You bumped your head speed so you likely need to do some "tweaking" of the gyro settings. Everytime I have futzed with my head speed I have to go back and tweak the gyro Yeah the last crash I had was really bad. Now I am realizing I probably should have just done a re kit with how much I spent on parts to repair. It is a very quick obvious vibration I can see in the vertical tail fin. I can see the head wobble when spinning and the shaft is new.
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