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Post by sgmason on May 28, 2012 17:10:55 GMT -4
Mine sat in Vancouver for 7 days, and all it did was sit there, they didn't open it or anything. The thing is the servos I was going to order were actually cheaper than anything else comparable, even with shipping. Right now if RCA are truly out of stock of the servos I wanted, I will be heading into Great Hobbies in Ottawa and picking up 3 Spektrum H6010s and 1 Spektrum H6080G. The tail servo is on par with what I was looking at, and I give up a little bit on the cyclic servos, but the price is only about $20 more. Sgmason, I don't have any idea what servos you're looking for, but there are some great Canadian websites to order from(I don't mean to take anything away from RCA, they are an excellent company) but if you order from this side of the border there are no customs (BS) delays, brokerage fees (BS) or added taxes (BS) when you recieve your order. My Chaos kit sat in Vancouver customs for 21 days before resuming its trip to me here in Ontario. It's totally your call & it's your money but I personally HATE waiting for orders.
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Post by drev on May 28, 2012 23:03:57 GMT -4
I wish there was a good hobby shop close by that was within driving distance. The closest one to me is 20 min. away but only carries E-flite & Blade stuff. He can order anything I need but I get it quicker & cheaper if I order the stuff myself off the internet.
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Post by sgmason on May 28, 2012 23:36:37 GMT -4
I am about an hours drive from Great Hobbies in Ottawa, not close by any measure, but they do seem to have a good selection. I just happen to be going into Ottawa this week to pick up some other things. Great Hobbies does have an online segment and has stores across Canada.
I do find that many Canadian hobby shops only carry Blade and E-flite helis, and to be honest I find both those brands to be lacking in appeal.
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Post by drev on May 29, 2012 0:43:05 GMT -4
I like to order from Rotorquest.com in Toronto, RCHeliCanada.com or even Thunderbolt RC.com in Windsor. Thunderbolt carries mostly large plane stuff but if you need hard to find things like servo wires & terminals to make servo leads & extensions, wiring & connectors & fasteners (great prices on good servos too) they have a good selection. Check them out sometime.
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Post by sgmason on May 29, 2012 10:01:47 GMT -4
RC Flight Store in Delta BC has Hyperion servos, but I want to call and make sure that they have them in Canada and are not just a front for a China based warehouse, I got sucked into that once before and wasn't happy about it. I am going to check out the stores you mentioned too though, thanks
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Post by sgmason on Jun 16, 2012 9:59:27 GMT -4
So here is the latest update on my helicopter progress, I am just waiting on a couple of key pieces to show up in the mail over the next few days and I will be able to to do the final setup and maiden hover. I have my fingers crossed that that will take place on the weekend of June 30th.
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Post by chitty024 on Jun 16, 2012 11:33:21 GMT -4
I expect pics and videos! ;D
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Post by sgmason on Jun 25, 2012 15:39:07 GMT -4
So, my batteries are somewhere between Toronto and Ottawa right now, that means maybe a Wednesday delivery. Yeah I know, for those that don't know the layout of Canada Toronto is a 5 hour drive to Ottawa, then it is a 1-1.5 hour drive from Ottawa to my little town. Yet some how most of the time it take 3 days to make the trip. I am going to try get into Ottawa some time this week, but it probably wont be till Saturday, so I can pick up those last few items to finish my build and setup. I have been doing a lot of reading on beginner throttle and pitch curves and there seems to be a fair amount of conflicting information. If I remember right Valkman made a pitch curve suggestion, but I have lost it and am feeling too lazy to search for it right now. SO just what sort of throttle/pitch curve would people here recommend for those first few hovers. I am speaking in degrees of pitch at each if the 5 points on my curves with mid stick being 0°. My two theoretical head speeds are 2150 and 2294. Most of what I have read is say 80% is where I should top out at full stick. That would give me 1720 with the 15t pinion and 1835 with the 16t pinion. Does that sound about right on head speed
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Post by Valkman on Jun 25, 2012 17:45:53 GMT -4
My HS is 1900 and I would not go lower than that to be honest. Are you doing 3d with the 0 deg at midstick? I don't think you are George so I would not do that. If you did you have about 11 deg of pitch range with only 2 pitch points which is ok for 3d but your not going that route. I don't think. I would go -3,0,5.5,8.25 ( or 8 ), and 11. It should hover at 5.5 or mid stick if it does not increase your throttle. Where as before you would be 3/4 stick before it even takes off. Having -3 gives you a bit of margin to allow for slight gusts of wind which would lift the heli. Its a heavy bird anyway and you will not be flying in heavy winds at this stage sp -3 is ok. After you get past the hover stage increace the neg to about -5 and maybe the poss to +12 or to what ever your liking is. This will do for circuits and sport/scale flying. Or if you plan on doing 3d set a flat curve with 0 at mid stick after the hover stage so you get used to it early. That's my 3 cents ( euro ) worth!
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Post by sgmason on Jun 26, 2012 10:43:57 GMT -4
Thanks Valkman. So in about 2 hours I will have my batteries in hand, just got the delivery notice from the post office, but I have an appointment to get my hair cut in about 45 minutes so I will have to wait till I get done with that before I pick them up. Good thing its a small town and everything is in the same area, I only have to walk about 100 yards out of my way to go to the post office
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Post by sgmason on Jun 26, 2012 12:34:56 GMT -4
OK the batteries are in fine condition externally, not sure about internally yet. I still need battery connectors so I can hitch them up to the charger. In order to get my balance right in the middle I need to have the tray sticking out all the way forward and the battery its self only about half way on the tray. Too me this isn't right, well the center of gravity is almost right, slightly to the back when picked up by the flybar. I know if anything it should be slightly forward if not perfect. I just don't like the idea of having that much weight that far forward on the nose. Is it acceptable to ad weight, as in lead or some other substance to bring the battery in closer to the main shaft? I am going to draw up a picture to try and better explain what I am thinking, because I don't think my words are clear enough This is what I have to do to get the balance centered What I would rather do is this With the white box being added weight to get the helicopter balanced front to back. I know it adds weight to the helicopter, but having all that weight of the battery hanging off the front like it is in the first picture just seems to be unsafe and more detrimental to performance than a couple oz of weight in closer to the main shaft. Thoughts?
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Post by Valkman on Jun 26, 2012 15:41:47 GMT -4
I went through this myself. I cut the battery tray so I could mount the battery flat and slide it up near the motor. Works perfect and CG is spot on Attachments:
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Post by Valkman on Jun 26, 2012 15:43:35 GMT -4
Finished product Attachments:
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Post by sgmason on Jun 26, 2012 15:59:13 GMT -4
Well that works and I only have about 1.5" of battery hang past the end of the bottom plate. There will only be a couple places where the wires make a pass trough the frame too, so not too much sanding to do. I just might get some fuel line and added it to those spots just to be extra safe.
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Post by chitty024 on Jun 26, 2012 19:12:26 GMT -4
I went the same route as Valkman...seems to work great.
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