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Going FBL Crazy
I seem to be on a flybarless conversion kick, and amongst other things I just converted my Chaos 600 to flybarless using a spare TRex 550/600 head with a shorter main shaft and the BeastX Microbeast. Can't wait to fly it!
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11-15-2011, 10:38 PM
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I just got my first flybarless heli, and I am going to start converting my others, starting with my Trex 600N. I think Im gonna go with the 550 head and beastx.
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11-15-2011, 11:11 PM
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Can't go wrong with either! The head I used was the older V1 version, with seperate washout that need to be clamped to the main shaft. The newer V2 heads have eliminated the seperate washout, and worked it into a single piece head block - it's pretty cool!
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11-15-2011, 11:58 PM
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Yeah I want the newer version but I cant find a part # for the complete new head.
I had also looked at the 600pro head but couldnt find a part # for that one either. I would like to be able to just order the head and be done with it rather than piecing it together. Im lazy 
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11-16-2011, 08:36 AM
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If you have no luck finding the complete head, you could piece it together using:
Head Block Grips Links and Main Shaft Mixing Arms (dion't need the base)
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11-16-2011, 10:35 PM
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My buddy at the hobby shop hooked me with a deal so I ordered the whole head and the new head block.
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11-17-2011, 09:44 AM
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Sweet!
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11-21-2011, 09:10 AM
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Well, I almost got to fly the Chaos this weekend, right up until I blew up my receiver, a couple of servos, and the ESC. Note for the future! Don't get distracted when plugging the power cable into what you "think" is the SPC port on a hitec receiver!
I'm sending the stuff off this morning to be repaired, soon as it gets back I'll get it in the air!
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11-21-2011, 08:50 PM
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Sorry to hear that. Those Hitec receivers are confusing to me
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11-22-2011, 08:39 AM
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They're not confusing, I just should have been paying more attention when I plugged the wires back in!
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Does the spc need to powered before the servo rail. I think I did mine backwards, 8.4 volts on the servos, then 18.5 volts on the spc, lights came on, blue and red but nothing worked. Now lights wont even come on. |
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If you did wire it the wrong way around (like I did) then you will have blown the receiver. It definitely won't like 18.5 volts on the servo side. I have seen talk that the optima's will accept a 2 cell lipo on the servo side, so I think you should be safe there. A quick way to test the receiver is to just plug the SPC plug back in and see if you can power up the receiver.
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11-29-2011, 08:31 AM
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On my Beam, power goes to both rails simultaneously when I connect the battery to the ESC. I have never had any problems with that set-up.
On my new build, I am running 2 5S LIPOs in series for 10S power. The spc port is being fed from one 5S and the BEC 10S and supplies 8.3 volts to the servo rail. It would seem that I need to plug in the SPC side of the series setup first, then the other which will then complete the circuit for the BEC to do its thing. When I connected the LIPOs in the other order, the Rx lights lit up, both red and blue, and then nothing worked, disconnect and reconnect, all dead. Here is my power harness:  The two right EC5 connectors are for the batteries. The left EC5 is to the ESC and the EC3 connector is to the BEC. Here is the whole mess: 
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11-29-2011, 09:26 AM
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The SPC port can only handle up to 35v, based on the way you have it wired it looks like you fed 44.4v into the SPC....
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I apologize for hi-jacking your FBL thread... I posted this on RCGroups and Helifreak. |
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