I get a lot of questions surrounding the the differences between leading and trailing edge control on flybarless systems…What’s the difference? Should I care? This one trips up a lot of people because of the complexity of the topic, but I think it’s worth explaining. First and foremost, in today’s FBL systems where the delta angle… more »
With most of the newer nitro models adjusting the clutch bell runout simply isn’t possible. Components are becoming more “plug and play” and, in turn, our habits of checking this these can get quite lax. The issue with this is that they can still have runout problems due to machining flaws. Excessive wear of clutch… more »
This is how I setup all my nitros with the Align Gov or AR7100r using the DX7 radio. This will also include programming for a Throttle Cut as well. Now keep in mind some of the exact values will differ depending what heli you’re putting it on, gear ratio, etc. but the general principals are… more »
Here’s a little trick I found that is a pretty simple way to check for a bent tail hub. First, remove the set screw from the tail hub itself. Unclip your rear ball link from the tail rod and slide the entire tail hub and slider assembly off the tail output shaft. Rotate the tail… more »
A quick note to clarify the need for and use of ferrite rings… The ferrite ring acts as a common-mode, inductive filter of the high-frequency noise produced by the switching of the MOSFET’s inside of the ESC. Basically, it prevents the AC current fluctuations inherent in MOSFET switching from progressing beyond the ring itself (it… more »
I recently collaborated with Stefan from BeastX to help go through some of my previous recommendations in the Tuning Guide. I gained a lot of understanding on the parameters and found there were some definite cases of misunderstandings due to language barriers and wording in general. We discussed the differences in tuning large vs. smaller… more »
Some of you may recognize this tech tip from my original tail tuning guide in the V-Bar forums on Helifreak. I originally wrote this in response to requests for a sticky regarding Logo/V-Bar tail issues, but I’d like to emphasize that this is applicable to pretty much any heli or flybarless system. For troubleshooting purposes… more »
If you’ve ever stripped the gears on a BLS251 and look for the advertised replacement gearset you’ll notice that the advertised BLS251 gear-set come with the one metal output gear and are certainly not cheap. Because of so many plastic gears it’s highly unlikely that the metal output gear will get damaged. What you might… more »
If you’re having a problem with your Trex 600n starter cup spinning on the starter shaft then this one is for you. At some point along the lines Align redesigned the 600n starter shaft and the problem is they didn’t cut the detents for the two set screws deep enough into the shaft. When you… more »