Originally Posted by C6Silver

Another question for the group. Where can one find replacement rubber grommets for the canopy? They don't come with new canopies (nor do new canopies come with correct sized holes...) The various places I go to for parts don't show these.

Thanks.

My canopies didn't come with them either. I can't remember if it was the 250 size heli or 450 size heli that I bought the grommets to use on my v400, but one of them worked. I think it was the 250, but like V999 said, I think they changed the canopy post holder sizes. I ended up replacing them cause I broke mine though.

Before I got the grommets I was just using electrical tape all folded up and duct taped to the inside with a hole poked through...

Originally Posted by V999D02

The canopies are supplied with grommets, or at least the 4 or 5 I've ordered have been, from various vendors.
450 grommets are OK if you have the old canopy posts, but If you have the recent posts I don't know. Perhaps 300 size grommets like used on the Hbfpv2.

Interesting. I have purchased several canopies over time and none has ever come with the grommets. Can I ask where you get your canopies from?

Rtf-heli has grommets that will work with the mounting posts on the v400. I'm not sure the 450 ones will work, maybe too big?

Originally Posted by C6Silver

Interesting. I have purchased several canopies over time and none has ever come with the grommets. Can I ask where you get your canopies from?

Yeah, sure.

I got my most recent couple from Miracle Mart.

I just had a look at my recent canopy from them, and this too comes supplied with grommets.

Originally Posted by V999D02

Yeah, sure.

I got my most recent couple from Miracle Mart.

I just had a look at my recent canopy from them, and this too comes supplied with grommets.

It also looks to have appropriate hole sizes! Mine have come with very small holes that I had to bore out. This has been part of my issue with the grommets.

Originally Posted by C6Silver

It also looks to have appropriate hole sizes! Mine have come with very small holes that I had to bore out. This has been part of my issue with the grommets.

It sounds as if a couple of you are being supplied with the first version of canopies.
These canopies had small holes and were press fit onto the larger canopy posts.
They didn't use grommets and hence wouldn't come supplied with them.

Originally Posted by segdohbird

I'll check it out tnankx.

I have a miniCP coming that should be here in the next few days. I'll let you know what is like. Or just buy both.

Originally Posted by BThirsk

I have a miniCP coming that should be here in the next few days. I'll let you know what is like. Or just buy both.

I got my mini cp couple weeks ago. Still playing around with getting it setup to my liking. It was a used brushless so it had a few issues. Going to need to order a few parts. Mainly new tail, the slightess numb and it detaches from the frame.

Originally Posted by V999D02

It sounds as if a couple of you are being supplied with the first version of canopies.
These canopies had small holes and were press fit onto the larger canopy posts.
They didn't use grommets and hence wouldn't come supplied with them.

Very interesting. I wonder why they went away from that as it seems better than grommets.

Originally Posted by C6Silver

Very interesting. I wonder why they went away from that as it seems better than grommets.

I've tried both, and I can say that grommets are better and will last longer. With the original push-on style, the canopy would get distorted around the holes, and then cracks would form over time.

Originally Posted by navigator2011

I've tried both, and I can say that grommets are better and will last longer. With the original push-on style, the canopy would get distorted around the holes, and then cracks would form over time.

I see said the blind man. Good stuff. I will have to look closer when next I buy a canopy. I didn't realize there were ever two different versions and so I assumed that they both didn't offer grommets and made life more difficult with incorrect sized holes!

When I purchased my V400, nearly two years ago, the canopy had small holes that allowed the canopy to be forceably pushed onto the ends of metal shafts attached to the upper frame. This was reasonably secure once installed, but was a pain to remove without feeling like I was tearing up the canopy. If fact, I was tearing up the canopy and over time the effects became more and more noticealbe. I later picked up some rubber grommets from RTF-Heli, which seemed to fit comfortably into 3.7mm holes. On my original canopy, I just drilled out the holes. When I purchased a more recent replacement canopy, it already had the larger holes and came without any grommets whatsoever.

So have this coming and so looking forward to seeing how this works out with a 450 kit with a tail servo using the RX V2614. Ill be making a youtube video on it!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/V400D02-RX26...item53eee07ed7

Got the super blue out,hovered around some, still cant turn the darn nose at me. As the heli falls left or right or backwards. Ill get it when i stop being scared to death of crashing

10 10 12 hover (4 min 7 sec)

Dude, don't be too hard on yourself. You've come a long ways since you first posted your hover videos. I'm still building up the skills and nerves to hover nose-in. I would say be sure to have fun every time you fly--don't worry about progressing; otherwise if you start having expectations of yourself, you will become frustrated and unhappy with the hobby. Trust me, I have been in both places.