Originally Posted by urrl

As for the shaking on spool up I notice that my main blades are kind of tight and this contributes to shaking since the blades have not fully straightened out. I notice when I spool up more slowly the shaking is not that intense. I see that perhaps a better cure in my case is to loosen the blades so they pivot more freely instead of having them semi tight.

Its true it seems the V450D01 like the blades installed a little loose in the holders thats how it is on my V450. I noticed a big difference in lateral movements, where sometimes you will see the head wobble a little in flight. With the blades loose that doesnt happen any more. The MG servos can develop slop over time and thats the issue along with the gains being too high and blades maybe too tight.

I really like the idea of using a grommet on the servo output arm and may look into that. Ultimately I hope they come out with a nice tight MG servo for these helis, until then you have to dial any wobble out (Blades, Gains and servos).

Has anyone found out if you can fit a trex 450 canopy on the v450?

Originally Posted by HeliFlyer711

Its true it seems the V450D01 like the blades installed a little loose in the holders thats how it is on my V450. I noticed a big difference in lateral movements, where sometimes you will see the head wobble a little in flight. With the blades loose that doesnt happen any more. The MG servos can develop slop over time and thats the issue along with the gains being too high and blades maybe too tight.

I really like the idea of using a grommet on the servo output arm and may look into that. Ultimately I hope they come out with a nice tight MG servo for these helis, until then you have to dial any wobble out (Blades, Gains and servos).

Friend of mine just installed Savox 0257 on the cyclis on his v450d01. He said they were a drop in fit. It's a nice servo. You can get replacement gears if you strip one. $32.99 Servo & $11 for replacement gear.

http://heli-heli.com/items/electroni...7mg-detail.htm

http://heli-heli.com/items/electroni...7mg-detail.htm

Originally Posted by HeliFlyer711

Its true it seems the V450D01 like the blades installed a little loose in the holders thats how it is on my V450. I noticed a big difference in lateral movements, where sometimes you will see the head wobble a little in flight. With the blades loose that doesnt happen any more. The MG servos can develop slop over time and thats the issue along with the gains being too high and blades maybe too tight.

I really like the idea of using a grommet on the servo output arm and may look into that. Ultimately I hope they come out with a nice tight MG servo for these helis, until then you have to dial any wobble out (Blades, Gains and servos).

Hi,
On this subject I installed 2 grommets today on my V450d01, as an experiment I used the rubber dampers that fit inside the main rotorhead. I had one spare and merely cut them in half and fitted them to the aileron and pitch servos. The shake has now completely gone. The 09 metal servos do seem to be poorly made as they have a lot of backlash in them. I intend to fit 'o' rings when I source them as someone here as already done.

Jim

Originally Posted by dgibbons

Friend of mine just installed Savox 0257 on the cyclis on his v450d01. He said they were a drop in fit. It's a nice servo. You can get replacement gears if you strip one. $32.99 Servo & $11 for replacement gear.

http://heli-heli.com/items/electroni...7mg-detail.htm

http://heli-heli.com/items/electroni...7mg-detail.htm

Hey that is a great find, how did the geometry of the linkages match up with the stock servos.

What i found was that I could find servo dimensions that would fit the V450D01 but the new servo arm was either too far out, in, up or down to preseve the 90* angles of the links to the swash. That would mean modify the frame or lose geometric setups.

Thanks for the links, it be nice if he could post a picture and some tips for us here if possible.

My black Airwolf spun out and crashed due to a bad rear rudder servo. Had to replace the fuselage but the stock metal cyclic servos held out and no other damage. WOW hobbies carries a rudder servo for the V450D01 which is not stock, which I am trying now.

As for the fuselage, two different ones were available at LHS. The Align MD500 definitely does not fit (I bought the V450 mechanics to the store to try it out) even after relocating the Rx and rear servo to fit better under the boom. The Align Black Airwolf was chosen, but it is not as black as the one from the last time I bought, perhaps from RC Aerodyne. This could be trouble when the time comes to touch up with black paint but for now I am happy with it.

Oh, something else I discovered about the V450; the thing will act crazy, spin, tilt over on the ground and will never take off if the rudder servo arm is swinging the wrong way. Reversing the TX control will not help. I found this out when I re-installed the new servo and had the arm centered pointing up instead of centered pointing down.

Urrl, I know what you mean with installing stuff reversed. I now like to take a few snaps with the phone before I muck about with the servos/linkages. I had the Mode 2 PIT-AILE issue and couldn't understand how it was possible having triple checked the manual.

I sometimes wonder how impossible it would be to fly with the throttle and elevator linked together... one to try in a sim! I guess it might be possible in idle up with a little brainware update.

Originally Posted by urrl

My black Airwolf spun out and crashed due to a bad rear rudder servo. Had to replace the fuselage but the stock metal cyclic servos held out and no other damage. WOW hobbies carries a rudder servo for the V450D01 which is not stock, which I am trying now.

As for the fuselage, two different ones were available at LHS. The Align MD500 definitely does not fit (I bought the V450 mechanics to the store to try it out) even after relocating the Rx and rear servo to fit better under the boom. The Align Black Airwolf was chosen, but it is not as black as the one from the last time I bought, perhaps from RC Aerodyne. This could be trouble when the time comes to touch up with black paint but for now I am happy with it.

Oh, something else I discovered about the V450; the thing will act crazy, spin, tilt over on the ground and will never take off if the rudder servo arm is swinging the wrong way. Reversing the TX control will not help. I found this out when I re-installed the new servo and had the arm centered pointing up instead of centered pointing down.

I just took a look at my V450 which is stock except for the metal gear servos and my tail servo has the arm pointing down, it flies fine...

I fitted a new Align DS520 servo to my V450 today and after 3 ten minute flights the servo remained cool. I have had 3 stock servo failures with this heli with all of them burning-out. The stock servo was always hot to the touch after a flight so am hoping the Align one will be an improvement. The DS520 drops in as it shares the same 4 screws as the stock unit. The tail gyro reverse dip switch needs changing on the RX2702 and the rudder reversing set in the transmitter. Tail hold is perfect, but I have to say the stock servo was also good in this area when it worked.
Now to sort out the rubbish cyclics ! When this is done the V450 will be a truly superb helicopter.

Jim

Originally Posted by badbob10

I just took a look at my V450 which is stock except for the metal gear servos and my tail servo has the arm pointing down, it flies fine...

Exactly, When the servo was installed the first time the arm was pointing up and the heli would not lift off.

Hey guys,

New to electric RC helis (but i've had larger nitros for awhile), and just got this heli for $75 . Some kid thought it was a toy, crashed it, and now his grandfather sold it to me for a cheap price. I'm trying to fix it up since i've long given up on nitros but was wondering if you guys could give me a hand with diagnosing it.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...3#post19388502

i figure i'd start a new thread for it so it doesnt disturb what's going on here.
Any help would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by urrl

Exactly, When the servo was installed the first time the arm was pointing up and the heli would not lift off.

I meant the other way around

Some servos are reversed. Since I do not have stock that could be the case.

How does the One-way bearing hold up in this heli? i just bought one used that was supposed to be ready to fly and when i unpacked it and checked everything over the one way bearing wasnt working.

Hello v450 flyers. I am thinking about getting this heli and was just wondering what i need to know before buying. I have the v400 and v120 . I think this is my next step.