Originally Posted by Noobs r us

Well I've been through 3 battery charges and I still can't get it trimmed I think I'll have to find someone at the lhs who can help me

Aside from totally loosing CX2's mine was trimmed out very nicely. Always flew with all trims in the nuetral position. I would suggest that you start with the Pro pot but only to get the upper and lower rotors starting to spin together within two throttle clicks. After that, I would fine tune using the linkages itself. It's time consuming and tedious, but at least you always start your flight with nuetral trims and can adjust as needed accordingly. This method also helps when your Swash plate is not totally level. Hope it helps. Now I have to decide if I want another CX2 or just finish building my T-Rex 450SA. And I always have my HBFP2 to play with.

Someone helped me trim the Heli this morning it flies great now

Originally Posted by Noobs r us

Someone helped me trim the Heli this morning it flies great now

Happy flying and glad you got your bird trimmed. It really does make a big difference in how much enjoyment you can get with a Heli that YOU fly, as opposd to a Heli that you are constantly fighting to fly.

Originally Posted by Noobs r us

Someone helped me trim the Heli this morning it flies great now

Outstanding!!! I am glad it is flying right. Did the guy show you what he did? If so, what was it that made the difference?

klondikes

Yea he did he couldn't fix it as well as he would have liked ( we were at the field and it was so windy that we flew it in the back of the car) He's coming by the house to help more this week

I remember reading a post where the CX2 Factory tx had some dipswitches internally which would convert to CCPM but I can't find the post any where. Am I imagining it?

EDIT. I found it
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=611167

Originally Posted by Noobs r us

we were at the field and it was so windy that we flew it in the back of the car

Flying in the back of a car!!!???! Skillz!!!!!! That's like flying it in a phone box!

Originally Posted by CrowdedTrousers

Flying in the back of a car!!!???! Skillz!!!!!! That's like flying it in a phone box!

Yep and he was flying it when it was way out of trim but thats why he's called the CX master

I am having problems with the gear that attaches to the inner shaft and runs the upper blades. For some reason it keeps stripping and I have to replace it. [my upper head, swashplate, bearing etc. have been upgraded to aluminum]

In the exploded view they show what looks like a washer between the gears 34 & 35. Does anyone know if that part even exists? [I have also looked at the aeronuts disassembly guide as well and didnt see it] When I assemble the shafts there is a bit of play on the inner shaft. If i pull up on the inner shaft the plastic gear slips past metal motor pinion. [This is with the "nipple" of the gear #35 pointed down to catch the inner shaft retaining collar]
Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
j

BTW, i've been trying to read through all of the posts in this thread but have only gotten half-way lol, there's a lot of info here.

Many thanks already go to Diggity Dig Dig Diggs [giggity git], Busa, Klondike, Peregrine Falcon [check your PM's bro] www.krshobbies.com and many others. thanks!!

I cant seem to get a stable hover.

I am just getting it up to 2-3 feet indoors, and I have to keep tweaking the throttle to keep hovering.

It will bounce like a YoYo if I let it, I really cant keep it at a stable point.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Rixx

Originally Posted by Rixx

I cant seem to get a stable hover.

I am just getting it up to 2-3 feet indoors, and I have to keep tweaking the throttle to keep hovering.

It will bounce like a YoYo if I let it, I really cant keep it at a stable point.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Rixx

Part of the problem is that E-Flite used a ratcheting throttle stick, so it's difficult to get to those in-between throttle levels. I found that my CX2 throttle control improved after I opened up the TX and flipped the ratchet bar over so that it provides a little friction but no ratcheting. Others have slipped fuel tubing over the bar to get rid of the ratchet and provide a little more friction.

Originally Posted by Jongalt26

I am having problems with the gear that attaches to the inner shaft and runs the upper blades. For some reason it keeps stripping and I have to replace it. [my upper head, swashplate, bearing etc. have been upgraded to aluminum]

In the exploded view they show what looks like a washer between the gears 34 & 35. Does anyone know if that part even exists? [I have also looked at the aeronuts disassembly guide as well and didnt see it] When I assemble the shafts there is a bit of play on the inner shaft. If i pull up on the inner shaft the plastic gear slips past metal motor pinion. [This is with the "nipple" of the gear #35 pointed down to catch the inner shaft retaining collar]
Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
j

That item between 34 and 35 is not a washer, it is the inner shaft lower bearing. It actually fits inside the outer shaft drive gear and kinda even looks like part of the outer shaft drive gear. However, it can be removed. It is the same bearing as item 009. Perhaps this bearing is not there? This would leave play in your inner shaft.

klondikes

Originally Posted by CrowdedTrousers

Flying in the back of a car!!!???! Skillz!!!!!! That's like flying it in a phone box!

Was that a car car, or a SUV. And does a SUV count. I was thinking about flying mine out of the sun roof of my SUV. Anyone want to give that a go?????
P.S. - I would love to see that on video

Yea it was in the back of a SUV. after like 1 min it gets so windy though that we almost crashed it

This has been discussed before and I know that there are a lot of variables, but..........

When we talk of flight time of 10-12 minutes, that is not non-stop is it? I can't believe that it is. Even with PN Power 900 batteries there is no way I can achieve that kind of time. I can achieve 6 minutes of non-stop hover but the motors are getting pretty hot at that time.