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Still haven't flown it yet, but just discovered I have a bad elevator servo; right side one, which is the reverse servo I believe.
I will call Motion RC tomorrow about it, but replacing a servo is no big deal; the problem is the wiring. From the battery bay, the wiring disappears into the fuselage never to be seen again. I see no access whatsoever to the wiring, y-harness, channel, etc., and the manual doesn't show anything either re. the wiring. So, armed with a new reverse servo, does anyone know how I would then wire it without having to cut up the fuselage to access the channel for the elevator servo wires? Where do I connect to the y-harness? This is my first purchase from Motion. Maybe they will help me adequately, but in case they don't, I am open to suggestions. |
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Disregard above, but fyi if it's helpful to anyone:
When removing the offending servo, I discovered a Y-harness connector right there where the servo mounts to the fuse (it's like 1/2 inch away), so connecting a new servo is simple. Pretty sure Motion is sending me a new one. So anyway, some info fyi if anyone else runs into a similar situation. |
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Great EDF for modifying!!!!
My 4s jet sadly went bye bye when my wingtip stuck in someone's fuselage while flying. My jet went into the ground as the mishap happened about 70 feet off the ground. Only damaged the fuselage so bought another one and used all the other parts. While assembling, I had a 100 amp ESC from another project so.......I tried my 3700kv cyclone power in runner with a 10 blade fan and metal housing paired with a 5S 2200 hyperion lipo. Oh man This baby rocks now. Hand launching is a non issue as it climbs and has more than 1:1 thrust. Best of all, a 5s 2200 will fit in the cockpit easily without any cutting. Push the lipo all the way forward and with a metal housing fan, NO balancing weight is required. CG is spot on per the manual. Did 3 flights and this baby flies smooth. I am going to put an A3 super gyro in it just to really make it smooth and I want to get more experience with gyro's. The peak amp output is 112 amps though so I can't do full throttle much at all. If you have an extra in runner laying around and a 5S with a high esc.....consider this jet.
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That is common for freewing models. They generally assemble the fuse with all the extensions inside so all you need to do is replace replace the short lead servo without disassembly or annoying wire fishing. |
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waiting for maiden
Got mine last week. Nice looking model, I always buy the kit versions, because I like metal gear servos. So far I have the esc, and fan, and receiver installed. Just waiting for the servos, and this puppy is ready for a maiden. I am running it with a 3000 4s. Dont have to worry about the weight...I fly all my planes without landing gear on the bungee.
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Not the best video; screwed up the angle on my hatcam, but here it is anyway. Hope to get a better vid soon |
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Any chance we can squeeze some small retracts into this one?
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I imagine you could, but I can tell you this thing flies great as a hand launcher/belly lander. Both are very easy to execute; tons of power on launch, and she floats down like a leaf for landing. Plus, minus the weight and drag of the gear, she is really fast
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My problem is that I live out in Arizona now and our field has no grass, so she wouldn't last long as a belly lander.
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You can land the plane at a very slow speed, almost drop it in flat, so it doesn't have to be sliding along the surface a long way at all. But best wishes either way; it is a great plane. |
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Okay I got my airframe in the mail the other day and I've been building it over the past two nights. First mod I did was to add rudders. I was able to bury the servos in the vertical fins. I cut along the existing rudder panel lines to get the shape right. The servos are mounted flush with the inside half of the vertical fins, and are not visible from the outside half on the vertical fins. The servo wiring is completely hidden. Took a little bit of effort, but the end result was well worth it. I can't stand not having rudder control. I also have the A3 gyro that I'll be installing, and I'm in the market for a small set of retracts. I'm open to suggestions on the retracts.
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