A few questions on Beastx

[MartinH]

So before I take my hopefull delivery of the BeastX I have some questions:

Are the pads that are provided with the unit any good. Is there a metal plate required or recommended.

Where is the best place to mount, in this case the n5. And is it susceptible to vibes in a certain location.

Is the usb dongle required for any thing other than updating the Beastx.

Is there any good sites that provide good info and tips. (Apart from the manual)

I thank you for your replys .

[Mslater]

So before I take my hopefull delivery of the BeastX I have some questions:

Are the pads that are provided with the unit any good. Is there a metal plate required or recommended.

Where is the best place to mount, in this case the n5. And is it susceptible to vibes in a certain location.

Is the usb dongle required for any thing other than updating the Beastx.

Is there any good sites that provide good info and tips. (Apart from the manual)

I thank you for your replys .

1 Yes - Use the white pad - Remove the centre for Nitro - No metal Plate
2 Don't know the N5 but it must be mounted such that the main shaft is 90 degrees to the beast and the unit must face perfectly forwards or backwards (must not be side on)
3 USB is for Updates only at this time
4 Best site for info and tips - RIGHT HERE

[MartinH]

1 Yes - Use the white pad - Remove the centre for Nitro - No metal Plate
2 Don't know the N5 but it must be mounted such that the main shaft is 90 degrees to the beast and the unit must face perfectly forwards or backwards (must not be side on)
3 USB is for Updates only at this time
4 Best site for info and tips - RIGHT HERE

Super, thanks Mslater.

Proberly not the last question from me but I'm pretty certain that I'm going to need another RX battery. Could someone possibly recommend one and also from a stockist in the UK. I don't really want to chance with all the extra duty charges .

[Vanquish]

Don't make the same mistake I did, make sure you set the cyclic pitch range at menu point J to exactly 6 degree's. It wobbles like a good 'un if you don't!

I also replaced the thick beastx pad with a thinner gyro pad, I know some people are happy with the standard beastx pad though

[waveydavey]

1 Yes - Use the white pad - Remove the centre for Nitro - No metal Plate
2 Don't know the N5 but it must be mounted such that the main shaft is 90 degrees to the beast and the unit must face perfectly forwards or backwards (must not be side on)
3 USB is for Updates only at this time
4 Best site for info and tips - RIGHT HERE

1. I've hard mounted mine, 3 layers of thin double sided tape
2. Mount the unit as close as 45 degrees as you can from the centre of the engine. The gyro mount for the heli is normally the best position
3. Later you will be able to fine tune the beast with software.
4. The Beastx forum isn't bad either.

Edit : The Beast hammers your flightpacks mate, as big as you can, and a few of them. For example I went from 5 flights on a 2200 2S with 30% or so left to 2 flights with 30% left.

[Gaza07]

Make sure you use the online servo list for version 2 assuming your beastx is a version 2 with it being a new one

[MartinH]

Thanks for the responce everyone.

Just thought of another quickky question.
Im using CY SB blades are these ok for FBL.

[waveydavey]

They'll be fine, I'm pretty sure thats what matt Botos recommends for the N5.

edit: From Matt Botos himself

My N5's have always been right at 8lbs, which is not the lightest 50 class heli on the planet but also not the heaviest. The biggest factor that can affect performance and make the heli feel sluggish is blade choice. The N5 has a substantially larger rotor diameter than that of a standard 600 class helicopter. This means that disk loading is going to be substantially higher to start with and if heavy 600 blades are chosen then you have another spinning mass factor. The further out you spin the mass the harder it is for the motor to recover from a load and maintain RPM. The sweet spot is with blades that weight 125 grams or less(Radix SB's). This keeps the rotating mass of the blades low while still taking advantage of the smooth tracking the larger disk gives you. If you find the N5 is too fast with Radix SB's, I would adjust your mixing ratios. I should have posted notes like this in the manual but the amount of work involved in just illustrating the assembly drove me insane.

[MartinH]

Youre right Dave, just checked his website
Matt Botos R/C Helicopter Site

[Mslater]

Thanks for the responce everyone.

Just thought of another quickky question.
Im using CY SB blades are these ok for FBL.

I don't know the blades but heres how to tell.

Take the blades off the heli and hang them on an old fly bar or similar so that the trailing edge of the blades is at the outside. The more parallel the they hang the better.


See this video at 1.45 for a full explanation

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQBOqa95zrQ&feature=related]YouTube - Microbeast Setup: general considerations part 1[/ame]

[MartinH]

Just watching the same videos lol .

[Gaza07]

Those videos are really good but are version 1 and there are some changes in version 2 also the link i posted above the servo list for v1 and v2 are different you will need to use the servo list to setup your beast

[waveydavey]

N5 flybarless, no not Beast but you get the drift

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGc6-JzyqPY]YouTube - Midnight at the Soccer Field with the Flybarless Synergy N5[/ame]

My fave video Martin, I'll be flying the N5 by April

[MartinH]

I did catch that vid Dave, very good flying I think. I also watched that one botos posted on another thread, great takoff at the beginning.

Hey, whens the Mk Flyin I shall bring the N5 then . We can have a flight off like the opty's did last year lol

[bish]

Wow,first time i have watched that and one of the best flights i have seen the floodlights and smoke just add to it all somehow,AWESOME.