should i buy these blades ?

[rob12770]

hi all.. i have a mini titan E325 heli and was thinking of buying these blades.. i know they are cheap but i will probably wreck them anyway.. what do you think ?
cheers rob

[sacko]

I didnt rate them at all tbh.

You can go wrong with the 3D blades from Hobbyking though. A little bit extra ££ but not a lot.

[rob12770]

thanks
have you bought them before ?
also, that hobby king is ok, but i dont like the us dollar prices..hmm
rob

ps as a newbie, should i be using wooden blades as they are less likley to damage the heli as they break easier.. it says that on hobbyking site..

[Nick B]

If you can get them to track ok they will be fine for learning,Rob

[barryorbik]

Rob, I use those blades on my Mini Titan and the carbon fibre 3D Trex ones from HK. My Mini Titan always had a tendency to miss track when it had the standard plastic head on, irrespective of which blades I used. I upgraded to the Sportmoto CNC head and now it tracks well with almost all blades and the glass fibre ones are generally pretty stiff and good and slightly cheaper.

[rob12770]

Rob, I use those blades on my Mini Titan and the carbon fibre 3D Trex ones from HK. My Mini Titan always had a tendency to miss track when it had the standard plastic head on, irrespective of which blades I used. I upgraded to the Sportmoto CNC head and now it tracks well with almost all blades and the glass fibre ones are generally pretty stiff and good and slightly cheaper.

i plan on getting uprated everything.. eventually..

[rob12770]

cheers bladestriker..acctually, that should be my name

[stu-evans]

I wouldn't use cheap blades - not worth it if they fail (and I've seen a few cheap sets with root damage after normal usage)....

On my Titan I use the Align carbon blades - they track perfectly and my titan is running the standard head; and they're really light blades too - perform really well.

A bit more outlay - but you get what you pay for! I would also recommend the genuine Thunder Tiger spacers for running carbon blades that they sell for the Mini T...

[del19_82]

You can change the Hobbyking prices to GBP on the left hand side of the home screen if that makes it easier for you.

I would use the Align blades (and do on my 450). They are approx £12 from Fast Lad & there is very little risk of them failing compared to the cheaper blades

[rob12770]

cheers dez, il look at the left hand side, oops
where does hobbyking stock get posted from ?
rob

[rob12770]

cheers stu, what servo's do you have on your titan ? i broke one today so i ordered 3 of these, will they work ok on the mini titan E325 ?
i was going to buy this gear kit ( last thing at very bottom of the page ) but figured id better get metal gear servo's
cheers rob

[stu-evans]

Rob,

Those servos SHOULD fit physically - they're a good bit deeper than standard and so you may find you need to trim the mounting lugs for the elevator (rear) servo to get it to sit properly (i.e. to get a straight link from servo arm to swash). No experience of the Turnigy servos so can't tell you about reliability etc...

I'm using the TT ACE servos - not the highest spec in the world but they work OK for the basic 3D I'm doing at the moment....

Stu

[rob12770]

thanks stu, i have ace rc c 1016 servo's on the e325 just now,
i heard the turnigy were meant to be good for the money, quite rugged etc.. il give em a go.. i did ask in the forum which ones to buy but never got any answers ,
i also phoned a few shops but they didnt really help, so i just went for the turnigy, fast lads recomended these but i have just spent over £500 on the heli, DX8, lipo charger etc , my missus would kill me if i had to spend a further £50 because i crashed it the first time i took it in the garden lol..
cheers Rob

[rob12770]

Rob, I use those blades on my Mini Titan and the carbon fibre 3D Trex ones from HK. My Mini Titan always had a tendency to miss track when it had the standard plastic head on, irrespective of which blades I used. I upgraded to the Sportmoto CNC head and now it tracks well with almost all blades and the glass fibre ones are generally pretty stiff and good and slightly cheaper.

Hi Barry,
i was looking at the Sportmoto CNC head you told me about, it looks good but i was wondering a couple of things mate, i notice the ball linkages are attached with a screw on the standard titan head, but the Sportmoto CNC head is different, as they dont supply the balls and linkages, do you just pop the balls out the linkages and push them onto the Sportmoto CNC head balls ?

also the flybar connections seem diferent, is that easy to put your existing flybar in ?
basically if i buy the entire head, is it easy enough to fit to the titan ?
cheers Rob