please help with copter x

[coptorx]

hi very new to all this i brought a coptor x and its a bnf so brought spectrum dx6i and spectrum ar6200 all came throw today but havent a clue what plug from what goes in what port on spectrum ar6200 please help asap thanks adam

[waveydavey]

Hi Adam, welcome to the forum. Find your manual for the heli, it will point the three cyclic servos at Aileron, elevator and Aux1 (pitch), whicever the corresponding one is plug them into the relative channels. Is it a copterx 450?. Thats your cyclics sorted. The plug for your esc goes to your throttle channel and the gyro, whatever you have will go into rudder and the servo will plug into the gyro. The remaining lead will be a gain and that goes into the gear channel. Theres a bit more to it than that, but that's it in essence.

Can I suggest you watch some setup vids on youtube, it will help you enourmously, also go to the new members section and introduce yourself, there some great help here

Just noticed that you said it's BNF, if so you don't need the receiver, it should be a case of binding your Tx to the helis inbuilt Rx. Can you get some pics up or at least point me at the heli you've bought

[paulsouthport]

Hi Adam
What experience of helis do you have? Setup is a fairly involved procedure involving the heli and the radio. If you try to fly it without a complete setup it will simply crash before it leaves the ground, or potentially worse it will actually leave the ground and slice and dice anything it hits.
Which model is it? I'm guessing a 450 Pro?

[coptorx]

yes it 450 pr0 i was told just bnf all is set up ? i have spectrum dx6i and spectrum ar6200 just need to know what goes were

[coptorx]

its a coptor x 450 pro . the bloke sold his tx with recevers so ive had to buy a spectrum dx6i and spectrum ar6200 rec .so all i have is the heli with aload of plugs hanging out the rear end thankyou

[waveydavey]

But bnf means just that. Bind your transmitter to the receiver and it is ready to go. Who told you it was bnf, did you buy it new, how much experience have you in helis. These aren't toys, not meaning to patronise but if you haven't any experience then you need to be careful.

Please post a few pics of what you've got and we'll try to help.

[waveydavey]

its a coptor x 450 pro . the bloke sold his tx with recevers so ive had to buy a spectrum dx6i and spectrum ar6200 rec .so all i have is the heli with aload of plugs hanging out the rear end thankyou

Right, grab your manual. If you haven't got one then find one here, on second thoughts having just looked at it don't bloody bother. Not worth the paper it's printed on. I don't know too much about 450's but grab the Align 450Pro manual from their website and read it, especially the bit about servo placement and which one is which

[paulsouthport]

Sadly there are very few true BNF helis, and copterX, decent clones as they are, are very rarely really BNF.
As Waveydavey says, to be BNF it would have to have a receiver already, if not it's not BNF.

Also the default settings on a DX6i will not fly your heli, it needs to be programmed carefully.

[coptorx]

no like i said im quite new to it ....i got it off good old e-bay the bloke said it was bnf i guess he was lying ??????? i will try and get some pics up asap ..thanks for your quick reply im really stuck now ;(

[coptorx]

ohhhh noooooo so i have to set the dx6 up aswell omg were do i start

[paulsouthport]

When you take pics, get some nice tight close ups of the head from the side, the servos, the gyro (small electronic box behind the head), the tail from the side and the motor and speed controller.

[paulsouthport]

Yes, the DX6i is a computer radio, good for 10 models from planes, helis, gliders, quads. All are very different and every heli is different.

[waveydavey]

Heres a link to the 450 pro manual, I've been told they are the same so it should at least help

http://www.heliguy.com/i/t-rex450-pro-manual.pdf

Here are some links to a few vids to get you started

This is a link to Finless Bobs tech room build of the 450 Pro, they guide you through everything

Trex 450 Pro build videos - Page 111 - HeliFreak

You'll have to register though

[paulsouthport]

Finless vids are excellent, despite his annoying voice!

Also, and I hate to say this, don't expect to complete setup and go out and fly. CP helis take a lot of very careful practice.

Read Radds, carefully RADD'S SCHOOL OF ROTARY FLIGHT?

[coptorx]

just took aload of photos give me 5 mins to upload them thanks