Another what heli thread...

[simon1]

Hi

I got it from 711 in the end and risked the duty and charges. Even with the charges it would of worked out about £35-£45 but luckily no charges so saved a good few £££.

The money saved will be going towards a FBL system and a better tail servo.

I still can't make my mind up which FBL unit to use. Things have come on along way since I've been away.

Rich


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Iv never got stung with customs from there, and iv ordered three new kits in the past, great place. I used the ar7200bx on the 500 pro when I had one and use one on a goblin 500, great unit for the price. Especially as they are going for £85-90 used on here which is a bargain imo.

Not sure why you would need a better tail servo for now? The ds525 is a mini tail servo but it will be quick enough for most things you will throw at it. That being said I could get the tail to blow out in fast backward moves like tail down funnels/hurricanes etc. It was my only bug bear with the heli, the mini servo should be a standard size really like the ds655 servo. You can mod the frame to make a standard size servo fit, I didn't as im not great at modding . Others who have, have reported great results
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Unless you are at the stage of pushing the heli then the ds525 with suffice for a while.

Oh and enjoy its a great heli

[Dave Rand]

You can mod the frame to make a standard size servo fit, I didn't as im not great at moding

Could have swore I saw a picture of your 2nd 500 with a chewed out hole for a full size servo lol

[Rich23]

I've just opened it and gone through all the bits and pieces. It's quite a bit bigger than I was expecting but not to big to be intimidating.

I was thinking going down the AR7200BX route as it was very good on my old 450 pro but I like the spartan vortex and always wanted to try a v-bar.

The tail servo seems to be a problem with low head speeds. As I'm going to be running 85% to start with so I was looking to either go bigger or upgrade to something better. Not sure which yet.

Still got some more research to do and parts to buy before I start the build so have plenty of time to decide.

Rich


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[simon1]

Could have swore I saw a picture of your 2nd 500 with a chewed out hole for a full size servo lol

haha bit of a slip with the dremel so gave up .

[Dave Rand]

Lol