Trex 700

[Photex]

Hi All.
I'm not planning on getting one, but a friend asked me if Align make a Trex 700 electric. Does anyone know, please?

Chris.

[glen_j]

you can get an electric conversion for it but not an out of the box electric 700

[Tosh]

Dont think they have any plans to make one but they can be converted.

[moonmanflyer]

Hopefully trev burley will pipe up, he has a elec 700 and there are i think 2 different kits out there to do a convertion, i think using 2 x 6s packs, saw trev fly his at dmhc and did look to have good power

[SRH990]

Fast Lad list a conversion kit for the existing frames Fast Lad Performance which is the cheaper option, the best I've seen is the Heli-chris frame kit which replaces a lot of the standard parts and looks very good when completed www.heli-chris.de this could pay for itself if you shift the unused stock parts on Ebay.

[GravityKills]

I've got one. It's a royal PITA. But when it works, it's fun.
It was converted to M1 gears only yesterday, after losing one tooth from the M0.7 pinion. Let's see, whether those last.
A downside of the fastlad / helidirect kit is that the contact point between main wheel and pinion is far away from the motor's bearing. I actually broke one 6 mm shaft after only a couple of flights. Reportedly, the helichris conversion kit - which has the motor top mounted - is better in this respect.