Lost washout links WTF?

[moyesboy]

Something vwery strange is gojng on on my 450 since I fitted the digital hitec servos on the swash.
After the first test flight i found one of the L links from washout to swash had snapped off. That was a bit wierd becuase the flight had been fine including a few flips and tick tocks - it was even flying quite a lot more accurately than before with the HS65MG on the swash.
Initially I thought I'd somehow snapped this link during handling as I'd packeda lot of stuff into my tool box when I went away.

I replaced the link and flew the heli again spending some time getting the tracking right - then I just flew it again with a new pack and gaive it a bit of 3D stick and although it seemed to be flying fine the opposite L link is missing.

Its snapped off leaving the screw and two plastic lugs on the washout arm same as the other one.

I'm at a loss to uderstand what is going on that could cause this. Anyone got any ideas? Nothing seems to be bent...

It is amazing how well a heli flies with only one washout arm connected. I flew my raptor .50 like that for most of a flight once too.

[Holst]

Could the head be binding at any point pushing the arm off?

[Steve]

Sounds like you've got some mechanical binding going on - the new servos might be travelling further than the old ones on the same Tx settings, or maybe because they're stronger, they are going to full travel (and then binding) without being stalled?