T-Rex 500 Info

[barney]

As you can see the battery is well up and the cyclics really appreciate the difference + balance is very close too..as good as you will get with this pack.

[Arky]

By the way, the black / yellow 430mm Align blades (rotortech / Fun-Key) are nicer than the Align white blades.

what to fly ?

because I herd they look crap, the finish is apparently is very poor? can anyone comment ? i haven't seen them myself but a friend told me this today after seeing some on another model

jason

[Ashley Davis]

Get your friend some spectacles Finish on them is fine.
Whether they look crap or not is personal opinion I'd say.

[Arky]

Arky there are a few reasons why it's not the best idea to go with a brick layout with the 4200's 5S.

The 4200 is a 2P setup..i.e. each 3S pack has a sandwich of 6cells (2100's)..In a brick format it will be 10 cells deep. You may well get heat build up... Also the packs are a very tight squeeze so will have less airflow around them between the frames. You will also have to avoid the canopy mount rubber screws somehow.. In a nose on bump you risk damaging the packs on the pinion.

Flightime between the 4200 and 3200 is not as large as you might expect..just over 1 min between them as the model is over 100g lighter.

You really notice this in flight performance too...especially as the 3200s will sit on the top tray no probs in 5S and in 6S with the canopy mod. It is the best combination between performance/duration/cost so far we have tried..hope that helps you out...

yes but im not wanting to start modding cutting holes in my nice new canopy nor reposition it, so that's not an option for me really, however i don't mind moving the battery tray down in the frames or just using the split cells if i have no other options.

with the 4200mha pack i was under the impression that it runs very cool in the 500 ? so would heat really be an issus ?

jason

[Arky]

Get your friend some spectacles Finish on them is fine.
Whether they look crap or not is personal opinion I'd say.

trust me he don't need any, but like i said i haven't seen them myself, just what i heard maybe there are some QC issues

jASON

[Ashley Davis]

yes the 4200 is the coolest running pack of the lot, you have to thrash it just to get it warmish.
Are you sure your friend isn't talking about the old 450 black / yellow blades, they were crap for sure. These 500 ones are just rebadged rotortech blades, glassy finish, really they are lovely if you like black / yellow.

[mattie-lodge]

The black and yellow blades I saw yesturday whlist the actual blade is quite nice the finish was not all that good. Lots of paint bleeds from black to yellow I thought.

Perhaps it's not me that needs the spectacles Ash

[ChrisB]

Err True Matt but you dont really notice when they are doing 2500rpm


They fly nice though but it would be good to see a Radix option as i do accept they are a good all rounder for the 600 at present..

Meant very tounge in cheek,i am not a great fan of the 600 Align blades TBH and would welcome a BBT ,Radix etc 430mm option

Also to add,they are made by Century so what do you expect LOL

[Edders]

FUnkey make the Radix blades so there might be a delay on the rad's


Edders

[Ashley Davis]

Fun-Key make the rotortechs as well.

I just looked up real close to my blades, there's no paint bleeds......either you guys got a right ropey set or for once I got lucky
I got to ask though, who goes round staring at their blades from reading distance? The point should be that there's no dents, marks, splits and they have a nice shiny finish all over. They are stiff and fly nice. So even if there were paint bleeds I don't think I'd give a rats ass.

[Arky]

Fun-Key make the rotortechs as well.

I just looked up real close to my blades, there's no paint bleeds......either you guys got a right ropey set or for once I got lucky
I got to ask though, who goes round staring at their blades from reading distance? The point should be that there's no dents, marks, splits and they have a nice shiny finish all over. They are stiff and fly nice. So even if there were paint bleeds I don't think I'd give a rats ass.

no maybe you wouldn't but some of us have to part with are hard earned cash to buy these parts, so i would be upset about the quality as will others it's not like there cheap is it Ash

[LipolyGone]

no maybe you wouldn't but some of us have to part with are hard earned cash to buy these parts, so i would be upset about the quality as will others it's not like there cheap is it Ash

And battery packs BEC's Gyros Servos etc
Not sure about the rest of you but I am mighty confused now regarding what packs I will need to put in an Align 500
Martin

[mattie-lodge]

Would you buy a car from a garage and accept doggy paintwork. Drive it away and say 'doesn't matter cause it drives great and there are no structural problems'

I wouldn't

[Tim Procter]

Not sure about the rest of you but I am mighty confused now regarding what packs I will need to put in an Align 500

FlightPower 5s packs or their equivilent 6s pack Martin.

Works for me "so far" and both fit perfect without any modding to the heli..

[raptorheli2]

i have flown a lot of packs (revs and FP) and none need the heli modded to accept them, don't confuse modding with it needs done to fit. it's done to better performance.

there is no need for confusion, i can recommend a pack right now to you easily if you tell me-

1.what type of flying do you want
2.how long a flight time do you want.


cheers