Vario Bell 47G 2 with Benzine Mechs

[heliboys]

To make the holes you could use a canopy reamer, that's what I used on the 1/4 scale dials and yours are smaller.

[trillian]

Also had to bin the Scot Gray Reactor as there was no voltage switch on top and it needed more cables so wasn't worth the extra money.
Ended up getting a YEP 20Amp Sbec so hopefully that will do.

Yes there is a voltage switch on top! What voltage do you want? You have 6.0 - 6.8 selectable with the switch and then separate outputs with 5.2. Regarding needing 'more cables', it depends how you wire it up but at the very most you'd use a few servo leads that would generally be something you'd have for a build anyway and you can get a pack of ten for 2 quid. Soooooo, needless to say, I am puzzled.

[sparts]

You are right trillian, I didn't realise the switch was recessed, a very small screwdriver is needed to switch over.

[sparts]

The going is quite slow at the moment as job change and lack of funds takes hold.
I do have a question though. I've painted the main part of the canopy in automotive paint and leave to dry for at least 3 days, but when I rest the painted canopy on something it leaves a mark so I have to repaint it.
Will it stay like that until I lacquer it ?
Also I'm nearly at the stage where I can start putting the mechanics back into the frame so some more pics will be coming soon.
Thanks

[electricsceadu]

did you paint the colour on top of the primer before it had dried?
or was it very damp when you painted it?
as both can lead to the top coat not drying correctly
time will allow the top coat to dry
or rub it back down and start again

[sparts]

The primer was left for a couple of weeks before I put the first coat on and it has always been dry when putting on paint and I left it around 3 days between coats.

[electricsceadu]

try leaving it out in the sun tomorrow
as the high temps we've got at the moment may cure the paint

[goldslinger]

silly question but did you use the same manufacture and type of paint as there are different paints using different thinners in them which can cause all sorts of probs also did you clean the area to be painted with alcohol or something similar again this can cause probs along with not cleaning properly
you need to check all these things and check compatibility

[electricsceadu]

painting can and will bring all sorts of problems
my morley 47 that didn't cure was painted in the winter
the yellow canopy cured no problem the white one didn't same make of paint same primer
and painted at the same time
the white did cure after a few months but hardened off in the sun to a fantastic finish

[goldslinger]

that sounds like you didn't shake the can long enough and got more pigment and not enough thinners on the white

[sparts]

Small update..
I have changed the dummy fuel pods to different ones that have the fuel tanks inside which should free up quite a bit of space directly behind the cockpit.
They are slightly smaller than the originals but still look ok but will carry more fuel than the tank that was on before.

[electricsceadu]

I have two vario bell 47g2's nitro's
the one has the tank under the cockpit floor/seat and runs great
the other has the tanks in the scale position and has running problems
with both tanks full if you do not clamp off the fuel line you flood the engine
on the first tank it will run rich and once empty with just the second tank with fuel in it the engine runs lean and gets very hot
I've not tried fitting a Y joint so both tanks drain at the same time
when I get around to it the tank will be repositioned to under the floor like the other one, until then I have set the timer and stop flying before the first tank is empty

[sparts]

I also have a header tank so hopefully it will help with the fuel flow, and if I run a y joint would that not help even more so ?

[electricsceadu]

the y joint should hopefully allow both tanks to drain equally
you will also need to use a y joint on the exhaust pressure pipe
it would make sense to have the pipes an equal length

[hedge]

I would like one of these in nitro, they look great :-)