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Howdie Folks,
Like many of you who have a TRex 500 i have concerns about the static issue which is attributing to many of the 500's inadvertantly ending up going into the ground.
I have read more posts than i care to mention on the subject and there are many "solutions" to eradicate the problem. The best from what i have read and been told is to simply ground the engine mount from the neg wire on the battery.. which i have done.
To be on the safe side, i got one of those voltage wands from B&Q to see how effective it was. Blades off powered up and moved the wand around the heli... It flashed like no mans business... B*****ks. Tail, Main gear boom all made it like a christmas tree. Hmmm... Also read good results were found by "lubing" the belt drive. Found some PC Antic static spray and sprayed that through the small hole at the back of the tail assembly with the belt moving as slow as i could make it... Thats when i noticed the difference. Wave the wand around the tail, boom almost everywhere and it seems to have done the trick. The only place i am getting any indication on my wand is close to the main gears. Tried spraying those too, but no real result.
Up until now i have held off as i dont really fancy putting £700 of my cash into the deck through no fault of my own.
Its given me a lot more confidence to consider taking it out and flying it. I think even with all the G-Force mods which are being talked about, the voltage wand will still pick up static being emitted from the main gears, but will hopefully put an end to others who have either been bitten already, or like me cautious about even flying the 500.
Just my 2p's worth on the subject.
Rgds
Aidi
Like many of you who have a TRex 500 i have concerns about the static issue which is attributing to many of the 500's inadvertantly ending up going into the ground.
I have read more posts than i care to mention on the subject and there are many "solutions" to eradicate the problem. The best from what i have read and been told is to simply ground the engine mount from the neg wire on the battery.. which i have done.
To be on the safe side, i got one of those voltage wands from B&Q to see how effective it was. Blades off powered up and moved the wand around the heli... It flashed like no mans business... B*****ks. Tail, Main gear boom all made it like a christmas tree. Hmmm... Also read good results were found by "lubing" the belt drive. Found some PC Antic static spray and sprayed that through the small hole at the back of the tail assembly with the belt moving as slow as i could make it... Thats when i noticed the difference. Wave the wand around the tail, boom almost everywhere and it seems to have done the trick. The only place i am getting any indication on my wand is close to the main gears. Tried spraying those too, but no real result.
Up until now i have held off as i dont really fancy putting £700 of my cash into the deck through no fault of my own.
Its given me a lot more confidence to consider taking it out and flying it. I think even with all the G-Force mods which are being talked about, the voltage wand will still pick up static being emitted from the main gears, but will hopefully put an end to others who have either been bitten already, or like me cautious about even flying the 500.
Just my 2p's worth on the subject.
Rgds
Aidi
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