250 reborn

[michael.lathwell]

So guys, first real post so please be patient. I have an original 250 combo that i bought 2nd hand when they first came out (ages ago), well long story short the thing was knackered, no damage but everything was worn out. I ploughed in a stack of spares which tightened up every thing but couldn't get rid of a dreadful tail wag, this was before the various fixes became apparent. Anyway the hell's went in the loft with the onslaught of children to be revived a couple of weeks ago some years they gathered dust, anyway with a bit google i fixed the tail (seems obvious now) but sadly snapped off a ball off the swash so here's the dilemma, do i
purchase a new swash and keep the hell as design,
buy a new flybarless head (and witchcraft box probably kbar)
it seems the parts are seriously expensive compared to a new airframe is there any other options

Thanks Michael

[tomatwalden]

I think by the time you've bought a flybarless head, swash etc. and FBL unit, you'll have sunk more money into it than it's worth. I would keep it flybarred and fly it for what it is - then save your money for something better/newer.

[myxiplx]

I do like my 250, it's an older SE airframe, with a DFC swash and head, and a Vortex VX1e FBL. It did take a ton of work to get it flying well, but it's a great model. As Tom says though, for the money you spend you could pick up a BNF Blade 230S which is probably a better all around model.

If you're happy with a flybar model though I've a ton of Trex 250 flybar parts I could send you. No idea how much use they are as I've scavenged a few bearings from them, but I'm pretty sure I have a couple of flybar 250 swashes at least.

[michael.lathwell]

Hi thanks for the replays, I seem to be loosing posts.In short I was happy with the model and I have quite a lot of spares (although apparently not everything) I do like the mechanical simplicity of fbl though. Myxiplx what would you be looking for? That's a definite possibility thanks
michael

[myxiplx]

The flybar stuff you can have for free fella, I've never set up a flybar model, and a Trex 250 is not going to be my first attempt lol, so none of it is any use to me. Just pm me your address.

[michael.lathwell]

Cheers guys, have taken myxiplx up on his offer, have to say I'm impressed with the friendliness within this forum cheers all

[barryorbik]

My flybarred Trex 250 spent many months on the shelf as it always seemed to have its own ideas to what I wanted it to do which made it very hard and unrewarding to fly. After flying an MCP-x and a 130x I decided to convert it to a flybarless using a genuine Align DFC head (circa £40.00), original swash and servo's and a yellow K bar from Banggood (£20.00) - result I now own a very a well behaved Trex 250 that goes where I want it to and with another minutes flight time without over stressing the batteries.
For £60.00 it was well worth the effort and it is now a great helicopter that instead of being a shelf queen now lives in the boot of the car and that gets flown whenever I get the chance.

[michael.lathwell]

That's the alternative how are the k bars? Quite interested are they intuitive to setup?

[michael.lathwell]

Well thanks myxiplx I now have an absolute tonne of 250 bits, several se heads at least probably more, she flys great so cheers again you done me a massive favour.