Re: Trex 450 Tail Drive

"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" <skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net> wrote in
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> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:56:58 -0400, "Larry" <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >I have a few spares but it is a real pain to change, it takes about an
hour.
> >You have to disassemble just about the entire helicopter from the
connection
> >of the boom. I always look at the belt and it looks fine. Any
suggestions
on
> >how many hours of flying would be a reasonable time to replace it.
>
> I have yet to break a belt in any of my 450's in several hundred
> flights and well over a dozen crashes..  I run 'em on the loose side
> and keep 'em lubed with silicone lubricant.  All of mine have the
> metal drive pulleys.
>

By silicone lube do you mean the garden variety silicone spray in a
pressure
pack?
Is this pretty much common to all heli's  ie a good idea for a Blade400
also???
Oh yeah and how much how often??

Cheers