Re: Trex 450 Tail Drive

Beav wrote:
> "Kevin" <dontemailme@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Beav wrote:
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>>>>> "The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" <skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net>
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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
>>>>>
>>>> I would assume he's talking the spray can variety!
>>>>
>>>> Is it common to all heli's with a belt tail drive?  Not by my 
>>>> experience. I've never heard of anyone lubing the tail drive belt and

>>>> I've also found them to be very stout.
>>> It was a fairly common practice on the Raptors to stop any "moise" 
>>> interfering with the radio's. Same with the all plastic Shuttles.
>>>
>>>> I've never had one break and the only one's I've seen break were in 
>>>> "very" severe crashes.
>>> I've never seen a belt snap either.
>>>
>>>> I've also never seen anything in the instructions for the birds I've 
>>>> owned that had tail drive belts about lubing them in any way.  I
would 
>>>> think it would tend to attract dirt and dust in the long run.  I'm 
>>>> looking forward to hearing "other Kevin's" response to this!
>>> I've sprayed many a belt, but not to avoid any issues other than the 
>>> interference one I mentioned. AND I'm another Kev too.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> bloody hell us Kev's must out number the rest of the posters
> 
> Well we certainly out perform 'em.
> 
> 
you've not seen me wobble round the sky with my Rex :-)

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Kevin R
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