Re: Trex 450 Tail Drive

"Kevin" <dontemailme@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Beav wrote:
>> "Kevin" <dontemailme@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Beav wrote:
>>>> "Steve R" <srhodes13@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>> "Tsunami" <nononono@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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]
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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 :-)

And you've not seenme wobble around the bedroom trying to find somewhere
to 
stuff my chopper either:)


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