Re: Trex 450 Tail Drive

"Tsunami" <nononono@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "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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>> >>> message news:tm7ou3his5c2ltkebj5f9t03edn4hlsn7g@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >>>> 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
>>
>
>
> My middle name is Kevin  :)

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