"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" <skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net> wrote in
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> On Sun, 04 May 2008 19:04:59 GMT, "Beav"
> <beavis.original@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
>>Quite an odd "nitro" heli those Kev. They have a teeter head (as most
do)
>>with teeter rubbers in the usual place, but those rubbers make the heli
>>fly
>>FAR better if they're in a box in the workshop somewhere. In other
words,
>>get them out.
>
> and replace 'em with what? Pretty much everything rubber on the thing
> has disintegrated..
Nothing, just forget about 'em. And no, I'm not joking, they really DO
make
a pig of the Jr when they're in.
>
>>They also need near electric heli rotor revs too. Anything less than
>>2000rpm
>>will result in it being unflyable without a lot of farting about.
>
> Yeah, I run my Trex 600s at 2100 RPM.. (and my new Trex 500 is
> pu****n' 2800 hehehe)
Christ, tings have got faster :-) About 2100 is fine for the Jr.
>
>>Don't be tempted to increase the (ridiculously small) rotor diameter by
>>fitting larger blades either, as this will make the Jr fly like dog
****.
>>DON'T be trying auto's first time out either, coz they're "not the best"
>>for
>>them:-)
>
> I haven't even considered new mains yet.. I'm still a LONG way from
> that point.
Well now you know that fitting larger mains isn't a good option.
>
>>They're the Robbie R22A of the model world:-)
>
> Hey, I like flying those...
With the low inertia blades?
--
Beav
VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19
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