Don't even THINK about not doing this: Using some RTV or Loctite (see chapter 1)
lock this switch in the UP “N” position. It can be removed later when your skills have
progressed. Leaving it alone guarantees accidents, damage and massive part
replacement expense if the whole system is powered up while the heli is on the ground
and switch is in the DOWN “1” position!
I was writing down dipswitch settings for this eBook and it must have rubbed against my
leg and gotten flipped downward. Luckily I had the whole head removed for photos to
the next chapter. The motor opened up full bore, I lost the tail rotor pitch arms (35-022)
and the main rotor pitch arms (35-028). The crap flew clear across the room right past
my head. If the head/blades were on at the time... I would have been slapped in the
chest! The main drive gear and clutch would have been TRASHED! Lock this switch...
only a few people can use it anyway!
The motor just QUITS w/o warning and the S.O.B. falls right into the ground. I was
tracking blades for a buyer, and the thing died in my hand. It reset itself at idle and I
could continue.
1) Pull/reseat the crystal on the Rx and cover with masking tape.
To Next Page
Loading...
