Align T-REX 600 ESP

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• copterX450ae

History

13.04.2010: I was given this helicopter as a gift from my wife Ann Elin, since she felt I have been working a lot around the house (garden, building fence etc). I am to complete the fence before i fly it.

It was bought from rc711

Status

23.07.2010

Troubleshooting choppy servo movement.

Attached a few tubes to let the Rx antennas sit in. Did some more work on the electrics.

23.07.2010

Troubleshooting choppy servo movement.

Started working on electronics placement

20.07.2010

Received birthday gift from wife, including: Align DS650 Tail Servo, Main Rotor blades and a swash leveling tool. I mounted and adjusted the tail servo, and set up the initial gyro setup.

Ordered EC5 connectors + wire from HobbyKing?

19.07.2010

Received the FrSky? kit, started setting up the head/swash. Most is finished except for the blades themselves. I guess i will be setting up for -9/+9 pitch

17.07.2010

Been away on vaccation, managed to pick up the battery from the post office today. Turns out it has 5.5mm bullets connected. Need to order bullets, or refit it with Deans (not reccomended)

26.06.2010

Received 3x Align DS610 for cyclic. Mounted these, adjusted elevator links to be of equal length. Balls probably need to be moved after i've centered the servos.

21.06.2010

Ordered:

• swash servoer (3xDS610): 1039,- NOK (Birthday gift from mom)
• 5000 mAh 6S 30C LiPo?: 592,- NOK (Birthday gift from dad)

20.06.2010

Ordered:

• FrSky? Two Way Tx Module and Rx + 1 normal 7 ch Rx, 875,- NOK (Birthdaygift to myself)

17.04.2010

Build started, head complete. (3 hours)
This helicopter scares me. The build is simple enough, but its insane size makes me rethink what kind of electronics i put on it. I don't want any incidents where I lose control of it due to mechanical or electrical failure. This thing can kill a person easily.

18.04.2010

Build continued, frame partially complete. (1,5 hr)
Size keeps amazing me, check out the differences to the 450...

19.04.2010

Build continued, added elevator bracket and landing gear (1,5 hr)

20.04.2010

Build continued, Some work on tail and Torque Tube (0,5 hr)

21.04.2010

Build continued, Tail and Torque Tube finished, tail now on heli (2,5 hr)

22.04.2010

Build finished, as far as i get without Rx/Servos?. Fixed Main Gear, motor and pinion. Preadjusted servo links (2 hr)