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e-Align T-REX 250-450-500-600 > Canopy probs

MFIS
Veteran
Location: The Netherlands

Has anyone had probs with getting the canopy to fit over the side levers for aileron? Mine fits over them but its a tight fit and when they move they rub the canopy and when adding positive pitch they pop the canopy right off.

02-18-2005 Over year old.

Coolpowered
Key Veteran
Location: Youngstown, ohio

Yes everbody does, you can do a couple of theings to them heat the canopy up a little and reshape or grind the sides out a little so the ballinks miss the canopy, thats what i do. If you look at my gallery you can barely see what i did to my canopy, sorry not a close up on the cut out though, but its barely visiable in the first place.

02-18-2005 Over year old.

twdatsun
Senior Heliman
Location: Peoria, AZ

O Yes! I filed off the little tabs off the outside of the aileron arms and still had to use a hear gun to slightly move the upper portion of the canopy out of the way of the linkage.

USAF Retired

02-18-2005 Over year old.

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Ninja-Rhyno
Senior Heliman
Location: Wigan uk

i just cut the back top lip off see pic

02-18-2005 Over year old.

Marcellus
Heliman
Location: Annecy - France

I've done the same cut on mine.

Cheers
Marcellus

02-18-2005 Over year old.

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flytech
Veteran
Location: Sunland, CA

that's what i did from day one..

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heat the canopy up a little and reshape

i agree and did it from my 1st rex onward. no probs ever..

02-18-2005 Over year old.

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Titan520
Senior Heliman
Location: Philippines

Flytech,

Yours looks perfect! What's the technique to making it like yours?

I am having problems with my ball links being too tight as well.

I hope you can give us some step by step instructions...

You favorable and valuable information would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Titan

02-19-2005 Over year old.

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flytech
Veteran
Location: Sunland, CA

i use one of these Weller PyroPens:

so i'm not sure if you're gonna go out and buy one for the job but...

you can see it has a slot on the tip, that's where the exhaust/heat comes out (this is where it has an advantage over a heat gun because it can heat a small area).

put the canopy on, put a rod (i use a paintbrush) between the canopy and the linkage rod. heat the LOCAL area only (where the rod is behind) once you see it starting to form, stop and use your fingers to push the plastic around the rod and re-align the canopy edge so it looks straight around the rod. wait a few seconds to cool. done.

02-19-2005 Over year old.

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synchro505
Senior Heliman
Location: Topanga, CA

You can also use the now world famous Jarod's hair dryer technique.