helical Senior Heliman Location: Bowling Green, KY
Just use a 90-degree allen wrench.
09-02-2008 05:54 PM
raptorheli2 Elite Veteran Location: rip off britain and no changing it
the allan key doesn't mean the swash is level if you mean jam it through the arms on the rear 2? infact since the front one is all done by eye it's not much use at all.
i bought a swash tool for my 700 and it is the first heli i have done this with. what a difference it made. dialed out all interactions using my 14mz with it aswell.
buy one, you won't regret it. i cut the front link down and i put longer rods on the back 2. the swash by eye looked level but was way off when i tried the tool.
leady Senior Heliman Location: sharnbrook, bedford, UK
i use my eyeball and then i fly it and trim as neccessary lol, stuff buyin a tool
09-02-2008 07:08 PM
louk05 Key Veteran Location: Flying in BelAir Maryland
YeahThe frame has them slots just for that reason. You don't really need a leveling tool. I used the frame and lined mine up and 1st flight it was perfect. No sub trim needed or anything. Just floated there
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09-02-2008 07:26 PM
raptorheli2 Elite Veteran Location: rip off britain and no changing it
the last 2 posts are typical of what i said.........before i bought the tool.
and again, the slots do NOT mean the swash is level.
my heli also "floated there" but doing piro metros or big ben it would wander. swash tool showed interactions at certain stick positions. i was amazed really tbh, i've always thought never buying one of them and here i am.
the allan key doesn't mean the swash is level if you mean jam it through the arms on the rear 2?
No, that's not what he means. He's refering to the trick where you zip-tie an allen to the main shaft with one of the ends touching 1 of the 3 points on the swash. Then spin the shaft around so that it touches the other 2 points to make sure they are at the same height.
I used that method on my 600N and it works pretty okay. On my 700N I bought the tool, and find it to be a much easier way to go. Both will provide the same results, but the allen key method requires more "fussing".
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09-02-2008 08:35 PM
raptorheli2 Elite Veteran Location: rip off britain and no changing it
ahh, ok pilotdaz. if thats what he means i can see that working ok as you say. nice little trick that.
helical Senior Heliman Location: Bowling Green, KY
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He's refering to the trick where you zip-tie an allen to the main shaft with one of the ends touching 1 of the 3 points on the swash. Then spin the shaft around so that it touches the other 2 points to make sure they are at the same height.
Yep, and if the allen isn't perfectly 90 degrees, it doesn't matter. It's just a way to get a level swash without spending money.
09-02-2008 11:41 PM
louk05 Key Veteran Location: Flying in BelAir Maryland
i used teh frameand a good old eye. The frame is perfect 90 and if you look at it as well its hard to go wrong. I set mine up that way with teh frame slots and they are dead on. I have had to add no sub trim at all. I have a leveling tool as well but never use it. I did on my 600 just to make sure but thats about it
