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New & Emerging R/C Helicopters > Cypher 50 EX Kit Review

Jan the MAN
Heliman
Location: Cape Town , South Africa

She's In the Air !

This weekend went well with some positive results on the Cypher ... Finally !

My Clutch and fan conversion worked like a charm . Solid starting and a cool motor the whole weekend . This mod is well worth it if you are tired of struggling with breaking one-way bearings and broken fan belts .

It is unfortunately not economically viable to modify this heli to the level that I have done . All my mods weren't meant as performance upgrades , but purely to get the machine in the air with a decent and trustworthy setup . There are still many mods I could do to upgrade the performance , but I don't need it yet .

I have done the math and so far and including the mods and exluding the engine , exhaust and electronics you could have built a Raptor 50 V2 and have it flying out the box ...

11-29-2004 Over year old.

Windspiel
Veteran
Location: Massachusetts

Manual

Has anybody have a manual on line to view
I'm seriously thinking getting one on these

01-02-2005 Over year old.

reckless loony
Senior Heliman
Location: MIA

And where are you all getting parts from since Cyberheli doesn’t list any and the link given further up no longer works? What is the manufacturer’s name of this heli?

Any reliability issues coming out such as breaking clutches, cracking side frames, etc?

01-03-2005 Over year old.

Windspiel
Veteran
Location: Massachusetts

this is the only link i have to this heli after an hour searching on Google

http://www.tkheli.com/

01-03-2005 Over year old.

bugsb
Veteran
Location: rothwell//northants UK

if you look at early post's you will find that the heli is made up of many other parts
raptor /jr etc
ron

01-03-2005 Over year old.

bugsb
Veteran
Location: rothwell//northants UK

once you have done the fan mod
it all runs well
i have been flying mine now for well over a year with no problems
as most of the parts are cnc upgrades and will fit onto my raptor when i crash it or just get fed up with it i will just use the parts for the other heli
at the price you cant go wrong
ron

01-03-2005 Over year old.

Jan the MAN
Heliman
Location: Cape Town , South Africa

Clutch / Fan Mod

I've got pics of the clutch/fan modification I did. I'll upload and post it soon.

01-17-2005 Over year old.

Jan the MAN
Heliman
Location: Cape Town , South Africa

I promise a better picture

Try this one rather , the other pics didn't upload correctly.

01-18-2005 Over year old.

nivlek
rrProfessor
Location: Norfolk England

Jan,
Looks like you got a much better colour combination in your kit than I did.My washout base is the same colour as yours, but my swashplate
is a light purple and tail pitch slider green!

01-18-2005 Over year old.

Jan the MAN
Heliman
Location: Cape Town , South Africa

Lucky packet!

Looks like when you buy this kit they just random pick the parts ... "this guy gets a green swash and a faulty clutch..."

01-19-2005 Over year old.

bugsb
Veteran
Location: rothwell//northants UK

is anyone still flying there heli
mine is still going after ? must be just over a year or more
ron

02-22-2005 Over year old.

Jan the MAN
Heliman
Location: Cape Town , South Africa

Still flying too

Hi There ,

Yes mine is still flying too . I looked over my heli this weekend , checking for some stuff needing maintanance and I found a scary problem. My Cypher's main shaft bolt keeping the Main gear on the shaft has snapped ( aka jesus-bolt). Fortunately it hasn't come out yet .

The cap-screw head snapped off and only the Nylon lock-nut and some of the bolt is keeping the gear on the shaft. Not a biggie to fix , but might have caused some damage if not found.

I Have had this bolt fail on my voyager in flight ... not a pretty sight seeing the rotor fly off on it's own...

03-07-2005 Over year old.

bugsb
Veteran
Location: rothwell//northants UK

i took the heli out for its first flight in a while
i forgot how stable it was
got it all setup for later in the year when the weather gets better
still working fine after 2 years and the fan upgrade
anyone still flying it
ron

02-05-2006 Over year old.

bugsb
Veteran
Location: rothwell//northants UK

need a bit of help
i down loaded the spares list but as it was so long ago i cannot find it
has anyone got it and can email me a copy
as the link on the forum will not work anymore
thanks
ron

05-15-2006 Over year old.

DOKEY
rrProfessor
Location: Northampton UK

Hi Ron,
Have you tried emailing Cyberheli to see if they can help, as they still seem to have the heli listed ?

Check the gallery!

05-16-2006 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

bugsb
Veteran
Location: rothwell//northants UK

i just sent them an email
i had the list but on another hard drive
but just cannot find it
all i can remember is that the parts are from jr/raptor/shuttle
ron

05-16-2006 Over year old.

TYREE
Veteran
Location: Sonoma county

Hey G.Man......

What's that weird thing hanging on the end of the tail boom?

Please.....don't tell me it's the vertical tail fin !!!

07-20-2006 Over year old.

coolbird
Heliman
Location: manchester, uk

Lame Question

Hi
I have tried to email cyberhelli to get some info on these kits but all mail gets rejected as spam (even in plain txt).
Can someone tell me whats included in the basic kit?
I know the manual is supposed to be unreadable but it would be nice to know whats needed to complete so I can see if I can get the parts locally.
Thanks

01-02-2007 Over year old.

bugsb
Veteran
Location: rothwell//northants UK

on the cyberheli site i think it tells you unless you have a del/invoice number it will come back to you
if you have time read the whole thread all the info is there
parts are from many helicopters
i never had to get spares as i sold it still in one piece
so i never had to look for them
Ron

01-02-2007 Over year old.

Taste15
New Heliman
Location: Scotland

Thanks guys for all the info on the Cypher 50EX. I bought my first helicopter (Cypher 50EX) on ebay, surprisingly it came without the manual. So for my first heli-project (and no modelling experience prior) I relied on this thread along with pictures posted to build the heli. 3 months on its still just getting the servos installed, with no real idea on what rod length or which horns to use and where.
I did a wee upgrade though, I switched the full rota head for a raptor 50...will this work?
If anyone has anymore photos or advise on the Cypher 50EX please post especially details of the rod lenghts and servo horns.
Thanks

06-02-2007 Over year old.

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