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Old 08-13-2014, 11:03 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Why stay away from DFC heads? I am going to build a 500 next and was going to go that route can you even find FBL non DFC heads now days?
Dfc kills sevos, I've put my 500 down twice now counding today on a full charged battery and the links fly off my elf head leaving no damage to servos. 450 dfc, kills 2-3 sevos every crash.
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Dfc kills sevos, I've put my 500 down twice now counding today on a full charged battery and the links fly off my elf head leaving no damage to servos. 450 dfc, kills 2-3 sevos every crash.
Oh, I agree in a crash the DFC seems to always kill servos on 450s at least. I don't really like DCF heads but seems everyone going that way.
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Old 08-14-2014, 06:20 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Oh, I agree in a crash the DFC seems to always kill servos on 450s at least. I don't really like DCF heads but seems everyone going that way.

That's not true compass and align now re-intro of efl heads -

https://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?p=5996112

http://*********.com/align-rc-new-70...ead-announced/

that's heli + daily - cant believe these guys (HF command) sensor - that's sooo unAmerican


As far as 450's crashing -none of the non-metal geared servos do good in crashes - especially that 450 micro sized ones....


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Old 08-14-2014, 06:46 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Compass has never had a DFC head.

The Compass/TracX/SZ head is a driverless head, which has flexible links which break in a crash (unlike the rigid links on DFC heads).

I have had a couple of hellatious (is that even a word?) crashes on the Compass head, one inverted and in Idle Up-never damaged a servo.

Compass did introduce a conventional head with drivers for those who prefer this type of rotor head.
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Correct and correct - I believe compass use breakaway delron tubes in their dfc design -
also goblin has gone to the HPS Head....new E700 - conventional....

Are we seeing the pattern??

Looks if your sponsored - dfc is the way to go......

Where do think - 'dfc' - 'DIRECT FROM COMPASS' saying came from? Align?

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Old 08-14-2014, 10:04 PM   #26 (permalink)
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The one I worked on did in fact have a black plastic driver arm
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Old 08-25-2014, 08:28 PM   #27 (permalink)
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After a bunch of reading, I decided to tear apart the logo and decide if I was going to build it based upon how many parts it would need to be in tip top shape. Turns out it might only need a one way bearing and a head button. If that's the case I'll just start slowly buying bits and pieces for it
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Old 09-12-2014, 03:41 PM   #29 (permalink)
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True, I have broken 3 servos on my DFC Trex 450L on 2 crashes.
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