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05-26-2009, 02:23 PM | #41 (permalink) | |
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I have 2x T-rex 700's and I can say my second heli will be getting the same fitted very soon. Excellent product.
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06-03-2009, 01:07 PM | #42 (permalink) | |
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Had a crash on Sunday and both these bearing housings broke completly in two. I know things break in crashes but these have turned out like cheese to be honest.
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06-03-2009, 03:37 PM | #43 (permalink) | |
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Finless may have more information on this, but I spoke with him earlier this week and his friend Kevin crashed three-times before finally breaking the blocks in a HARD inverted crash. Unfortunately, with limitations to weight and flight performance, there is always a trade-off between crash-proofness and 3D flying characteristics.
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06-03-2009, 04:31 PM | #44 (permalink) |
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Yep..... I had Kevin test these for the 700. Before if he crashed hard on the head he would almost always bend the stock 700 top bearing block. Here is an example.
Kevin got the KDE blocks and had 3 hard crashes right on the head almost all 3 in one weekend!. The last one last weekend I swear went in on the head at 40G's. Well I guess you cant make something indestructable but these certainly were tougher than the stock bearing blocks. Also I may add that the top bearing was not damaged even though the block was!!! Shows the trust bearings are helping.
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06-03-2009, 04:39 PM | #45 (permalink) | |
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Yea I don't think anybody can produce "crash-proof" heli parts. You stick a heli in hard, stuff is going to break. |
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06-03-2009, 11:50 PM | #46 (permalink) |
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Is that Miro's Mod1.0 maingear?
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06-04-2009, 12:22 PM | #47 (permalink) |
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Yes which as I understand will be out in a week!
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06-06-2009, 11:39 PM | #48 (permalink) | |
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As I quoted I was very happy with the KDE bearings and "YES" the heli did go in heavy on the head so there was never a question something had to break. In fact both side frames broke along with endless other parts and was probably asking too much hoping the bearing housings was going to withstand a heavy crash like this.:o The fact remains yes the stock bearings do bend and break too in a heavy crash but at half the price of the KDE product which do we as a user choose. At the time of writing my post above I was probably asking too much hoping the bearings would survive and do like the product but they arnt cheap so the question remains....... Would I buy another set. I have re-fitted the original Align bearings back in the heli to keep costs down. The jury is still out for me.
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06-22-2009, 11:00 AM | #49 (permalink) |
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Yeah that is the rub. You might even be at the level you actually need all the upgrade parts available, but in the end it comes down to cost so if you are going to be the one slamming your heli into the ground you probably should get cheap servos and the cheapest parts you can buy.
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06-23-2009, 01:11 PM | #50 (permalink) |
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Finless just finished a great (and rather hilarious) review of the T700N and T600N Aluminum Thrusted Bearing Blocks in his Tech Room at:
https://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=146290 Check it out, it's definitely worth the entertainment.
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07-18-2009, 03:44 PM | #51 (permalink) | |
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07-27-2009, 01:33 PM | #52 (permalink) |
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Yeah I guess seeing the bearing blocks bent after a crash would make it all that much worse. The thing is though that crash mechanics are just weird. I am not sure anything can be crash proof but these blocks look about as heavy duty as I would want to run. Added weight is never a good thing.
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12-29-2009, 09:51 AM | #53 (permalink) |
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I got mine over the weekend. To my surprise, after at least 10 gallons, the stock align main shaft bearings feel smooth and new. I was expecting to experience the same complaint I read in the forums about the bearings going bad prematurely, the reason why to upgrade to the thrusted main bearing blocks. I actually debated on whether to install the upgrade or not. I did, just because I had it in my hands. I had to replace the main shaft washer because after installation I had a noticeable vertical play.
Will test fly today.
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09-24-2010, 09:43 AM | #54 (permalink) | |
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