Compass-USA Sponsored Warp 360 Build Thread

[Kendo]

Maybe a bit too random

It's a drill jig to get two holes, one on each frame piece to line up. In the hole goes a 1.5mm carbon rod glued only on one side. In total two. To keep wiring away from the main pulley, and to have somewhere to tie them off to. It might be hard to see it in the picture, not sure.



Oh, and that grey plastic in this picture is permanent, glued in to give a surface to mount my sattelite and still be able to use battery straps. I used a sat with a long antenna so I could hide it and run the antenna up through the electronics tray. I got the idea from this thread, when I read about the spacer for the esc.

[Kendo]

Originally Posted by Luigi_tuga

An anti belt-skip device, last generation?

Haha, I didn't read your post properly the first time. I just saw the last generation part now. Funny.

[dunkonu23]

Ha! Great idea Kendo!

Scott

[dunkonu23]

Well, it has been a long time coming, but we're at final setup.. I'm not going to cover everything, but I will cover basics as there are videos and other setup tips for the AR7200BX that are simply great. First, though, we're going to build Diviner's swash plate leveler!



Diviner's swash leveler comes with two halves and three spacers. The spacers go in the slots cut in the halves with the long end facing inward for support.



In Diviner's thread he recommends assembling it on the main shaft with the main shaft clamping collar removes. He did so so the parts will lay flat and utilize the main shaft as an assembly jig. In my build I couldn't remove the collar because of the way I wired my servos. So, I decided there were two ways to build it. One, was just lay it on the clamp and build it as Diviner suggests or to build it on a flat piece of glass and use a spare main shaft as an alignment tool.

Above is a test fit of the parts so I could make sure assembling it this way worked.



Turned out it did work. Above shows CA on the joints of the top half. Once that CA set (I didn't use kicker, but you might want to as the fumes from CA will discolor the plastic). Once the CA cured, I flipped the leveler over removed the bottom half and put CA directly on the spacers, then reinstalled the bottom half on the main shaft. I pressed down evenly on the bottom half until the CA set and was done.

Time to see how the RCLogger2 worked for leveling the swash on a small helicopter.



Since the tool fits OVER the links you might want to...



Lightly sand the tops of the links to remove any flashing or burrs. I'm talking really, really light sanding!



Well, it looks like the tried and true method of leveling the swash works best with small helicopter.s The Aileron link was one turn too long. You have to look closely to see it in this picture. Additionally, when you adjust anything, give the tool a little press down on the links. It helps realign it in case it doesn't slide as freely as a metal tool. Note here that I had to put the helicopter on its side to get this picture.



After one turn on the aileron link, the swash is perfectly level.



Sorry for the blurry picture..one hand... Here we install the head! Use blue thread locker on the Jesus bolt.



Next we snap on the links from the grips to the swash.



Time to get out the blades and associated parts we set aside for now.



The stock Compass blades require spacers to be used. When I have to use spacers, I always start with the top spacer. I align the spacer to the hole in the blade, then slide the pair into the grip. Next, I insert the bolt all the way through the blade and out the bottom side of the grip.



Then I pick up on the blade in the grip and slide the bottom spacer in until it stops against the bolt. Then I slowly pull the bolt out while putting straight and even pressure on the bottom spacer. When the spacer slides freely, it means the bolt is out of the way. Lightly push the bolt down then move the spacer until the bolt goes through the spacer and out the bottom of the grip. This takes some practice, but once you get it, you be very quick with this step.



I then tighten the blade bolts. I usually keep them sort of tight, but not so tight that I can't easily move the blades in the grips--to start. I experiment with tightness, but I can definitely say I do not use the tap/fall test.



Repeat the above steps for the next blade and then we can set zero pitch.



I had to adjust both pitch links one turn tight to get zero pitch on both blades.



I set up my helicopter for +12



and -12 degrees collective pitch... The unit learned 6 degrees perfectly, as well. I was also able to max out cyclic ranges without binding.



The completed Compass Warp 360!!! Ready to fly.... but...



It's dark, rainy and windy!!!! And.....



Tomorrow it's supposed to be windy and snowing!!!! Why me??!!! LOL!

That's about it for the build.

Dave Ketelhut--thank you so much for thinking of me and asking me to do this build. It has been a blast!!

I want to thank Charley Stephens ALeeS RC team owner and owner of ALeeS RC for allowing me to do this for Compass-USA. Charley is the real deal!!

Mike Jankowski, you da man!!! Thank you so much for your support throughout this process. You take customer service to a level to be emulated by all.

Thanks to Bob O, Rob43, BarnStormer, and everyone who caught mistakes while I was sick. You guys rule! Rob43 PM'd me hints all the time! I truly appreciate that!

Thanks to Diviner for sending me his wonderful swash levelers.. yes, Levelers... I have another one in red with different supports that I need to ask him about!

If I've left out anyone, know that it's not intentional at all. I truly appreciate all the feedback and assistance I've had in doing this thread.

Remember... enjoy the hobby! It's all about fun! Have fun with it!

Scott

[honkytown]

i really appreciated your build, very well done! and its by far the best pictured one ive ever saw

[Kendo]

I agree, very well done. I enjoyed it a lot. It's almost a bit sad its over.

[Luigi_tuga]

YEAHH!
Congratz on your build!
Hope you maiden it soon

[ScotY]

THANK YOU, Scott! We all realize how much work you put in to do this...no small task!

[battmo]

I want to say thanks that was very helpful and enjoyable.

[Rob43]

Scott has indeed set the bar high for photo build thread. You're a true professional!

Muchos Gracias, brother, and a very Merry Christmas to you and Kyle!

[Luvmyhelis]

Excellent workmanship and write up as usual Scott.

My leveler is in the mail. So now I already know what it should look like. And hopefully what my heli will resemble in the end if I can attempt to build it at this level.

[dunkonu23]

Awe...

You're all very welcome! It's great to know this is appreciated. I hope to update the thread when update parts are available. Until then, I'll be keeping an eye out in the Warp thread so if you need help with something I'll do my best to chime in.

I'm kind of sad it's over, too. I really love building helicopters. Each build has its own challenges and personality throughout the process.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas to all!

Scott

PS Rob... Professional? Moi? LOL!!!!

[weelee]

My Warp shipped out yesterday Thanks to your build thread, I hope it will be smooth sailing for me.
Merry Christmas

[honkytown]

It's almost a bit sad its over.

maybe Compass-USA should sponsor the next episode: crashing the warp, documenting broken parts and rebuilding it^^

[Luvmyhelis]

I think the next updates will really be dedicated to their newest solutions and upgrades to all the things the incredible HF members here are contributing to the Warp 360.

Honestly, in all my years building, and modding custom and factory helis. (well beyond 100 of them now)
Nowhere, in all the brands have I seen the effort in customer support not only from the dealers. But from the factory team themselves.

Scotts build thread equals anything I have previously done and surpasses it in his incredible photography and dedication to excellence. A perfect guide to taking this heli out of the box and bringing it to completion with factory parts, correctly with all the right moves.

[Jason O'Connell]

Awesone build thread Scott! Thank you so much for the effort.

[dunkonu23]

Wow... I'm speechless. Thank you guys so much for your wonderful thoughts! I don't know what to say. So...



In my last Compass build thread, I had snow... so... in keeping with that "tradition" here you go! Today. Lots of wind and just a bit of snow!

Thanks again, guys!

Scott

[Bob O]

Scott,

You guys just got a dusting.....we got buried up here, 20 inches in total from yesterday and last night.

It sure was nice to see the build thread from start to finish. Great job, Scott.

[dunkonu23]

Bob,

Yeah, I know we got a dusting. I prefer those.

Thanks for the complement, Bob and thanks for all your input during the build, bro!

Scott

[frypan]

Scott man,
What a great build.
Thank you for taking your time on doing this.