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honkytown · 03-09-2013, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sp00fman

The YEP is really big and heavy, but the nice thing is it has an 6Amp BEC with 5,5V output. Will have to side mount it. That is the compromise i had to make for the price.

i mounted mine like this, very good CoG with different batteries, btw great ESC

baui2000 · 03-10-2013, 07:20 AM

One of the bearings in tail block pulleys started screaming on Friday, so I changed them both today. This is one hell of a strange heli... A year of flying and this along with head dampers is all the maintenance you have to do. Unlike anything I've flown before

infra77 · 03-10-2013, 07:49 AM

+1 I hv yet to change my damper after more than 1.5yrs and still good

even after few soft crashes. Did once change the upper main bearing (after gone rough)

michalss · 03-10-2013, 01:50 PM

Another way to install YEP60/Himodel 60 ESC (just a T plate of carbon).
A really good ESC !

dr dremel · 03-10-2013, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baui2000

One of the bearings in tail block pulleys started screaming on Friday, so I changed them both today. This is one hell of a strange heli... A year of flying and this along with head dampers is all the maintenance you have to do. Unlike anything I've flown before

As I´ve not flown anything else I would find it strange to do more. I´m spoilt forever.

sp00fman · 03-10-2013, 03:52 PM

Staring at it for 15 minutes straight. Looking upward prevented me from drooling.
It is on the closet until wify gives the green light for the build process.

Previous owner seems to had a nasty crash. The tail-blades look pretty eaten up and judging from the leftover bad bearings and thrust-bearing in the box tells the main head also took a beating. I found both the boom supports to be cracked in the middle. I think i can epoxy it back to strength. Prev owner diddnt notice that and told me he "test flew" it before selling, to make sure the heli is ok. My thoughts were like: ."ffs, don't touch my heli! "

Love the Fusno canopy that came with it. Also the stock one is supplied, but need the ear fixed. Lucky me, I think its an easy fix. I think the canopy accounts for half the price i payed for this empty kit (but with SAB blades)

CrashAddict · 03-10-2013, 08:14 PM

Was warm enough. Did 2 packs... Just hovering around. Blood pressure dropped.. it was a good day. Need new blades though.. my yard is too full of trees.

jmisuraca · 03-12-2013, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrashAddict

Was warm enough. Did 2 packs... Just hovering around. Blood pressure dropped.. it was a good day. Need new blades though.. my yard is too full of trees.

I would like to see a video of you trimming the trees with your minip... If you have one

CrashAddict · 03-12-2013, 02:49 PM

No video's. Happens on panic landing attempts. It is better to hit a tree lightly then try and avoid it and crash it into something else faster.

When the weather gets better, I am going to try and fly at this field near my house where the State tore down a rental property. THe driveway is still there so it has a good take off and landing spot.

sp00fman · 03-12-2013, 11:26 PM

Full damage analysis on my used purchase. My jolly what has this dude been smoking while assembly and flying.

Besides the obvious cracked supports struts, the tailboom is bend, one tailshaft bearing gritty, too short bolts in tailblades, Small bearings in pinion and Y-arm are shot, so I modified the Y-arm to accept larger bearing. Stripped nut on jesusbolt (plied it right off with my fingers

), jesusbolt is S-shaped. Two mainshaft bearings gritty, Swash follower arms tightened so hard so it crushed a bearing. Wishbone arm really tight on swashfollower arms. still needed to be sized properly. Some scraping on the bottom of the mainshaft , because the bolt that goes in the maingear snapped in the crash and it seems the motor was still running.
Had to flush the swashplate ball with contactcleaner to remove some sort of thick yellow residue (WD-40 leftover?) and lubed with teflonspray.

Good thing i stocked up on bearings beforehand, and there are some spares in the box i got with it. Ordered a new boom and pinion bearings and added a few spares like featheringshaft and tailshaft,Head dampners. Forgot to order extra main grips

.

Still have to disassemble the tail and main spindle assembly. The grips on the mains are tight, so i wonder what I'll find in there.

This heli will sure be glad with his new owner. its gonna purr so sweet when i'm done !

rossk · 03-13-2013, 12:24 AM

Thanks for reminding me never to buy second hand heli's, haha

dr dremel · 03-13-2013, 05:18 AM

If the price is right I see no problem in used purchases. Just be prepared for the worst. Another Protos saved, and the rebuild is part of the fun!

Sharkbait · 03-14-2013, 11:30 AM

Few more great flights this morning... Getting more and more risky with it, flirting with disaster. When the mini is set up perfect it just begs to be pushed. So much fun

Sharkbait · 03-21-2013, 10:57 PM

Thanks to msh-direct I'm already back in the air, but learned the hard way to goop servos into fbl unit... The Heli won't fly like intended when rudder servo unplugs mid flight.

macem · 03-22-2013, 04:36 AM

concerning rudder servo:

... tried the wellknown mks ds95i at the tail for the first time - its awesome.

... hopefully it stands the beating as long as the good old 9257 (about 75 hours flighttime...

... and the only reason for replacing it was a broken wire, not the servo itselfs...)

baui2000 · 03-23-2013, 12:52 PM

My mini went down in a gym yesterday. I clicked throttle hold pretty quick but it was still a hard encounter with the floor. Damage assesment - a speck of reflective sticker peeled off one of the blades and some blue paint stuck in landing gear bolts

Four more packs of half piro flip practice followed... I wonder how much luck do I have left

CrashAddict · 03-31-2013, 06:36 PM

In a tree,,

branmuffin · 04-01-2013, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrashAddict

In a tree,,

Atleast your name is appropriate!

CrashAddict · 04-01-2013, 03:56 PM

Yes, Can you beleive there was no damage? I flew it for an hour after that. Those are those HK360 blades. Not a scratch on em. I just had to pull a few bits of tree out of the belt and clean the green stuff off the blades with Windex and it was back in the air. Great training heli. I love it.

macem · 04-03-2013, 04:28 AM

... and what do you think about the hk-blades? six dollars or so... a pair !!!

every time i come back from the hk360 to branded ones i dont notice much difference... macem

03-10-2013, 07:20 AM	#482 (permalink)
baui2000 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2010	One of the bearings in tail block pulleys started screaming on Friday, so I changed them both today. This is one hell of a strange heli... A year of flying and this along with head dampers is all the maintenance you have to do. Unlike anything I've flown before __________________ *Tom* RCHN#233 \| Lynx Heli Innovations Team Goblin 700 Carbon \| Protos Max \| Goblin 570

03-10-2013, 07:49 AM	#483 (permalink)
infra77 Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2012	+1 I hv yet to change my damper after more than 1.5yrs and still good even after few soft crashes. Did once change the upper main bearing (after gone rough) __________________ Mini Protos fbl - BX+95i, KDSQ fbl(rjx clone) - BX+8910, Ming Da(M3D) 600 fbl - BX+1290mg

03-10-2013, 01:50 PM	#484 (permalink)
michalss Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2007	Another way to install YEP60/Himodel 60 ESC (just a T plate of carbon). A really good ESC ! __________________ SAB Goblin 380 / Xnova 2820-890kv / Yep 90Lv / Beastx v3 / Tgy 306g Hv / BK DS-5005HV Blade Nano CP-X BL Rcx 250 Spektrum DX9

03-10-2013, 03:52 PM	#486 (permalink)
sp00fman Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2009	What did you do with your Mini Protos today? Staring at it for 15 minutes straight. Looking upward prevented me from drooling. It is on the closet until wify gives the green light for the build process. Previous owner seems to had a nasty crash. The tail-blades look pretty eaten up and judging from the leftover bad bearings and thrust-bearing in the box tells the main head also took a beating. I found both the boom supports to be cracked in the middle. I think i can epoxy it back to strength. Prev owner diddnt notice that and told me he "test flew" it before selling, to make sure the heli is ok. My thoughts were like: ."ffs, don't touch my heli! " Love the Fusno canopy that came with it. Also the stock one is supplied, but need the ear fixed. Lucky me, I think its an easy fix. I think the canopy accounts for half the price i payed for this empty kit (but with SAB blades) Attached Thumbnails __________________ MSH miniPRÔTOS & PRÔTOS 500 a better way to fly GAUI Hurricane 425 night rig & 550 the monster

03-10-2013, 08:14 PM	#487 (permalink)
CrashAddict Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2012	Was warm enough. Did 2 packs... Just hovering around. Blood pressure dropped.. it was a good day. Need new blades though.. my yard is too full of trees. __________________ Mini Prôtos 6S Stretch - DS95/DS95i, Mini V-Bar, YGE60 VBAR Ready

03-12-2013, 02:49 PM	#489 (permalink)
CrashAddict Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2012	Nope.. No video's. Happens on panic landing attempts. It is better to hit a tree lightly then try and avoid it and crash it into something else faster. When the weather gets better, I am going to try and fly at this field near my house where the State tore down a rental property. THe driveway is still there so it has a good take off and landing spot. __________________ Mini Prôtos 6S Stretch - DS95/DS95i, Mini V-Bar, YGE60 VBAR Ready

03-12-2013, 11:26 PM	#490 (permalink)
sp00fman Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2009	Full damage analysis on my used purchase. My jolly what has this dude been smoking while assembly and flying. Besides the obvious cracked supports struts, the tailboom is bend, one tailshaft bearing gritty, too short bolts in tailblades, Small bearings in pinion and Y-arm are shot, so I modified the Y-arm to accept larger bearing. Stripped nut on jesusbolt (plied it right off with my fingers ), jesusbolt is S-shaped. Two mainshaft bearings gritty, Swash follower arms tightened so hard so it crushed a bearing. Wishbone arm really tight on swashfollower arms. still needed to be sized properly. Some scraping on the bottom of the mainshaft , because the bolt that goes in the maingear snapped in the crash and it seems the motor was still running. Had to flush the swashplate ball with contactcleaner to remove some sort of thick yellow residue (WD-40 leftover?) and lubed with teflonspray. Good thing i stocked up on bearings beforehand, and there are some spares in the box i got with it. Ordered a new boom and pinion bearings and added a few spares like featheringshaft and tailshaft,Head dampners. Forgot to order extra main grips . Still have to disassemble the tail and main spindle assembly. The grips on the mains are tight, so i wonder what I'll find in there. This heli will sure be glad with his new owner. its gonna purr so sweet when i'm done ! __________________ MSH miniPRÔTOS & PRÔTOS 500 a better way to fly GAUI Hurricane 425 night rig & 550 the monster

03-13-2013, 12:24 AM	#491 (permalink)
rossk Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2012	Thanks for reminding me never to buy second hand heli's, haha __________________ [B]TT E820 - Kosmik 200, Scorp 5035 TT G4.1(x2) - OS 91 3D Speed, Hatori MSH Brains + JETI DS-16

03-13-2013, 05:18 AM	#492 (permalink)
dr dremel Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2011	If the price is right I see no problem in used purchases. Just be prepared for the worst. Another Protos saved, and the rebuild is part of the fun! __________________ 2x MCPX I Gaui »X1« I 2x Mini Protos I Protos I DX8

03-14-2013, 11:30 AM	#493 (permalink)
Sharkbait Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2010	What did you do with your Mini Protos today? Few more great flights this morning... Getting more and more risky with it, flirting with disaster. When the mini is set up perfect it just begs to be pushed. So much fun __________________ Synergy E7 Synergy E5 Prôtos mini 450

03-21-2013, 10:57 PM	#494 (permalink)
Sharkbait Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2010	What did you do with your Mini Protos today? Thanks to msh-direct I'm already back in the air, but learned the hard way to goop servos into fbl unit... The Heli won't fly like intended when rudder servo unplugs mid flight. __________________ Synergy E7 Synergy E5 Prôtos mini 450

03-22-2013, 04:36 AM	#495 (permalink)
macem Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2008	concerning rudder servo: ... tried the wellknown mks ds95i at the tail for the first time - its awesome. ... hopefully it stands the beating as long as the good old 9257 (about 75 hours flighttime... ... and the only reason for replacing it was a broken wire, not the servo itselfs...)

03-23-2013, 12:52 PM	#496 (permalink)
baui2000 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2010	My mini went down in a gym yesterday. I clicked throttle hold pretty quick but it was still a hard encounter with the floor. Damage assesment - a speck of reflective sticker peeled off one of the blades and some blue paint stuck in landing gear bolts Four more packs of half piro flip practice followed... I wonder how much luck do I have left __________________ *Tom* RCHN#233 \| Lynx Heli Innovations Team Goblin 700 Carbon \| Protos Max \| Goblin 570

03-31-2013, 06:36 PM	#497 (permalink)
CrashAddict Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2012	Mini P In a tree,, Attached Thumbnails __________________ Mini Prôtos 6S Stretch - DS95/DS95i, Mini V-Bar, YGE60 VBAR Ready

04-01-2013, 03:56 PM	#499 (permalink)
CrashAddict Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2012	Hee Hee! Yes, Can you beleive there was no damage? I flew it for an hour after that. Those are those HK360 blades. Not a scratch on em. I just had to pull a few bits of tree out of the belt and clean the green stuff off the blades with Windex and it was back in the air. Great training heli. I love it. __________________ Mini Prôtos 6S Stretch - DS95/DS95i, Mini V-Bar, YGE60 VBAR Ready

04-03-2013, 04:28 AM	#500 (permalink)
macem Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2008	... and what do you think about the hk-blades? six dollars or so... a pair !!! every time i come back from the hk360 to branded ones i dont notice much difference... macem

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