Show Off Your Wiring!

[flerpie]

Originally Posted by barefootnhilbily

I didn't want to cover my heat sink on my ESC. You cant see it but I borrowed a small heat sink from a PC video card, gently cut the cover open on the front of my ESC applied thermal grease and glued on the heat sink.

Glue? What kind? Around the edges of the heatsink?
Glue and heatsink compound both?
Huh?

[cpmboy]

here's mine. Nothing new here.....
Spec:
Motor/ESC/Gyro/Rudder : Stock
Cyclic: Hitec 65MG
Landing Skid & Paddle : GORILLAs
Tail Blade : KBDD
Tail Upgrade: MIcroheli

[barefootnhilbily]

Yes I used CA around the edges and heat sink compound in the center. perfect fit.. here is a pic. oh and by the way it works great.

[barefootnhilbily]

Hey CPMBOY
I love the upgrades to your batt holder and tail. how well does the tail upgrade parts work? I can see how they would be tougher than plastic.

[cpmboy]

This evening I got the chance to test out the tail upgrade (microheli), and at my stage (still hovering), the tail hold very nice combined wt KBDD blade. I think it would be REALLY nice if I opt for the dual crank tail upgrades (also frm microheli). And...the ATD...its the 1st upgrade I've done on my bird.

[Steve Evans]

Originally Posted by TripleTapper

Steve.....

I am building my first Heli (TREX 450 3GX) and I am going to use your bird for inspiration. I will post pics when I am done, but you will see a lot of your ideas in it. I hope you don't take offense....there is a saying about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery

I look forward to seeing the results... be sure to take some during the build so we can see how you end up routing stuff, especially the ESC lead. It would be good to see a similar photo set to mine but for Spektrum kit.

Steve

[Bomberomusician]

Steve,

You WIN the Heli Clean Wiring Contest dude. Great job. I am a noob with the same TRex 450 Pro 3GX V2 Super Combo. I have reached the point where it's time to connect the Servos,ESC & 3GX with the AR6210 6-Channel DSMX Receiver /Sat [SPMAR6210] I can't make heads nor tails from the manuals. Can you please tell me exactly how to connect these electronics ? Does the Servos& ESC go to the 3GX first or the Reciever ? I am totally confused.

[Steve Evans]

Servos and the ESC connect to the 3GX. How you connect the rx/sats to the 3GX depends on the receiver. The manual shows which of the supplied leads to use for that.

Steve

[Vinno]

Originally Posted by cpmboy

here's mine. Nothing new here.....
Spec:
Motor/ESC/Gyro/Rudder : Stock
Cyclic: Hitec 65MG
Landing Skid & Paddle : GORILLAs
Tail Blade : KBDD
Tail Upgrade: MIcroheli

https://www.helifreak.com/attachment...6&d=1327471217

Nice heli, what screws are you using, looks nice and looks like they much stronger then stock ones?

[kevinbattista]

Vinno,
check this place out for screws, nuts,and bolts
http://rtlfasteners.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=RF

[cpmboy]

Originally Posted by Vinno

https://www.helifreak.com/attachment...6&d=1327471217

Nice heli, what screws are you using, looks nice and looks like they much stronger then stock ones?

Its from RCScrewZ ..at the moment I only replaced the body frames screws, others still align's. All are direct replacement, except for the head size, its bigger than Aligns and a bit heavy. Before replacing the screws, make sure u that the length of the originals and the new screws are the same. About the weight....for the (2.5x5)mm ...1 RCSz screw = 3 Aligns screw. I'll post some pics later.

[cpmboy]

here it is.....

[Vinno]

Thanks for taking your time to do that cpmboy, i just put in my order for the screw set. Cant wait to replace all screws

[cpmboy]

no trouble here mate....

[steelers01]

All your wiring looks lice and clean especially with the nice wire wrap.. Where can you find that stuff at?

[kevinbattista]

Originally Posted by steelers01

All your wiring looks lice and clean especially with the nice wire wrap.. Where can you find that stuff at?

http://www.readyheli.com/search.asp?keyword=wire+wrap

[shadco]

Not the prettiest job but I think it's functional.








I like her so much she got a new face. I don't know why it is but I think the SE V2's look so much better than the Pro's not that it really matters.

[rallen1]

Great pictures on your wiring and setup for the new 450 3GX. I have just purchased one and have 3 questions. (1) How do you connect to your battery at the same time you push the "set" button on the 3GX to do the setup/installation, especially with it in the position you showed and no way to remove the BEC power cable. (2) Will the battery strap going over the ESC heat sink reduce its effectiveness quite a bit. (3) With the heli sitting upright, how did you see the LED lights on the 3GX as you set it up and use it. Thanks for your help

[tommcg46]

Hey Shadco,thats a great wiring job

[conejo]

I installed a GY520 and cleaned a little the wires in my Trex 450 Sport. I hope you like it!!