helaboy
Heliman
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
| Hi Everyone. I know that there are a lot of previous writings about the GWS DD enhancements, but I am still totaly lost. The Blade CP is my first attempt at R/C aircraft. Also, I have been learning to fly it now for about a month. I have can now hover for about 30 secs or so. Can you please set me straight on this DD subject? Oh by the way, I did do multiple searches on the DD subject. I only became more confused. I have also read just about every site I could find on helicopters and heli flight in an attempt to educate myself on the total picture. I will try to organize my questions and please forgive me if some of them are not as advanced as they should be.
First: Do the stock Blades have Direct Drive already?
Second: Would the only alternative to Direct Drive be something like a worm gear assembly driven by the main motor?
Third: I was forced to look into tail motor upgrades/repairs since my bushing fell out of the stock motor. I am now totally confused about the easiest/best tail motor upgrade since I need to repair it anyway. I purchased an EDP50XC motor and a GSW 2003 prop from the LHS. Some of their personnel mentioned flipping the prop backwards, wiring backwards, etc. I mounted it to the original Blade tail motor mount by grinding the flat side round (so the motor shaft points to the right like the stock motor). I know that the new GWS motor turns clockwise and I am not sure if this is correct for the design of the aircraft (I thought the original turned counter clockwise). Oh yea, the LHS said that they had better experience with the 2003 prop with the Blades that still ran stock batteries (it is a 3.25x3 prop), which is why I have installed it instead of the smaller props that the motor came with. If I reverse the leads to the motor, it does not hold the tail proper due to the design of the prop. Can someone explain the proper way to perform the GWS upgrade? I read all kinds of info on it from this forum, but there appeared to be just as many methods to perform it.
Fourth: Should I just use the original gear and prop with a green "loctite" 'ed pinion on the GWS motor (wired backwards) like I have read in another discussion?
Fifth: This new GWS motor seems to wear down my stock batteries much quicker (I have not upgraded to the li-po batteries yet). Does this sound normal? I realize it may use more electricity, but it may also be that it works harder to keep the tail stable.
Thank you so much for your assistance. This is a great forum full of great people. |
