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Align T-REX 600N 700N > 600N ..... header tank or not !!!!

ALLPRO
Heliman
Location: MAGEE,MS USA

I have a header tank ran 7 tanks without a header or a magnet but just for piece of mind and now i can run my main dry and still have enough fuel to get me home

Heli's Crash and Wives Fuss

07-16-2007 Over year old.

kevin25
Senior Heliman
Location: US

Just ordered a header tank myself because I have been comming in way, way to low in fuel sometimes, and for only $13 my problem would be solved, more of peice of mind to me!

Kevin

07-16-2007 Over year old.

GScott
Key Veteran
Location: Lewis Center, OH

It also doesn't help that Align lied about the fuel tank capacity. I believe someone posted this before but it is not 440cc, it's only 400cc. I know becuase I filled a new tank with water last night and then emptied it...only 400cc. I believe that makes it only 20cc larger than the Raptor tank.

07-16-2007 Over year old.

DS 8717
rrProfessor
Location: Here wishing i was somewhere else

It's 13.5256 ounces.

07-16-2007 Over year old.

RCHeliJim
Elite Veteran
Location: Orem, UT USA

Or about 422cc

Go Fly, Have Fun!!
-Team Quick UK
-Team RCHeliMag

07-16-2007 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

DS 8717
rrProfessor
Location: Here wishing i was somewhere else

Mine is 400cc,or 13.5256 ounces.

07-16-2007 Over year old.

RCHeliJim
Elite Veteran
Location: Orem, UT USA

Every converter I could find out there puts 14.28 oz at 422cc. No biggie to me, but I couldnt find one that differed in the result

Go Fly, Have Fun!!
-Team Quick UK
-Team RCHeliMag

07-16-2007 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

jaxrotor
Key Veteran
Location: Jacksonville FL

1cc = 0.03381402 oz

400cc x 0.03381402 = 13.5256 oz

07-16-2007 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

GScott
Key Veteran
Location: Lewis Center, OH

Mine measured exactly 400ml. 1ml = 1cc so that's 400cc or 10% less than advertised. That was just an empty tank filled to the top. No clunk or stopper.

07-16-2007 Over year old.

LJS
Veteran
Location: Minnesota, USA

There's a lot of talk about the fuel magnet, but I thought I would put in a plug for the O.S. bubbleless clunk. I just started using it, and ran my tank bone-dry (accidentally) with it. She barely leaned out at all to the final drop.

It's metal, not foam like the fuel magnet. Looks like a metal ball full of holes. I have no idea how it works, but it really does.

Costs about $16.

I don't think you need a header tank, but I wouldn't mind having a couple extra ounces of fuel. The tank size is the biggest disappointment about the 600N. It flies so sweet I don't want to bring it down.

Good flying,

LJS

600E, 1910 1Y, 8S FP4270, GY611
600N, OS50 Hyper, GY611
Logo 5003D, 600+, 6S TP 5000, DS760

07-16-2007 Over year old.

Ringo Ranger
Senior Heliman
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii...bye Vegas!

I don't need one, but a have one.

might use as well. It workz well. fuel magnet?

I don't think so...

07-16-2007 Over year old.

solidsnake
Senior Heliman
Location: Piscataway NJ, USA.

Some people don't like flying just 8-9min and thats running the tank bone dry. Its not fun to run out of fuel 5ft off the deck going fast backward inverted. I can see the fuel level much better with the HT.

It's not easy to find part for this thing right now.

Shawn.

"If your afraid to crash it, then you better not fly it"

07-16-2007 Over year old.

QuantumPSI
Elite Veteran
Location: Boston, MA

haha, so only 400cc huh? Interesting, my Raven has a 500cc tank! Well I'll be order a header tank right now...

...now where was I, dh/dt = BS-dx/dt
I will fly you forever... till earth do us part

07-18-2007 Over year old.

BiggerDanno
Heliman
Location: SoCal

After toasting my engine this past weekend, I'll be installing a header tank as soon as I find one.

I still had 1/4" of fuel left in the tank when the engine seized up. I was flying FFF, so the heli was tilted far enough forward that it was sucking mostly air. Now I need a piston, liner, and ring.

It sucks to have your engine seize up at about 70 mph forward flight 2 feet off the ground...luckily, the only thing that broke was the front landing skid. Lost the links to the blade grips too.

The fuel magnet would have probably helped, but I'm not sure it would have prevented the engine running lean, so the header tank will be installed.

07-02-2008 07:30 PM

Carey
Senior Heliman
Location: Allentown, NJ U.S.

I use a fuel magnet. The only thing I don't like about using exhaust pressure is having to immediately re-fuel up. On my YS heli this isn't a problem.