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e-Century Hummingbird - Swift > what is the hot setup for a hummingbird?
 
 
YSRRider
Key Veteran
Location: Ingleside/Fox Lake, IL

peticularly.... what boards are you guys using? century/ms/litemachines...etc.

any other opinions would be appreciated.
03-04-2003 Over year old.
 
 
GRASSCUTTER
Heliman
Location: CANADA

Set-up

Receiver -------- GWS
Pico Servos ---- GWS
PG-03 Gyro------GWS
Control Board -- Hummingbird
Battery ------------ 7x 650mAh NiMH AAA (Home Assembled)
"ENERGIZER- bought from the local grocery store"

Works OK
03-04-2003 Over year old.
 
 
Hoverup
Elite Veteran
Location: Gulf Coast

GWS 100 FP ESC for the main motor
GWS 50 FP ESC for the tail motor
GWS 4 channel Pico rcvr
2 GWS Pico BB servos
CSM HLG 200 HH Gyro - (eliminates the need for a mixer)
2s pack of Kokam LiPoly 1020mah cells
"Minimal cost for maximum fun"

Cheers - Boyd
AMA 80393
Major, USAF
Retired
03-04-2003 Over year old.
 
 
3DChopper
Heliman
Location: California

If I use my 9Z, do I have to inhibit the gryro settings or anything of that nature. Or just use the radio's default.
03-04-2003 Over year old.
 
 
GRASSCUTTER
Heliman
Location: CANADA

Flyer39564

I've been thinking of using 2-separate speed control for a homebrew
heli that I am making...How did you make it work? Specially the tail rotor....How did you make the GWS 50FP ESC to initialize with the
joystick normal "OFF" position on the center? Do you move your tail rotor stick all the way to the left before you turn on your heli, then let go of the stick after? Would it not make the tail rotor run prematurely?
Do we really need the CSM HLG 200 Gyro to make it work?
I am very interested...please give more info.
Thanks
03-04-2003 Over year old.
 
 
GRASSCUTTER
Heliman
Location: CANADA

3Dchopper

I use an Airtronics RD6000 Super, and I have to turn off all mixing
features..
The HB mixer board will take care of the tail rotor mixing.
Even a simple 4-channel radio will work.
03-04-2003 Over year old.
 
 
ez-flier
Veteran
Location: Vermont

charger?

What is a good high speed charger? I was looking at the Hitec CG-340... is that any good? Also, will a Hitec 4 channel reciever work? thanks,
Aaron

Century Rep
Magnum Rep
03-04-2003 Over year old.
HOMEPAGE  
 
 
3DChopper
Heliman
Location: California

I use the Chameleon I660 from RC-Direct. This charger is set up for NMHI.
03-04-2003 Over year old.
 
 
ez-flier
Veteran
Location: Vermont

$$$$ ?

If you don't mind me asking, how much was that charger? Thanks again,
Aaron


And what's there web-site?

Century Rep
Magnum Rep
03-04-2003 Over year old.
HOMEPAGE  
 
 
spool-it-up
Senior Heliman
Location: Oakwood Hills ILL..

subject in mention

i dont understand how we go from asking opinions on the setup
you guys are usesing to talking about chargers.
I am also interested in different products that will work with the
hummingbird because i just bought one and only bought the heli itself.

Thanks
John
03-04-2003 Over year old.
 
 
mliu
Heliman
Location: Newbury Park, California

go to rcdirect.com. I think it goes for $269
03-05-2003 Over year old.
 
 
GRASSCUTTER
Heliman
Location: CANADA

Out of topic--Charger---sorry.

Anyway, one charger that I found very good is the New Hobbico
Quick Field Charger MkII
It has two chargers w/ individually adjustable current.
Can charge 1-8 cell of NiCad and NiMh
1-3 cells of Li-Ion
It's peak detecting, w/ buzzer sound when finished charging.
Reverse polarity detector.
Has a very good affordable price.
03-05-2003 Over year old.
 
 
Hoverup
Elite Veteran
Location: Gulf Coast

" Flyer39564
I've been thinking of using 2-separate speed control for a homebrew
heli that I am making...How did you make it work? Specially the tail rotor....How did you make the GWS 50FP ESC to initialize with the
joystick normal "OFF" position on the center? Do you move your tail rotor stick all the way to the left before you turn on your heli, then let go of the stick after? Would it not make the tail rotor run prematurely?
Do we really need the CSM HLG 200 Gyro to make it work?
I am very interested...please give more info.
Thanks

GRASSCUTTER - the tail ESC is initialized just as you described it. Full left stick on the rudder and you are ready to go. The tail motor running prematurely has not been a problem for me. I had a CSM HLG 200 gyro in bench stock and it works well to respond to the torque of the main rotor and also perform the HH function. Without it, you either need a mixing ckt on the heli or a computer with mixing capability to mix the rudder channel as a slave to the throttle channel. The gyro just made it a lot simpler and lighter.

Cheers - Boyd
AMA 80393
Major, USAF
Retired
03-05-2003 Over year old.
 
 
flyboy
Elite Veteran
Location: California

FMA supper Nova is what I am using. Works great!
I love this little thing.
03-05-2003 Over year old.
 
 
Intruder
Senior Heliman
Location: Algonquin, Illinois

Great setup

Century micro piezo gyro
Hummingboard
Maxx 6800 Pico 4 channel receiver
Maxx pico servos x 2

I made several modifications to the basic bird. and my electronics are all mounted in the small "box" on the chassis without the lid. I cut the lid and made a small mount which I epoxied to the front "A" frame. In front and just below the motor, this serves as the gyro mount. I also leveled the landing gear using a spare landing gear and have no problems with it. The century gyro is rock solid and this thing flies like a dream. I treated all the ball joints with powdered graphite and mounted a very small round bead to the bottom of the vertical stabilizer so it would not snag on the carpet.

UP = Away From The Center Of The Earth
03-10-2003 Over year old.
 
 
kevlar11
Senior Heliman
Location: Edmonton

setup

Hi I have about 15 flights on my bird
one thing I did was put in a new motor
Went with a 280BB Simprop power speed Arco ! Lifts off at 1/3 throttle now! Also the air time is longer too, weight is 54grams and max draw is 4.8A. I dont know the U.S. price but for 55can. it was a not too costly upgrade. Had a look at a brushless Astro nice but too much for me!

KD.
03-10-2003 Over year old.
 
 
stevem
Senior Heliman
Location: Oklahoma

Castle Creations Pheonix 10 brushless ESC
Castle Creations Pixie 7P tail ESC
Astro 010 brushless motor w/10 tooth pinion
HS55 servos
GWS micro receiver
JR G410T heading hold gyro
Energizer 8x750mah AAA NiMH battery

Thei setup flys great so far. Only hovering and some rounds around the livingroom. When I tied all the wires up I got glitching. Seperated the power wires from the servo wires and it helped a bit, but still need to get rid of some minor glitching. I could never get far off the ground with 7 cells and the stock motor.

Mounted the 410 in (still in the case) at the back of the main frame under the tail. Works great so far. I'll probably switch to a CSM 200 heading hold gyro if I can't lighten the JR easily.
I also cut my landing gear so the heli sits level - got tired of the way it looked sitting there.

Overall I am pretty happy with it.

Steve
03-10-2003 Over year old.
 
 
Intruder
Senior Heliman
Location: Algonquin, Illinois

Eat some humble pie, please.

This is a turn around if ever I've seen one.

This was an earlier post by Flyer39564

"Hope you enjoy Chinese knock-offs. This is nothing more than a poorly executed copy of a Piccolo. Go to e-bay and you can see the same heli listed as a Feda or a Skylark or a Handy EP. You would be better off buying a Piccolo Fun, at least you could get spare parts. This is not a "Century" product. I for one am amazed that Century, after years of struggling to get a "rep" of a quality product, is now going to flush it all for this piece of cr*p. Do a search on Century new helicopter here and see some other opinions. And yes I have one so it's not speculation or rumor. It's junk.
Cheers - Boyd"


Would you like that dry or with water.

UP = Away From The Center Of The Earth
03-11-2003 Over year old.
 
 
Hoverup
Elite Veteran
Location: Gulf Coast

Feel better intruder ??
You are getting a tad personal, so take a deep breath and do some more reading.........
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...&threadid=95234
and
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...&threadid=97853
and
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...&threadid=98127

As you can see, not everyone shares our enthusiasm for the $79.95 Century rip-off solution

Cheers - Boyd
AMA 80393
Major USAF
Retired
03-11-2003 Over year old.
 
 
Intruder
Senior Heliman
Location: Algonquin, Illinois

Sorry

Had to say something. Actually I read the earlier post when you first posted it. I have several Century products and love them all. I also Fly a rappy 30 V2. I felt you were bashing Century pretty badly in the first post and when I read your post regarding setups it sounded as though you were tickled with your humming bird. So how do you like it ?

Mine is a blast, and durable too.

Sorry. Wasn't trying to blast ya

I'm thinking of installing a BB280 motor on my second bird and a couple small upgrades from helihobby. What do you think ?

UP = Away From The Center Of The Earth
03-11-2003 Over year old.
 
 
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