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Avant Aurora - EFX - FX > Tail blade GRIPS?

Ghostrider
Key Veteran
Location: San Diego, CA

Did anybody have issues putting them together? It's basically the last thing I have left to do but I stripped one of them out trying to get the gap together between the two halves.

Is everybody running them with a little gap between the two grip halves?

When is the metal upgrade coming out? I am not impressed by these plastic grips.

Sam Gammo
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".

07-22-2008 12:31 AM

Dood
Elite Veteran
Location: America's Dairyland

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When is the metal upgrade coming out?

I want some of those too, but I'd like to see it redesigned to use some different bearings.
The bearings in the plastic grips (forgot what size they are) I found it is impossible to find a replacement bearing that is shielded on both sides.

The Bearings in the kit are shielded on just one side.
So what does a guy do? Put them in with the shield facing so the grease doesnt fly out?

--Or does a guy put the shield facing the inside, so no dirt and grass or whatever gets in there.

And I don't like the huge gap in the plastic grips. I guess the plastic grips were designed with the wide gap so they can fit MAH tail blades or something like that.

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07-22-2008 12:51 AM

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John Benario
Senior Heliman
Location: Atlanta

The best way to assemble the grips is to hold them together with your fingers/clamp/whatever, and snug the bolts. If you use the bolts to draw the halves together they will strip. Assembled properly they work well. The other thing to note is the spacing is 8.6 mm, not 9 mm which is MA and others. Keep that in mind when rounding up spacers.

John Benario

Edit: there should be no gap when the bolts are snug. You can still use yours, just use a longer bolt with a nut and rebalance accordingly.

07-22-2008 02:16 AM

nwolsink
Senior Heliman
Location: Barchem-Netherlands

Well I agree that these plastic grips suck. On a heli like this you would expect alloy grips right

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07-22-2008 09:41 AM

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Machinegun21
Senior Heliman
Location: Escondido, Ca- USA

I have not had any problems with my plastic grips, they work absolutly fine for me and I am in no hurry to beg/ask for an upgrade.

Justin Barry
Avant Aurora
DX7Balancer

07-23-2008 01:56 AM

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mpk000
Heliman
Location: USA

Mine went together fine and look ok, but i'm with you guys for this caliber of a heli I want to find metal grips.

07-23-2008 02:36 AM

Machinegun21
Senior Heliman
Location: Escondido, Ca- USA

there is no need for metal tail grips on this heli, plastic ones do the job just fine, are cheaper to produce and less expensive when you crash.

Justin Barry
Avant Aurora
DX7Balancer

07-23-2008 03:31 AM

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Dood
Elite Veteran
Location: America's Dairyland

I like flashy shiny aluminum.

If I considered black plastic to be bling, then I would bling the helicopter out in all black plastic.

...But since black plastic isn't blingish enough for me, Then I guess Im gonna have to go with the shiny aluminum, when available.

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07-23-2008 03:41 AM

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alchemist
Senior Heliman
Location: London,UK

Mine went together fine, I think you just need to tighten the screws in an orderly fashion so as not to lever one side.

Agreed that aluminum bling is nice, but I also like the way the two half's clamp the bearings in place, I have absolutely no lateral slop. How long they stay like that only time will tell.

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07-23-2008 10:52 AM

Ghostrider
Key Veteran
Location: San Diego, CA

I got the replacement grips yesterday and they worked perfect. I still feel on a heli like this, they should have an option for a metal upgrade though.

Sam Gammo
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".

07-23-2008 02:46 PM

mpk000
Heliman
Location: USA

Well put Dood.

07-23-2008 06:51 PM

tec548
Heliman
Location: Houston, TX

I put the Kasama N9 tail unit on mine from day one and it works great. Only other thing that you need it the N9 pitch arms and everything is tickity boo.

Joel

07-23-2008 08:06 PM

creightoncarr
Veteran
Location: Missouri City, Texas - USA

You don't count anymore since you sold out.