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JR Heli Vibe - Airskipper - Sylphide - Venture > Thinking about a vibe 50
 
 
Eyefly
Veteran
Location: Charlotte, NC

How does this thing crash? I have heard the trex crumbles when it hits the ground. How does the vibe fare?

Also, how is parts availability. Any issues getting parts or are they always out?
08-29-2008 12:53 PM
 
 
Viberheld
Heliman
Location: near Frankfurt, Germany

crashing the vibe is cheaper than crashing a T-Rex 600 Nitro. I crashed my Vibe last week, and there are not very much parts damaged. I hit the groung side ways, only the landing skid, the tailboom (not the drivetrain shaft, it survived!), main shaft and some linkages. And of course main blades.


A friend of mine had crashed his 600N and his Vibe 50 several times, and there was always more damage on the Nitro, like cracked frame, some bearings, especially clutch bell bearing, and so on. His vibe crashes where much cheaper, although the vibe parts are a little bit more expensive.

here a photo from my crash: (When the heli hit the ground, i thought it was much more damage, looked really bad!)

08-29-2008 03:46 PM
 
 
kevlar11
Senior Heliman
Location: Edmonton

crash

nice canopy!
KD
08-29-2008 10:44 PM
 
 
legoman67
Elite Veteran
Location: Nanoose Bay B.C, Canada

i had a tail rotor failiure at about 25 ft up, piro'ed to the ground. $125 was the total bill to get it back in the air.

Matt M.
http://www.filepile.ca
08-31-2008 12:16 AM
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tchavei
rrProfessor
Location: Portugal

Rather cheap I think

The parts that go are usually always the same:

tail output shaft
tail hub
front output shaft (not the shaft actually but the 17T fuse gear)
rear and front frame savers
landing gear
flybar
boom
blades

Tony


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08-31-2008 01:39 AM
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ajnstajn
New Heliman
Location: Slovenia, EU

Hi! I have a question regarding servo wheels on vibe 50. I'll be using 9452's and I would like to know what wheels should I use since I obviously can't use the jr ones that have the right spacing. I was thinking about quickuk 35mm wheels and use the hole 14mm from the center. That would give me 28mm spacing, bell cranks have 27mm spacing so it's half a mm to much on both sides. Will this be a problem? Or are there any other wheels I should consider?

http://www.realraptors.co.uk/shop/i...roducts_id=4081

thanks...
09-01-2008 03:03 PM
 
 
tchavei
rrProfessor
Location: Portugal

I'm pretty anal about my setups so unless its withing 0.00000000001mm I'm not happy.

You basically have two choices (if you want things to be perfect)

a) you get some futaba wheels (the smaller ones 15-16mm OD if I remember correctly) and a futaba drill gauge (the larger one has holes for 13.5mm) and do the drilling yourself

b) you use the stock futaba 6 point star (the outer hole is 13.5mm) or, alternatively, if you have a large selection of 4 point star horns, you find the ones that match 90 degrees perfectly and use the second hole counting from the outside (also 13.5mm). The added benefit of the 4 point star is that the arms are beefier than from the 6 point. The drawback is that its harder to find a position to match 90 degrees perfectly.

Personally I ended going with the 6 point stars although I have a futaba drill gauge because the horns will act as a fuse if you crash really hard. I've crashed my vibe 3 times already and have yet to break a horn. Perfect enough for me

Tony


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09-01-2008 03:31 PM
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ajnstajn
New Heliman
Location: Slovenia, EU

So the outer hole on these will do the trick. Thank you very much

http://www.readyheli.com/Futaba_Ser..._p/futm2010.htm
09-01-2008 03:55 PM
 
 
tchavei
rrProfessor
Location: Portugal

Yep. those are the ones I spoke about. Perfect linkage with them. Like I said, many will argue that wheels are better/stiffer or even metal horns but from past experiences I rather have the horns explode on impact than strip a servo... have you seen the price for a 9351 gear set?



Tony


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09-01-2008 08:28 PM
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ajnstajn
New Heliman
Location: Slovenia, EU

Yeah, I couldn't believe it when I first saw it. Plus it's also easier to fix a broken horn than a stripped servo, right

One more thing came to my mind...when buying a dial indicator/runout gauge (or whatever it's called) for my fan, clutch etc..., is there anything particular I should be aware of?
09-02-2008 01:05 PM
 
 
tchavei
rrProfessor
Location: Portugal

Try not to go with the cheapest you find. Get one that has at least 0.01mm resolution (metric). Some come with a magnetic base, others don't. Both work well.

When using it don't forget to preload the pointer to half travel so you have enough spring pressure to measure accurately the runout.

Tony


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"Perfection and patience usually walk side by side..."
09-02-2008 01:09 PM
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ajnstajn
New Heliman
Location: Slovenia, EU

Thanks again. I see now why are you a rrProfessor
09-02-2008 01:20 PM
 
 
tchavei
rrProfessor
Location: Portugal

I'm a rrProfessor because I spend way too much time on this board instead of flying lol.

Tony


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09-02-2008 02:07 PM
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patriot21
Key Veteran
Location: Eagle Lake,MN

no reason to think about it.. buy it... best 50 out there IMHO

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09-02-2008 06:48 PM
 
 
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