RCHeliGears

2010-08-29T00:17:00.000-07:00

Align T-Rex 700E 3G wiring and electronics configuration.

T-Rex 700E 3G left side.

Wiring over view-Left side

3G devices & external BEC, battery for receiver.

Phoenix Castle ICE 80HV ESC

Wiring of receiver.

Wiring overview-right side

Secure the signal wire of the ESC by velcro.

Disconnect the wire for ESC setting.

Remove the wire easily, and will not be off postion

in flight.

Align T-Rex 700E test flight 3/21

2010-03-23T07:34:00.000-07:00

Amazing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c6xMk3TDgw

Align T-REX 550E

2010-03-23T07:31:00.000-07:00

Coming soon. T-Rex 550E (550mm blades)

Align T-Rex 700 Flybarless kits snap shots

2010-01-16T18:40:00.000-08:00

T-Rex 700 FBL kit snap shots, in stock at rcheligears.

2010-01-15T07:23:00.000-08:00

Snap shots of T-Rex 600 Flybarless kit. Available at rcheligears.com

2009-10-24T08:55:00.000-07:00

Remove the Futaba switch, wear Align 2 in 1 5.8V regulator, no more exeternal batter checker & glow plug igniter.

Align RCE-G600 Governor Quick Setup on Futaba FF9 (9C)

2009-05-07T09:21:00.001-07:00

When the governor is on.

When the governonr is off.

My Align T-Rex 600N Pro with upgrades

2008-08-23T08:11:00.000-07:00

I had my Raptor 50 retired last month, and moved some of the electronics from it to a new Align T-Rex 600N Pro, and I added some upgrades.

Here's the configuration of this heli...

Futaba R5114DPS receiver (14 channels),

4.8V NiCd reveicer battery pack,

Futaba S9255 x 3 for CCPM swash,

GY401+Futaba S9254 for tail,

Futaba S9252 for throttle,

Align RCE-G600 Governor,

Align pipe,

Align gyro mount,

Align CF switch mount.

GP4 600mm CF blades.

Align CF tail blades

1. The front end side view: Shiny factory painted fiberglass canopy, I like the scheme.

2. Full metal parts from swash plate up to the blade grips: I like the "Full Metal" look, looks very powerful...and tough...

3. Carbon fiber frame & polished pipe: The carbon fiber frame was a "luxury" upgrade part for R/C helis before, now it comes with the T-Rex 600N Pro kit. And the Align pipe provides the good power to the OS 50 engine.

4. Exhaust guide & plug : Comes with the kit, useful stuff, keep the exhaust oil in the pipe, and keep you car or floor clean.

5. Gyro Mount: I used an option gyro mount to sit the GY401 at the front end , to prevent the oil from reaching the gyro, also the wires of the gyro are close to the receiver & servo, much easier to arrange.

6. Extra frame bolt at the rear side: An extra metal frame bolt comes with the gyro mount, used at the rear side of the frame, that hold the elevator servo firmly in position, good stuff.

7. The arrangement of the electronics: Every time I build the heli, the most headache part is to configure all the electronics & the wires, here's how I allocate the receiver, governor & the 4.8V receiver battery, and tie the wires, they look neat to me :-) Align provides the "hook & loop" velcro tape to tie these electroncs in position, very helpful.

8. Mount the governor sensor: The sensor is mounted outside of the frame, and the wire is fixed by a cable tie, there are 2 pre-drilled holes on the frame, just fit the cable tie. And I use a tape to stick a piece of fuel tube on the edge of the frame, to protect the wire from cut by the sharp edge of the frame.

9. Option switch mount: I use the option switch mount to mount the Futaba battery switch. This is a necessary option part if you use a Nicd battery pack like I do. Otherwise you will find out you have nowhere to mount the power switch.

(Although the voltage regulator is getting popular in using Lithium battery for the electronic equipments, but I still prefer to use the traditional 4.8V NiCd pack with the traditinal switch. Just want to keep the configuration of my heli as simple as possible.)

10. Elevator servo wire protection: I use a canopy rubber nut to protect the servo wire, this nut was from the canopy of Raptor 50.

11. Glow plug entension: This is another necessary part; then I can connect the glow plug ignitor easily before starting the engine. The extension wire is covered by silicon, which is heat-resistance.

Align RCE-G600 Governor Quick Setup

2008-07-28T09:16:00.001-07:00

I decided to use a Align RCE-G600 governor on my new T-Rex 600N, to get the constant head speed easily.
The instruction manual with this governor is not so clear, here are the important tips which are not on the instruction manual by Align:
1. Connected to the receiver: Connect the 3-wire connector to the throttle channel, the 1-wire connector to the governor channel(ch7 in Futaba& transmitters)
2. Magnets installation: Be sure the 2 magnets are sit at the bottom of the 2 mounting holes on the fan, it can be done by a pliers. Put a cloth between the pliers and the fan, don't hurt your fan. :-)

3. Modify the fan cover: Drill a 8mm hole on the fan cover, to fit the fovernor sensor, and be sure the sensor is colse to the fan & magnets but doesn't touch each other.

4. Futaba transmitter setup: I don't use the ATV function as indicated in the instruction manual for the RPM setup. I just use the governor menu in the Futaba transmitter(12FG&9C), this is very easy and straight forward, but the RPM setup in Futaba transmitter for RCE-G600 is different from the Futaba governor GV-1, please refer to this mapping table for the head speed setup; these numbers were measured by my optical tacho meter. You can do it by yourself if you have a tacho.

In my 12FG transmitter, I set a switch from the"Governor 2" channel , which is to control the governor on/off; so that I can decide to turn on or off the governor any time easily.

Here's the head speed setup in the governor menu for each flight mode:

5. You may need to reverse the governor channel(ch7 here) of the receiver if the governor is not activated correctly; that ususlly happens on 9C transmitter.

Other than the tips above, please also refer to the instruction manual of this governor for the rest of the installation procedures, hope this helps save your time in setting up this RCE-G600 governor, enjoy it.