Trex 250 owner's lounge
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
yeah man... Get them pictures up! That's what this thread is all about pictures, videos, discussion, troubleshooting...etc.</p>
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Alright sweet. I will get some pics up later. And also maybe a video of it flying. This little guy is very zippy to fly. Can't wait to get my parts for it. I may try a flip or roll sometime in the near future. As long as my tail stays where I want it, it should flip quite nicely .
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Apart from the bling, bro.... You actually balanced the blades!!! Good on you, Noob! Man, I'm telling you, Align CF blades take some work.
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thanks Scott. I'm going to try it out tommorrow and let you know how it went. I still have some more goodies to install but i'm saving it till my first crash....Hopefully never! lol lol
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Well here is my piece . I got it for 150 bucks minus the reciever. I have 3 batteries for it at the moment. I got loads of landing gear, tail belt, main gears, tail parts, i am getting some more blades from the guy, and a bunch more parts.
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Just got done flying under the streetlight. I love this thing more and more after more flights. I get 8 minutes of mild forward flight with the thunderpower 910's. And I have a 1000 that i managed to fit under the canopy that will last even longer. I love it. I only get about 6-7 with my 450. However I do have a scorpion on that with 3s lipos [X(].
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Looks good Fuse. where is all the wires coming from? If you dont mind my critique you should clean your wiring. Please please dont take that the wrong way. lol. what gyro is on it now?
I just flew my blinged out rexy250 just earlier. Man I love those carbon blades, feels much more responsive. did a bunch of front flips and back flips.
Fuse I see you have the DX7....NICE! what's your swash percentage on the elevator and aileron? mine is currenty at 52%,52,50
I could probably increase this a little more for a faster roll and flip rate. </p>
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The wires are a little messy due to three 6 inch extensions that are on it going from the gyro to the reciever. I am using a CSM gyro. It is very smooth but like I said, just not right for a 250. I will check the percentages when I get home and post them up.
No big deal about the wiring . I am going to get some 3 inch extensions. A lot of those wires will dissappear. Like I said. I bought this heli used from a guy so this is better than it was. You should have seen his birds nest [sm=stupid.gif]
No big deal about the wiring . I am going to get some 3 inch extensions. A lot of those wires will dissappear. Like I said. I bought this heli used from a guy so this is better than it was. You should have seen his birds nest [sm=stupid.gif]
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
Hi New to TRex 250
Trying to bind DX6I (also new) to AR6100e on TRex 250 when bind complete and bind plug removed the rx starts beeping maddly also the motor will not respond swash at wierd angle but think i have not set up reverse and swash mix any one got settings for DX6i AR6100e and Trex 250 settings</p>
Main concern is the rx beeping after what looked like succesful bind</p>
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
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Hi New to TRex 250
Trying to bind DX6I (also new) to AR6100e on TRex 250 when bind complete and bind plug removed the rx starts beeping maddly also the motor will not respond swash at wierd angle but think i have not set up reverse and swash mix any one got settings for DX6i AR6100e and Trex 250 settings</p>
Main concern is the rx beeping after what looked like succesful bind</p>
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Any Help appreciated</p>
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Hi New to TRex 250
Trying to bind DX6I (also new) to AR6100e on TRex 250 when bind complete and bind plug removed the rx starts beeping maddly also the motor will not respond swash at wierd angle but think i have not set up reverse and swash mix any one got settings for DX6i AR6100e and Trex 250 settings</p>
Main concern is the rx beeping after what looked like succesful bind</p>
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Any Help appreciated</p>
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
Make sure you are in helicopter mode. Make sure you plug the heli in first. Also unplug on of your motor wires when you are messing with it like this.
Also make sure your esc is set right.
Also make sure your esc is set right.
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theasp, if you're new to flying helicopters your trex 250 could be an expensive pile of rubble. I suggest you start off with an inexpensive trex clone 450 as a crash test dummy. the trex250 is alot more difficult to learn to fly. Practice on simulator if you dont already have one, get one and it will save you money.</p>
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
Hi yes thanks already have 2 belt cp's for practice this was a choice for a smaller heli
The bind goes ok servos move its just tESC not rx thats beeping when i switch trottle hold on beep changes and heli spools up slowlt turn throttle hold off motor spools down just no motor responce on throttle up
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The bind goes ok servos move its just tESC not rx thats beeping when i switch trottle hold on beep changes and heli spools up slowlt turn throttle hold off motor spools down just no motor responce on throttle up
Cheers
ASP
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
have you watched finless bob videos on the 250 build?
I didnt understand your last post about whats happening.
You must setup the esc to see your low and high throttle. turn on transmitter, put the throttle stick to the high position, plug in your battery. wait for the tone. then throttle stick to low. and wait for tone again. at this point it should go into the esc's programming. just following the recommend settings on the rest of the settings. make sure you have a linear throttle curve set when setting up low and high throttle stick (0.25.50.75,100). is this your first time setting up a helicopter? if so, ask your local hobby store or other local experienced pilots to give you pointers.
I didnt understand your last post about whats happening.
You must setup the esc to see your low and high throttle. turn on transmitter, put the throttle stick to the high position, plug in your battery. wait for the tone. then throttle stick to low. and wait for tone again. at this point it should go into the esc's programming. just following the recommend settings on the rest of the settings. make sure you have a linear throttle curve set when setting up low and high throttle stick (0.25.50.75,100). is this your first time setting up a helicopter? if so, ask your local hobby store or other local experienced pilots to give you pointers.
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
Is it possible the Throttle channel needs to be reversed? Make sure throttle is plugged into the throttle channel on the receiver, not the power channel.
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Is it possible the Throttle channel needs to be reversed? Make sure throttle is plugged into the throttle channel on the receiver, not the power channel.
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Is it possible the Throttle channel needs to be reversed? Make sure throttle is plugged into the throttle channel on the receiver, not the power channel.
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
Cheers Guys
My other Helis are Belt Cp's with stock Tx's - so this is the first time i have had a programmable Tx so it is an interesting learning curve Ha[8D]</p>
The ESC on the 250 will not arm and sounds an alarm if it detects anything other than zero according to the manual</p>
When i switched from normal to throttle hold (throttle stick at Min) the heli motor spooled upto a head speed of 100 rpm ?</p>
So althogh the thottle was minimum it evidently was sending a signal out</p>
I also had not set the throttle trim tabto min on the new DX6I as on my belt Tx's</p>
A guy at the local flying club said if he did not have the trim at minimum then his 450 ESC will not arm and no motor speed</p>
So i will move the trim down and try again</p>
Any help and comments Much Appreciated
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
Thanks Baurwin, I'm still getting the feel for her. I just heard that the new v2 trex 250 se is coming out very soon. It looks SWEET!