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e-Mikado Logo 400 500 600 > Blade grip logo 500 question
 
 
VooDooX
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area CA, US (San Mateo)

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		the blade grips on my logo 500 are acting funny 1 is loose and the other is tight... as in there's some (very slight) play in 1 one of them where i can move the glade grip up and down a small amount but not in and out on the shaft is this normal or should i be alarmed? (only 3 flights on my logo 500)

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10-29-2009 09:07 PM
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helicraze
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Location: Victoria - Australia

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Sounds like thrusts damaged. Did you grease them? What kit was it? I always put in extra hard dampers.
10-29-2009 09:38 PM
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VooDooX
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area CA, US (San Mateo)

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		its a brand new logo 500 3D

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10-29-2009 09:49 PM
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HeliMan Dave
Senior Heliman
Location: Chicago

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		I've had the same problem a couple times now. Seems the stock bearings and/or retainers are not holding up. Granted this is after 30-40 flights but I would think it would last longer than that.

The plastic spacers and O-rings seem fine too.

I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that this head was originally designed for the Logo 400? Maybe the stress/weight of the 500 is a tad much for the head?

I am going to try some upgraded bearings for next season and see how it goes.

Regardless, this should not happen on a brand new Logo.

Logo 500 3D / E550 Raptor / E325 mini-Titan / T-Rex 250 / Blade CX-2 / Blade mCX
10-30-2009 01:58 AM
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helicraze
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Location: Victoria - Australia

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Well its the same head for logo 500SE.

I was swinging the 690MM rotors on the 600 head etc and the thrusts were the least of my worries.
10-30-2009 02:02 AM
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Paul Gleeson
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Location: Bonn, Germany

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Did you fit them the right way round?
The manual talks about a smaller and larger inner diameter of the bearing faces.
Plus the ball cage should face outwards to keep the grease in.
Paul
10-30-2009 08:35 AM
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HeliMan Dave
Senior Heliman
Location: Chicago

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Yea, I know craze. That thought (under size head) just occurred to me since I also have one grip with too much vertical play.

I do remember reading about a few guys putting the L600 head on the 500 but I don't know if I'd do that. If I were to stretch it into an SE to run 600's then I might.

Maybe it's just poor quality thrust bearings/races.

I'm actually thinking about stretching my std. L500 to run 600's to help me with auto practice.

Logo 500 3D / E550 Raptor / E325 mini-Titan / T-Rex 250 / Blade CX-2 / Blade mCX
10-30-2009 06:25 PM
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VooDooX
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area CA, US (San Mateo)

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		heres what i did that worked i pulled it apart and greased the dampers because i had forgotten to do that then i went ahead and took the grips apart made sure everything fit right and the spacers were all there then i added a thick washer to the end (after the washer that they tell you to put on the end) and it works like a champ no play whatsoever and fly's beautifully i am also running 5000 mah battery's that give 8 minutes of 3d with 1200 mah left at the end putting about 3800 back in can prolly do about 12 minutes gentle flight

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11-02-2009 03:02 PM
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