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09-17-2011 04:12 PM
craneman32
Re: Helicopter Shake

If you want a decent throttle curve setting let me know. My radio is in the truck ready for tomorrow! Finally a nice fly day!
09-17-2011 04:05 PM
craneman32
Re: Helicopter Shake

my 600 has a wobble when it spools up. Are you hovering? If you are learning to fly you might have your throttle curve set wrong. Like me when I started I was using throttle to fly. When your curve is set right you should be a about 80% RMP at mid stick. (correct me if I'm wrong) While you are flying you should not notice a RPM change unless you throttle right down.

Where I'm going with this is if the motor is changing speed it might be spooling up and down and getting the same wobble as you do when you first idle up while still on the ground. My slight wobble disappears before I lift off.
09-17-2011 03:30 PM
bensidus197217
Re: Helicopter Shake

Sometimes lubing the belt with silicon lube takes away vibration. Rubber can get sticky and if the tracking isn't perfect it will ride up on the edge of the pulleys.
09-06-2011 06:42 PM
hifly2104
Re: Helicopter Shake

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Originally Posted by JimMcIntyre View Post
Belt driven tail? If the belt is loose, you'll see shake when the teeth on either side of the belt meet....
Quite true Jim. Found that out yesterday as one of my Helis has a shake and that was one of the problems. Mine appears it could have a very minor tail rotor shaft that might be tweaked just a little. So check yours or your belt
09-06-2011 09:22 AM
JimMcIntyre
Re: Helicopter Shake

Belt driven tail? If the belt is loose, you'll see shake when the teeth on either side of the belt meet....
09-06-2011 07:21 AM
Cougar429
Re: Helicopter Shake

What kind of shake? Has the heli been set up properly? Is this symptom new or has it been there from the start? Has the heli been boinked? All of these would help point us towards a solution. At this point your lack of specifics as to the type of shaking and our lack of knowledge of the condition of the machine mean we are limited to making educated guesses and requests for more information.

If the shake you are describing is a rotation around the main axis it also might be worth pulling the flybar rod to check for straightness. The same can be said of the feathering shaft and dampers, but in that case the vibration would likely be constant and affect blade tracking.

On that note improper paddle incidence or loose or damaged linkages can all affect how the rotor system performs under different load and/or flight conditions.

If the shake is a vertical nodding action the rotor RPM may also be borderline too low.
09-06-2011 04:40 AM
mikekimc
Re: Helicopter Shake

Is your 600 Flybarless?
09-06-2011 01:08 AM
MDiver
Re: Helicopter Shake

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Originally Posted by waylander View Post
the blades should be just tight enough that if you hold the heli with the nose pointed at the ground and the blades out to the sides and give it a good shake the blades should fall downwards. based on your description the blades are indeed too tight.
Thanks, I'll try loosening them...
09-06-2011 01:02 AM
waylander
Re: Helicopter Shake

the blades should be just tight enough that if you hold the heli with the nose pointed at the ground and the blades out to the sides and give it a good shake the blades should fall downwards. based on your description the blades are indeed too tight.
09-06-2011 12:53 AM
MDiver
Re: Helicopter Shake

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Does it occur all the time or just during lift off? How tight are the blades? Did you balance the blades?

loctite, grease and oil in the right places?

Headspeed?
It does not happen all the time. It is most noticable during initial spool up (thats why I'm thinking blades may be too tight), but I also notice it happen in the air at different times as well (less shake, and perhaps not all the time), I know that I'm being a little vague, I think it is in part to my inexperience (concentrating on flying, not noticing every little detail). The blades are balanced. The blades are quite tight and require a decent amount of force to straighten, is this too tight? Can you provide a general rule to how tight the blades should be? I'm sure that loctite, grease, and oil are good, but I will check again.


I am not sure of the headspeed...

Thanks
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