The Align T-Rex 550L DOMINATOR!!!

[SoupZ]

[SoupZ]

Only managed to reach this part of the build yesterday bcos I wasn't sure about the main shaft to frame alignment, so I took apart the whole thing & re-did it hahaha

& another thing I realized is that the main gear meshing is a little too loose for my liking, but the stock motor mount & pinion support doesn't allow adjustments

What can I do about that? Any help appreciated!

[feudallordcult]

you can pm rchobbyfly for help, he's the subject expert in this 550, 600 & 700.

[rchobbyfly]

you can pm rchobbyfly for help, he's the subject expert in this 550, 600 & 700.

no lah, boss. I am no expert yet.

For my previous 600e dfc, the meshing is much wider than I expected, wider than the thickness of paper. However, it still fly good.

As for 700, the meshing is good, just nice to me.

There are aftermarket adjustable motor mount for both 600 and 700. It is by KDE. I not sure if 550L could use the 600e adjustable motor mount.

Alternatively, in helifreak, I read that they do file or dremel the hole in the frame to make the meshing closer.

I would suggest to test fly first, before mod or change anything. Happy flying.

[feudallordcult]

Bro Koh, with such a detailed post, how not to call you a Rex-specialist?! Anyway Bro soupz,join us at siltronic if u can. We will try to help in whichever ways possible.

[TBLow]

Hi TB! Thks man, how's everything going with the mini-p? Hope you're flying & enjoying it!

Haha. You still remember me Bro. I am still waiting for some of the electronics to be shipped in and got to go shopping for ESC, BEC and receiver before I can start the build!

[SoupZ]

you can pm rchobbyfly for help, he's the subject expert in this 550, 600 & 700.

no lah, boss. I am no expert yet.

For my previous 600e dfc, the meshing is much wider than I expected, wider than the thickness of paper. However, it still fly good.

As for 700, the meshing is good, just nice to me.

There are aftermarket adjustable motor mount for both 600 and 700. It is by KDE. I not sure if 550L could use the 600e adjustable motor mount.

Alternatively, in helifreak, I read that they do file or dremel the hole in the frame to make the meshing closer.

I would suggest to test fly first, before mod or change anything. Happy flying.

Bro Koh, with such a detailed post, how not to call you a Rex-specialist?! Anyway Bro soupz,join us at siltronic if u can. We will try to help in whichever ways possible.

Hey guys! Thks so much for the inputs, really appreciate it! Ok I tell y'all what, I build, set & bench test at home 1st, then I let it's maiden be at Siltronic with y'all present, how about that? Sounds good?

What are your Siltronic schedules?

[SoupZ]

Haha. You still remember me Bro. I am still waiting for some of the electronics to be shipped in and got to go shopping for ESC, BEC and receiver before I can start the build!

Yeap of cos! You're the good family man! Oh i see...hope you can get airborne soon!

[rchobbyfly]

Hey guys! Thks so much for the inputs, really appreciate it! Ok I tell y'all what, I build, set & bench test at home 1st, then I let it's maiden be at Siltronic with y'all present, how about that? Sounds good?

What are your Siltronic schedules?

Both Saturday and Sunday. 7.30am to 9.30am. along Tampines Industrial Crescent.

[SoupZ]

Both Saturday and Sunday. 7.30am to 9.30am. along Tampines Industrial Crescent.

Ok Roger! But maybe not saturday cos I haven't finish building hahaha

[SoupZ]

Progress for the past 2 days...

[SoupZ]

My Talon 90 trying to blend in with my no.4 heeheehee...

[tansh]

Nice heli.Btw you not using external bec for ur servo and fbl system?

[SoupZ]

Nice heli.Btw you not using external bec for ur servo and fbl system?

Yeap, initially I wasn't planning to, I wanted to just use the Talon 90's internal BEC...but now I decided to plug straight in a 2s lipo pack, just to be safe lol

[SoupZ]

Hi all!

Sorry for the long break! Yesterday I did a spool-up/bench test & everything seems good Looking forward to maiden it!

There are 3 things I discovered while building this kit,

1st: E.g if you're using a JR 9xII tx with a snap on spektrum DSM2 module(what I'm having), you will have compatibility issues with the Align Gpro fbl system(at least for my case), what happened for me is that, some channels read perfectly but some glitched like crazy, which could probably be my tx's firmware being too old for the Gpro Should work fine if you use a pure spektrum tx

2nd: If you're planning to use the Talon 90 esc that comes with the combo & you like convenience, PLS make an extension to connect the motor wires to the esc, otherwise you'll be spending a 'bit' more time on it like what I did

3rd: & for this heli or any upside down motor configuration heli with a CW main rotor rotation, if you're using this esc & motor combo, REMEMBER to swap 2 wires(e.g. red/red, blue/black, black/blue), DO NOT color match the wires, or else your motor will spin in the wrong dir. So if your not planning to make an extension from the esc to the motor wires, make sure you get this right, otherwise I can only say...朋友, 我永远祝福你(Friend, I forever wish you all the best) (EDIT: If you have the castle USB link then it won't be much of a problem, cos you can change the rotating direction in the software)

Bench test video coming soon!