Nitroholic Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 E-Bay bargain, and a great potential project. Really wanted to get a Honey Bee CP2, but maybe next time. Battery was DOA, but the heli fires up just fine and all the controls respond as they should. Amazing what you can get for £20 .... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 oh..and while I was bargain hunting... I snagged this job lot ..for....£5.20. That's an SR120, an mSR and a load of spare parts, mostly SR120. No controllers or batteries, but I got loads of both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 nice pick ups mate with the flybarred cp helli just make sure your mechanical set up is ok ie mid stick 0 pitch but best check out online and lot of info here worth checking out and having a read mate especially sections regarding cp heli set up https://www.helifreak.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 I don;t think this ESky ever really got used. Test ran it on a battery that doesn;t fit ( so no actual flying) and ran it up to the point of lift off. Shook like a loony...the rotor blades were screwed on tight and could barely move. I also found the pitch control was reversed on the controller.....no idea why! Ordered a proper battery, as the only small 3S I had was one I used as a TX battery. Too wide to fit in the chassis, and there wasn't really anywhere I could fix it securely enough. I really just wanted to make sure the thing had the full range of controls working and powered up. Anyone genuinely trying to get to grips with this in the condition it was in was going to be in for heartache! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 Sweet... the bundle of spares was one very pristine mSR( bound up and flew very nicely) and an tired but..upgraded...SR120. Has MicroHeli blade holder, and a brace across the linkages. Also noticed an ally collar on the main shaft. Electrics fired up and it bound and flew. Blade grips had been bent out, and needed careful squeezing back into shape. Comes with a few useful spares. Looks like a very recent motor too. Needs some cleaning on teh servo tracks, but it;s not too bad overall. For what I paid....absolute bargain! I would have paid that and more just for the upgrade parts on the 120. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 First snag hit with the Hoey Bee ... Got a correct battery, and fitted the right connectors. Binds up just fine, so we slap on the training balls, just because we have no idea what is going to happen here... Spool her up gently, and she starts shaking like crazy. Not good. Check the main blades. They don;t seem to be a matching pair, but I got a couple of sealed bags of blades. So 2 new blades installed. Seems better for a brief minute, I get off the ground, going through the usual OMG the thing is all over hte place with wierd trim settings...and the shaking sets in again. Dig out the fine tooth comb, and I think I have the problem. There are 2 linkages that hod the flybar to the main assembly and tie it into the blade angle. One is a rubber band.....Nice. So as soon as any load comes on, the flybar will be flexing and hinging, and I don;t think that is g oing to do nice things to the balance of the rotating assembly. No. So, a quick parts hunt....and Buzz Flyer have a set. £2.45 I think is in budget. So I might snag a couple of other bits while I am there, and refresh thge swash and swaybar system completely. Parts seem cheap. So why not. I have plans for brushless upgrades, and swapping over to Spectrum RX if this thing flies nicely. So I might as well give it the best chance I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Check the feathering shaft/spindle isnt bent take 1 blade off and put a hexkey onto the bolt inside the blade grip and rotate it with other blade straight out and the tip shouldnt orbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 will give that a look too. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 if you do need a new feathering shaft be very carefull taking old 1 out as the spacers thrust bearings etc all go in in a specific way and order if the new shaft is same dia all way along shaft ie no steps etc you can undo 1 end screw and gently push old 1 out with the new shaft making sure all spacers etc stay in the grip as you push it out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 another thing it could be is the rubber dampers in the blade grips could be worn or aged and may need replacing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 blade grips are fine. Got the new 120SR dialled in nicely now. Until the wind picked up, I had it buzzingf around the garden taking the heads off the dandelions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted Sunday at 19:10 Share Posted Sunday at 19:10 read in what did you do to your model earlier that you broke the honeybee 😞 definately check the feathering shaft spindle isnt bent as it doesnt take much to knock it off the true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted Sunday at 21:15 Author Share Posted Sunday at 21:15 It's a fixed pitch heli ... no feathering shaft to bend. I am still having intermittent issues with excessive vibration, which it seems is down to blade issues....though I suspect the blade grips too. Was just starting to get hte thing dialled in when it went into upside down landing mode and broke things! The manual has a section on 'twisting blades' to match the pitch on both sides to dampen vibration. Yeah.....fun stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted Monday at 00:40 Share Posted Monday at 00:40 thought it was a cp helli mate just its named CP2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted Monday at 19:48 Author Share Posted Monday at 19:48 No worries. There were 2 versions ..( well technically 4!) There were CP and FP Mk1 and Mk2. Mine is an FP Mk2. Wanted a CP, but they are harder to track down. The Mk1's are more basic and run on 35Mhz FM radio gear. Of interest...but not really for flying. The Mk2's are still quite old, but are at least running 2.4Ghz radios and reasonable gyros. I'm finding these slightly historic but still usable helis quite fascinating. And a little challenging! Which I like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted Monday at 20:16 Share Posted Monday at 20:16 cool mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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