Tag: mod
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Blade Nano CP X Square Tail Boom Mod
If you’ve flown Blade helis, you would know that they often use 2mm round CF tubes for their tail boom. To keep the tail rotor aligned to the main shaft, each end of the boom is keyed. In the shape of a D. The tail boom is one I often fracture or break. Horizon Hobby […]
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Blade Nano CP X Canopy
Do you need a new canopy for your new Nano CP X without having to pay the $12.49 Horizon Hobby charges for a replacement? Well, you’re in luck because the Solo Pro and V911 canopies fit perfectly on the Blade nCPX. You can find these replacement canopies for as low $0.99 at oversea retailer. Or […]
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Carrying Case for Micro Helicopters
I took this photo to share on RCGroups. I figured I’ll post here as well. RCGroups forum member Heli Pad gifted me this Harbor Freight Tools case and I configured it to hold 5 micro heli. From top to bottom: Blade mCP X with extended tail boom WL Toys v911 (HobbyKing FP100) Blade mSR modded […]
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Silicon Labs USB Toolstick Mod for BLHeli Flashing
This is part 1 of my series on the Blade mSR X Brushless Conversion using Steffen’s BLHeli firmware for the XP 3A ESC. The information in this post is also applicable for those of you doing a brushless conversion on the Blade mCP X and will be flashing the XP 7A and XP 12A ESC. […]
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WL Toys V911 Charger Mod
Ever want to use the popular Eflite/Parkzone style batteries with your v911? Here’s a mod that uses the Hobby King mini extension plugs (Only $0.52 using BuddyCode) and fit it nicely into the V911 charger to enable you to charge both types of batteries. Simply cut the dividing bars. Easily done with an xacto knife. […]
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Charging Clip for Nine Eagles, Trex 100 and v911
If you fly micro helis such as the Solo Pro, Trex 100 and v911. You’ll quickly find that they each employ their own proprietary battery connector. What is an easy way to be able to hook these battery up to your programmable charger? Simple. Take a clothespin and insert two tiny screws 5mm from each […]
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Xieda 9958 Heatshrink Tail Motor Holder Mod
Here’s an easy mod for those of you who fly with the tail fin removed because it requires heatshrink where the tail fin normally sits. The goal is to prevent the tail motor holder from sliding up the boom and severing your tail motor wires. Securing the tail motor holder is important on the 9958 […]
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v911 Battery Tray Adapter
WL Toy’s v911 is a fun micro RC helicopter. But because of it’s unique battery connection, you are limited to the factory 120mAh LiPo or recently released 130mAh LiPo. Here’s a mod that takes the battery connector part and turn it into a battery tray so that you can use the popular 1s LiPo with […]
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Video of 9958-BSX
Here’s a video I made of the Xieda 9958 with Bravo SX head. The Bravo SX and Solo Pro head are the same. You can use either one. See this post: http://www.hacksmods.com/2011/12/xieda-9958-with-solo-pro-head/
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Link Guides O-Ring Mod
How many of you are breaking off the link guides like I am prone to doing during hard crashes? I put some 9958 canopy grommets on them and hopefully they reduce the breakage rates. Give it a try and let me know if works out for you. I use tweezers to open up the o […]