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EXI and Trex 500 Full Size Tail Servo MOD:
The
purpose of this modification is adapt the 500 helicopter to accept a
Full Size Tail servo. A Full size tail servo will have more
torque typically than a mini servo. Full Size tail servos are often
easier to aquire as well as sometimes less expensive.
As you can see a full size servo is too big for a 500 bracket.
(click image to enlarge)
The
Trex 500 and EXI 500 Carbon eddition come with servo brackets desinged
for a mini servo like the Align DS520 and Futaba 9257. For this
helicopter, you can either purchase an Align 600 tail servo bracket
then cut it down to fit the 500 bracket or you can take the existing
500 bracket and cut the middle section out and mount the servo just ont
he ends.
For the HK500GT or the EXI 500 Plastic version, you
need to buy the 500 Servo bracket then do the cut mod or the 500 AND
the 600 brackets (this gets expensive). If you want to just get a
500 Bracket, you can get it from Xheli (CLICK HERE)
This
picture shows the difference between a 500 and 600 bracket. You can see
that if you have a 600 bracket, you will need to cut the top down a
little bit to fit it on the 500 boom bracket.
(click to enlarge)
To cut down a 500 bracket, cut the middle parts out like below:
Then
mount the servo, Trial fit the servo and set the servo ball position so
that the tail blade pitch is slightly right thrust with the ball at 90
degrees. Your servo should end up very close to the front of the
boom as shown. Note that tape is added to the boom to keep the servo
from sliding on the boom. This allows you to not have to over tighten
it to keep it from moving on you.
