The Belt CP build
I purchased the Belt CP barebones kit from HeliGuy, which means no motor, radio gear or servos. The receiver, motor and ESC have been removed from the King. As the servos on the King were damaged, I had already purchased TowerPro SG90’s and one SG50 for the tail.
This is what I started with:
The motor, a JustGoFly 400DH, fitted perfectly without any modifications. The pinion needed to go quite high on the shaft though, so that it meshed properly with the main gear.
All of the servos fitted perfectly, except for the pitch servo (the one at the rear, near/underneath the gyro). I had to file the hole smooth, then I had to remove the stickers from the servo and file the mounting lugs down until it would fit.
Because of the size, shape and connector positions on my Hitec Electron receiver, I decided to mount it on it’s side. To do this, I needed to remove one of the mounting shelves from the body. I very gently removed it using a junior hacksaw blade and then smoothed it down with a fine file.
The ESC was attached to the side of the body, next to the battery compartment and the BEC was positioned underneath the frame.
All the wires were tie-wrapped in place …
job done! Well, except for the setting up of everything. Stay tuned for the next installment 