a-r link snapped a ball of the swash..

well i had some good 30 seconds off hover time before my rx-arial got wrapped in the swash..crashed and the a-r link taking a ball off the swash.
is this in some way repaireble or should i get a new swash if im going for the
a-r link upgrade.

second : if got 30 euro to spend on a battery what is wise to take 7 aaa (mAH?) cells or something else. as im still flying with a 6 cell car pack with a rather short umbilical cable.

[Enright13]

It IS repairable if you're careful I believe (and still have the ball).
I believe you can use a 1mm drill to make a hole right though the ball and into the swash, then a piece of piano wire to join them.
Another option might be a map pin.

Yes, you need a minimum of 7 cell NiCads (AAA size).

Have you visited Paul Goelz's site? You'll find a lot of info there which will help with regard to both problems.

The address is in the "Welcome" post.

[will p2]

You can use a map pin but put it in a drill to sand the ball down to size with sanpaper and reglue the pin in to the ball for strength.
o/t if you loose a link you can use a map pin on one end connected to a straw or tube that has a hole cut in the side that the ball pops in to.kept me in the air while waiting for a spare.

[rdn1153]

And you need to tripple check your antenna, ohm it out if you have a meter, from the tip to the Picoboard, wiggling it also as it may be broken internally.

hi crash
im using the stock battery and a short cord too...about three feet....are you useing training gear.... i was just wondering how well it was working for you....:^)

thanks for the quick reply's
i think im going for the map pin as i cant find that little ball anymore [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
going to the lhs tomarrow for some cell's and taking the rx with me so they could check it as i dont have a meter.

[ghost]

CrashExpert
You could also just use a Pro A-R cnc upgrade,same as the fp but with 1 arm instead of 2 so you wouldn't have to fix your swash,works great on my pro.The pin idea works really well also.If ya look around(moms sowing box [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img])you can find pin heads that fit perfectly.
Am using 1 know on my lower swash for my therd input arm with my fbl setup.perfect fit [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img].
Dr'e [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]