Heli-Max HMXR4855 - Manual

BLADE B
ALANCER INSTR
UCTIONS
Cong
ratulations and thank y
o
u f
or purchasing the
Heli-Max Blade Balancer
.
Flying with accur
ately balanced
helicopter b
lades is cr
itical f
or vibr
ation free oper
ation,
reduced maintenance
, and more po
w
er from smoother
rotation.
Y
our ne
w Blade Balancer is capab
le of balancing
vir
tually an
y b
lade with a dr
ag bolt diameter of 2.5mm,
3mm, 4mm, and 5mm.
FEA
TURES
The Blade Balancer is suppor
ted on both ends with dual
6x12mm ball bear
ings f
or precision le
ve
ling.
An easy to read
b
u
b
b
le le
vel can be calibr
ated with a fine tuning br
ass dial f
o
r
dead-on precision.
Blades can be balanced on a non-le
ve
l
w
o
rk
surf
ace because of the sturdy
, piv
oting base
.
USING
Y
OUR BLADE B
ALANCER
Prepare the balancer f
or use b
y
rotating the br
ass
adjustment dial until the b
u
b
b
le in the vial indicates le
v
el.
Mak
e sure that the b
lade balancer does not mo
v
e
dur
ing
this process
.
The first step f
or balancing is finding the center of g
ra
vity
of the tw
o b
lades
.
Place one b
lade onto the balancer with
the leading edge against the side with the le
v
el.
Shift the
b
lade on the balancer until the b
u
b
b
le indicates le
v
el.
The
middle of the b
lac
k balancing tr
a
y
is no
w at the C
.G.
of this
b
lade
.
Mar
k this position on the b
lade with a f
elt tip pen.
Line the ends up of both b
lades and tr
ansf
er the mar
k y
o
u
made on b
lade one to b
lade tw
o
.
P
osition the b
lade with the tr
ansf
erred mar
k onto the
center of the balancing tr
a
y.
In order f
or the C
.G.
of both
b
lades to match, add balancing tape or electr
ical tape to
the lighter end until the b
u
b
b
le indicates le
v
el.
If the ends
of the tape o
v
er
lap
, be sure that the o
v
er
lapping end
points to the tr
ailing edge of the b
lade
.
Y
our Heli-Max Blade Balancer includes (4) diff
erent siz
es
of b
lade mounting plates and a n
ylon mounting bolt.
Select the mounting plate that best fits the holes in the b
lade g
rips
.
Secure the mounting plate and tw
o b
lades to
the balancer with the n
ylon mounting bolt.
Add tape to the C
.G.
of the lighter b
lade until the tw
o
balance according to the b
u
b
b
le le
v
el.
Using a diff
erent
colored tape in this step will help with remember
ing the
tw
o types of balancing done should adjustments need to be made in the future
.
ONE YEAR
W
ARRANTY
ST
A
TEMENT
USA and Canada Onl
y
Heli-Max w
arr
ants this product from def
ects in mater
ials and w
o
rkmanship f
o
r
a per
iod of one y
ear from the date of purchase
.
Dur
ing that per
iod, Heli-Max
will, at its option, repair or replace without ser
vice charge an
y product deemed
def
ectiv
e due to those causes
.Y
ou will be required to pro
vide proof of purchase
(in
v
oice or receipt).
This w
arr
anty does not co
v
er damage caused b
y
ab
use
,
misuse
, alter
ation or accident.
If there is damage stemming from these causes
within the stated w
arr
anty per
iod, Heli-Max will, at its option, repair or replace
it f
or a ser
vice charge not g
reater than 50% of its then current retail list pr
ice
.
Be sure to include y
our da
ytime telephone n
umber in case w
e
need to contact
y
ou about y
our repair
.
This w
arr
anty giv
es y
ou specific r
ights
.
Y
ou ma
y ha
v
e
other r
ights
, which v
a
ry
from state to state
.
F
or ser
vice on y
our Heli-Max product, w
arr
anty or non-w
arr
anty
, send it post
paid and insured to:
HOBBY SER
VICES
3002 N.
Apollo Drive
,
Suite 1
Champaign,
IL 61822
Attn:
Ser
vice Depar
tment
Phone:
(217) 398-0007 9:00am - 5:00pm Centr
al
Time M-F
E-Mail:
hob
b
yser
vices@hob
bico
.com
W
e
can also be reached on the inter
net at:
www
.bestrc.com/helimax
Entire Contents © 2005 HMXZ7015 f
or HMXR4855