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e-Electric General Discussion > New Cypher 3D Electric
 
 
hotairflyer
Senior Heliman
Location: Northern AZ

Anyone seen the new Cypher electric from Global for real yet? I saw a big ad for it in RC Helimag and it actually looked pretty good!

Comes with motor, esc and metal head for supposed "street price" of $220. Doesn't look like much reason for upgrades with that setup, but...... you know you will (you know who you are )

I guess the real litmus test will be the parts availability and prices. If they don't compete with Trex and the Blade 400 it probly won't last that long.

Lama2,T-rex, Mini Titan, BL-BCPP, B400, PicooZ
01-28-2008 09:33 PM
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hotairflyer
Senior Heliman
Location: Northern AZ

Copied from HP blog re: the Cypher

"We saw HUGE interest in our new Heli, the Cypher from EF Helicopters. This heli is a unique design in the 400 class. The head speed is 3000 rpm, the head has metal parts, the tail is slop free and solid, and the entire heli is simply well-built. It’s a true out-of-the-box 3D performer. Am I biased? YEP. Is it great? YEP. The pilots we asked to fly prototypes and give us feedback all say the same thing. NOTHING comes out of the box this good for 230 bucks especially with an esc and motor that were setup for this heli!"

Lama2,T-rex, Mini Titan, BL-BCPP, B400, PicooZ
02-10-2008 01:58 PM
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Shawn Pierce
Veteran
Location: Galliano, La.

seen them here

http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/163140.asp#More

They look ok for $230

"Synergy" Cajun helicopters
"Hyperformance Rc Equipment"
Insane Canopy
02-12-2008 05:39 PM
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hotairflyer
Senior Heliman
Location: Northern AZ

Yep I saw that. Hopefully someone lives near a HP and can see what it looks like close up and let us know. Vegas is the closest to me but still a long drive.

Lama2,T-rex, Mini Titan, BL-BCPP, B400, PicooZ
02-12-2008 10:24 PM
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audio131
Veteran
Location: swansea , mass , usa

hi

hi,, nice little heli,, i bought one from rchover . com ,, the head is slop free and heli it self is very light,, if planning on using hs-65 servos,, will need to file the frame some and make thin spacers for the 2 front servos ,because put together they are longer than the frame thickness,,,,

"if their is no grass on the blades you are not doing it right"
02-25-2008 11:52 PM
 
 
hotairflyer
Senior Heliman
Location: Northern AZ

HI audio131

Can you take a pic with the canopy off? JC what the frame and head linkage looks like.

Lama2,T-rex, Mini Titan, BL-BCPP, B400, PicooZ
02-26-2008 02:31 PM
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audio131
Veteran
Location: swansea , mass , usa

hi,,

i'll try later tonight when i get home from work

"if their is no grass on the blades you are not doing it right"
02-26-2008 05:22 PM
 
 
hotairflyer
Senior Heliman
Location: Northern AZ

Just got my issue of Backyard FLyer. They have a review with pics. If their AUW is right it seems a little heavy, 29 oz?

Lama2,T-rex, Mini Titan, BL-BCPP, B400, PicooZ
02-28-2008 03:14 PM
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audio131
Veteran
Location: swansea , mass , usa

hi

still working on the pics,, no,, it is much lighter than my trex 450 and heli max 450 ,, and more compact,, uses a 4mm spindle which i just noticed.. i should have it flying this week end,, have been setting up my trex 600n with the new futaba 7c 2.4 fasst system,,been flying jr pcm for years,,

"if their is no grass on the blades you are not doing it right"
02-28-2008 05:18 PM
 
 
hotairflyer
Senior Heliman
Location: Northern AZ

Cool, 4mm spindle and thrust bearings are becoming std now on the 400-450 class. I wish HP (and most of the other websites for that matter) would put a direct link from the heli page to parts page.
HL does good there!

Lama2,T-rex, Mini Titan, BL-BCPP, B400, PicooZ
02-28-2008 05:22 PM
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audio131
Veteran
Location: swansea , mass , usa

hi

yea i noticed that,,, no link,, if you type "cypher" in the search you'll get all the parts listed

"if their is no grass on the blades you are not doing it right"
02-28-2008 10:39 PM
 
 
Zman
Senior Heliman
Location: Florida

Flew mine last weekend, flys very nice, good blades, esc and tons of power using a 20c pack. Got mine from Ron and I think he just posted a short review and bunch of pics on his front page. It also looks like he is offering a package deal on it that is awesome. A lot of quality parts for the price. Flew with both a 20c and 25c pack and both make this heli VERY 3d capable.

Z
02-29-2008 12:18 AM
 
 
audio131
Veteran
Location: swansea , mass , usa

hi,,

here are those pics you wanted,, just got it together, seems very smooth and responsive,, don't know how it compares to my trex450 and xs 450 yet,hs-65mg servos,medusa 6v bec,logictech 2100 gyro, hs-5083 mg gyro servo,apogee LI-MN 20c 2200 mah,, will know this weekend when i get to bang it around at the heli club,,, i got mine from rc hover . com were they aren't just heli sales guys they are fliers tooand offer anything you will need for it , and combo packs
02-29-2008 02:51 AM
 
 
hotairflyer
Senior Heliman
Location: Northern AZ

awesome pics audio131!

GL on first flight, and you let us know how you like it.

Lama2,T-rex, Mini Titan, BL-BCPP, B400, PicooZ
02-29-2008 02:38 PM
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Optech
Key Veteran
Location: Vista/Oceanside, CA.

What are the specs on the ESC? Does it have a governor mode?

Mike

Viva La Airtronics!
02-29-2008 07:37 PM
 
 
audio131
Veteran
Location: swansea , mass , usa

hi

the esc is pretty much plug and play,no gov,there are no programing options,but works VERY well,, a very semi soft start, and soft cut , i think my lipo was at about 10.50 v when it started soft cut ., seems to be matched with the motor,, i just put a set neon yellow of gorrila paddles and tail blades on it that i had,,looks better,, the paddles are the same size as the stock one and the stock ones atually feel lighter-neon ones look better,,snow here saturday-so sunday looks to be a better day of flying,,

"if their is no grass on the blades you are not doing it right"
03-01-2008 01:08 AM
 
 
january flyer
Senior Heliman
Location: Lake Charles Louisiana usa

Looks nice! That could be one hell of a crash if you hit nose 1st looks like it would take out the motor with the batt.
03-01-2008 07:55 PM
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audio131
Veteran
Location: swansea , mass , usa

hi

hi,, the metal motor mount is "L" shaped and acts like a battery plate,, the canopy is pretty thick and solid,,,i've ruined packs on the trex 450 too on a very hard crash...

"if their is no grass on the blades you are not doing it right"
03-02-2008 12:32 AM
 
 
audio131
Veteran
Location: swansea , mass , usa

hi

FIRST FLIGHTS ON THE HELI TODAY,,, flys really nice,,power is good,,forward flight is very fast ,, it was the first flights on it so i just pitch popped it , banged a bunch of tic-tacs and hovered it around inverted , to get the feel of it and see how it reacts,,, i got to say it is not a bad heli,,

"if their is no grass on the blades you are not doing it right"
03-02-2008 12:36 AM
 
 
batray
New Heliman
Location: california

How does it compare to TREX SE or any other of the TREX lineup, or minititan?
03-02-2008 05:07 AM
 
 
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