...by the way...(anyone) has sugggestions for a friction system? im about to work on the collective, and i need a design that allows me to raise and lower the collective at any given height with out it having it flop down when i let go....plus i really do not want any stress on the pivot point of the collective, so ideally, the friction system will have to be pulled and pushed by the collective handle...but i am opened to any ideas....
I'm not sure what type of design you were going for but here's what I did to mine....
First, I used an extension damper to give it some hydraulic resistence, as I raised it. (I originally thought that was going to be enough to hold it.......not!) It held it somewhat but the handle was still a little too heavy and it would slowly start to fall. So, I added a couple of springs, on the tail end to hold it. They're not strong enough to lift the arm but strong enough to supplement the damper's holding ability.
Hope that helps! And nice work BTW!!!
Can you tell me the manufacture and part number, of the hydralic damper you used on your collective???? a link to a site or store would be great too