Specifications

Chapter 7. Support Equipment
7.1. Hand tools
7.1.1. Screw/hex/nut drivers
The best screw/hex/nut drivers for helicopter assembly and repair are probably the ones made
by Wiha in Germany. The tool tips are made of hardened tool steel and the handles are made
of very high quality plastic.
www.wihatools.com stocks the entire line of inch and metric tools, and they stock both sets
and individual tools.
7.1.2. Ball link pliers
Ball link pliers are highly recommended for non-micro helicopters because ball links are very
difficult to remove properly without ball link pliers. You do not need a ball link plier for micro
helicopters.
Ball Link Pliers
Both JR and Century make nice ball link pliers.
Be very careful when removing ball links on plastic balls (such as the ECO 8/16 stock swash-
plate) with ball link pliers. You can scratch deep grooves in the plastic balls if you fail to center
the ball in the jaws before squeezing.
7.1.3. Submini needle nose pliers
You need an extremely small pair of needle nose pliers to properly loosen the ball links on mi-
cro helicopters.
Xcelite makes a very good 4" sub-mini needle nose pliers, and it costs about $15. It's available
from Jameco. www.jameco.com part #217891
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