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Post by higgsbosonman on Nov 17, 2010 23:21:01 GMT 1
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Post by higgsbosonman on Nov 18, 2010 22:34:54 GMT 1
Too late. they already mailed out the hitecs, and they will want the E-max servos back.
i e-mailed them last night, and just asked what happened about the mix up.
i'd still like to know if the EMAX servos are good, because i may order them again.
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Post by flydiver on Nov 18, 2010 23:59:49 GMT 1
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Post by higgsbosonman on Nov 23, 2010 2:24:53 GMT 1
the HS-55 servos came today (PHASE 1 COMPLETE!!!), are installed in my plane, and it's hanging from my ceiling because i don't have a T-plug to tayamaia adaptor (i'll pick one up at my local hobby shop). the winds have been sucky and (reletively speaking) cold, like 17 degrees F. The servos seem nice and fluid...
yeah. heads up RC is very cheap in a good way. i'll be ordering more from them shortly.
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Post by flydiver on Nov 23, 2010 2:48:04 GMT 1
You do not, repeat do NOT want a tamiya> Deans adapter.
Let me be frank - tamiya connectors suck.
They do loosen up and over time you will lose a connection and you will crash as a result of no power.
Dump it. Direct solid connection is the goal. Lots of options. Tamiya is not one of them.
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Post by higgsbosonman on Nov 23, 2010 22:44:26 GMT 1
it's what is stock on the super cub's battery and charging terminals, so i was just going to go with the adaptor.
(that was my original train of thought...)
i'll see what's available at my hobby shop. i'll replace them.
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Post by flydiver on Nov 24, 2010 1:56:42 GMT 1
There's lots of things on the stock Cub that are not very good.
Care to start a list?
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Post by higgsbosonman on Nov 26, 2010 15:47:26 GMT 1
Actually...
i will probably be going to the EAA, and they had a booth there last year. if we start a thread, we could set it up so I, or anybody else going to the EAA, will go there to and ask them to fix the problems posted on the thread... you think that would make any difference?
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Post by leisureshoot on Nov 26, 2010 18:19:22 GMT 1
Actually... i will probably be going to the EAA, and they had a booth there last year. if we start a thread, we could set it up so I, or anybody else going to the EAA, will go there to and ask them to fix the problems posted on the thread... you think that would make any difference? My guess would be "not really". It has to be one of the top 5 selling aircraft in the hobby. The molds and design are most likely completely paid for, so every one sold is as close to 100% profit as you can get in manufacturing. Why mess with success. They still fly off the shelves, don't they? That said, they did upgrade to lipos, and they appear to be creating a new wing version. It would be phenomenal to see an updated, upgradeable receiver. 72MHz would be better, and 2.4 GHz would be best. Improved landing gear would be nice. But, you have to remember, the fact that the landing gear bend so easily is also what keeps them from tearing the plane apart or ripping out the battery box in a crash. Same with the wings. I'd love to see a screw type wing mount. But, I'd hate for new fliers to have the fuselage destroyed every time they cartwheel a landing. If I could ask for one change, it would be a brush-less motor, 2.4 MHz receiver RTF version, utilizing standard 3 wire servos. But, that would probably require a huge investment on HZ's part that would take a couple years to recover. And perhaps the price would jump to $199. |
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Post by higgsbosonman on Nov 29, 2010 23:27:32 GMT 1
oh i don't mind the wing mount saddle (popcicle sticks or balsa wood fixed that right up), or the landing gear, but the little things that would make the plane more durable like a piece of carbon fiber in the wing or a better built rear wing saddle (one not so likely to snap like a twig), or maybe a break away wing strut instead of the sacrificial ones on there now (and not held on with screws).
how about an ARF version, with servos and a brushless motor mount, and you provide everything else? it'd be like $130 instead of the $200 for the proposed RTF. and even than, RTF seem to have crappy components like bad BECs and you'd need a new reciever anyway when you add flaps.
they'd use all the origional components, but leave some stuff out. the stuff we don't want.
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Post by leisureshoot on Nov 30, 2010 1:28:48 GMT 1
I get the SC. It's a great, simple, easy flier.
It's for beginners.
The electronics suck.
If they were better, the SC would cost $250, instead of $179, then no beginners would buy it.
catch 22
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Post by flydiver on Nov 30, 2010 4:03:37 GMT 1
Interesting issue the electronics. They aren't very good but generally they work better than the new pilots. OTOH back in the NiMh days I flew mine around for over 6 months with only 1 problem that wasn't mine (broken solder joint on the servo connection-not uncommon).
The electronics are worse since they went lipo - they didn't upgrade anything, the RX/ESC is running on the ragged edge of failure, and the charger is even worse than the old one.
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