zeta30
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Post by zeta30 on Oct 22, 2007 3:02:18 GMT 1
Since my first upgrade failed I decided to go with an already known upgrade. I went with an E-Flite 450 out runner. I had a chance to test it out today and it was great. Almost as much power as my prior attempt with the Parkzone Typhoon BL motor, although at no time while flying was I wishing it had more power. I also went with an APC 10X7E composite prop. Here are a couple of photos.   An added bonus with the direct drive Out Runner's is the plane is very quiet. No loud gear box!!! Here's a video of the climb rate it has. The quality of the vid is not that great because it was taken with my digital camera. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2414oRhuu0 |
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Post by mrmugen on Oct 22, 2007 3:10:52 GMT 1
That looks familiar! I mean the landing....lol. So would you say the power is smooth? I cannot say enough good about that set up. Esp with that prop...second to none. Love the vid...wife was funny. So what pack are you running? It seemed heavier than mine by the sound of the landing..lol.
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Post by zeta30 on Oct 22, 2007 3:28:01 GMT 1
That pack was a Thunder Power 2200mAh 20C LiPo. It's pretty heavy. The plane still feels pretty nimble though with the large packs in.
The power is very smooth. you don't get much feel for the power until you move the throttle about 1/2 stick. When I had the Typhoon motor running I had to soften the throttle down to about 70% because you had so much power right when you first moved the stick. I prefer the E-Flight much better than the Typhoon.
I wanted to fly longer but, the beeping you heard right before take off was the battery warning signal on the TX. I know I have about 5 minutes of time before the TX goes completely dead so I wanted to make it a quick flight, the landing was a rushed landing, the fly by's were actually landing attempts but on those I knew I was coming in too fast, when the last attempt came around I decided I was cutting my chances too close and decided to bring it down no matter how fast the approach was.
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Post by mrmugen on Oct 22, 2007 4:00:35 GMT 1
Cool. I use lighter packs for the easy landings (slow too)...I tried it with 2100's and just didn't do it for me. Seemed to heavy for the flights I like. You have to fly faster when your heavier. Nice job!
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Post by bigtone on Oct 22, 2007 4:21:29 GMT 1
Hey zeta30, is your prop on backwards  |
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Post by zeta30 on Oct 22, 2007 5:06:55 GMT 1
I just slapped it on for the photo and wasn't paying attention to which way it was. It was on the correct way when I flew it though.
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Post by bigtone on Oct 22, 2007 15:12:58 GMT 1
What size prop adapter do you have on it?
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Post by jimkroger on Oct 22, 2007 15:14:35 GMT 1
Zeta30, did you use the SuperCub's standard esc/receiver with this brushless?
Thanks,
Jim
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Post by davemac2 on Oct 22, 2007 17:58:36 GMT 1
Zeta30, did you use the SuperCub's standard esc/receiver with this brushless? Thanks, Jim That's not possible unless you put an adapter between the SC std RX and a brushless ESC. SC Rx/ESC is for brushed motors only. dave mc |
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Post by zeta30 on Oct 23, 2007 2:03:55 GMT 1
Here's the full set up, I guess I left a few things off:
E-Flite Park 450 outrunner (this includes the prop adapter. I couldn't find anything in the manual that states the size)
APC 10x7E prop. These props come with about 6 inserts to fit different sized prop adapters. I didn't need an insert for the E-Flite.
AR6000 RX
Spektrum DX7 TX
Phoenix 25A ESC
Spektrum S75 servos
I have a few different Batteries but mainly Thunder Power 2100mAh 20C
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Post by flydiver on Oct 23, 2007 4:54:44 GMT 1
That was a brisk take off. Looks like you finally have yourself a working setup. This one should last.
Are you using the Castle Link to program the ESC? I've got a TBird 36 and wonder if the "link" gives you extra options or is just easier than throttle programming.
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Post by zeta30 on Oct 23, 2007 13:29:51 GMT 1
I don't have the Castle Link USB programming cable. I just use the throttle to program it. It's kind of a pain. The people on the Heli Boards I visit really like being able to program the ESC's through their computer though. The link doesn't give any more options just makes it easier to program.
I also have a T-Bird 36. That would work great for the SC but I needed a little bit bigger ESC for my Heli and I found the TBird cheap and went with that. The Phoenix definitely has much more programming options than the TBird though.
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Post by flydiver on Oct 24, 2007 4:12:27 GMT 1
I haven't been willing to go $3/Amp for an ESC yet. I bought the whole SC for less than that (used).
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