john19787

i'm not sure about the weight of the servo's i'm sure if you ask about some one could tell you if they are ok as i've always used 5g servo's as for batteries i just got the cheapest li-po from here http://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk/ best thing to do is call them they are really helpful and they will point you in the right direction with battery and charger make sure you use li-po and not li-ion as they are heavier

zeeshan

ive already got a charger its the Pro-Peak Prodigy Charger.
thanks im going to fone them now.

zeeshan

i just got of the phone with the nice people at SMC they go that the 3 cell 1500 mah is WAYY to heavy they recomended me a 3 cell 850 mah im not sure now and they also said that my 2 9 gram servos wouldnt make that much of a diffrence. john do you now how many watts that motor makes.
thanks

john19787

i'm not sure on the watts i've never been good with that sort of thing all i know is that my plane flies ok on the set up i have

zeeshan

i just realized i have a 3 cell 1200 mah battery that should work.
im not sure should i get the model on ebay or the shocky but my local shop is out of edje 540 and SMC have just on left which is fine but delivery is £5.00 so i think i might just wait for the stock to come in.
or should i get the superstar shocky.

john19787

depends how good at flying you are if not to good then get the one of ebay if it goes cheap enough then if you bash it up you'll not be to worried then when you get better get either of the ikarus apparently they all fly the same

zeeshan

the superstar cant be that much harder to build

john19787

I'm not sure just heard that the other two were a little harder

john19787

[img][/img] these are a couple of pics sorry about the quality haveing problems with my camera so had to borrow one

zeeshan

can you get some pictures of how you screwed on the motor.
thankyou

john19787

carn't get any decent close ups as my camera is up the swany and my mate's camera is cr@p

zeeshan

what did you cut the mottor mount with

john19787

[img][/img]i used a jigsaw the first time around then i bought one of these little drill saw kits works a treat make sure the ply is about 1&1/2 cm bigger than the motor mount

john19787

which plane did you opt to get in the end

john19787

just got myself a new prop saver from ebay have a look i have taken ages to find one of these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1 which plane did you get in the end

zeeshan

Sos for taking so long to reply i just got back from holiday.
i got the edje 540 and have finished it within about 2 days ( not straight but for like maybe 3 hours max each day). All im waiting for now is to go back to school its starting in about 2 days so i can get the motor mount cut out and stuff ( my school has all the tools)

richardb9333

theres only one way to build and set up an ikarus shocky.First always use uhu-por for the main assembley,use epoxy for the cf rods and cino for the wheel axles to the undercarrage.if you use cino for the main assembley the depron becomes brittle at the joints and any impact results injoints breaking were as uhu-por will flex and absorb impact.As for the set up,if you visit www.brushlessmotors.co.uk and follow chris kemps setup you will have the ultimate shocky.It might seem a little expensive but if you get the right set up to start with it will save you money in the long term.I know i have wasted my money and ended up with his set up.Your model all up weight should be 155 gms

richardb9333

hi any of you guys tried putting drinking straws on the leading edge of the wing of your ikarus.