ORIGINAL: tam popo
Gman2000 - those are impressive figures!! I see you're in some sort of club there. We have 5 clubs within 20 mile radius but they are predominantly Nitro, very few Leccy[
] So most of the leccy guys are Mavericks, using anywhere thats safe and large. The attitude of Nitro guys is that leccy is a Fad and for those that can't build, but you and I know sometimes its the opposite. Because I'm retired I fly 7 days a week (weather permitting) and need at leat 2-3 planes to make an outing interesting - hence I have a range of 8-9 planes.
The Moth - changed the motor back to the small b/less Tower Pro, trying to get it more like yours. Unfortunately the motor details say for 3S, nothing about 2S. Its 120W 900Kv, 3mm shaft, and 65grm. Do you reckon 2S will make it a flyer or not? This motor just seems lacking in power, or am I spoilt cos I fly Strykers and hovering 3D's? Anyway, I'll try the new set-up Thursday.
PPS - the 8 x 6 slow flyer prop - wot shaft thickness have you got? See you later.
That club in those pictures that I posted earlier with my models on the table is one RC CLUB that I joined back in 2003 and they have welcomed me like an adapted son. Everyone there is just super!
As they saw what I came to fly mostly the Smaller and then some GLow-to-Electric conversions many have sought out Electric's themselves. Many have both Glow, Gas and many many Electrics because of me....
Wow! 65gram motor....that's about 2.4 oz. motor, kind of heavy but, the 900kv maybe suited well to swing a large propeller such as 9 incher with just 2-cells, however, not knowing the No load Current draw (Io) usually specified @ 10 Volts "or" @ 8 Volts I would not know for certain if any 2-cell combination would.
My motor, Himax HC2212-1180 delivers 1180 RPM/VOLT and it is perfect for the 2-cell setup as it provides good RPMs using just 2-cell Li-POLYs and swinging the GWS Slow Flyer 8X6.
I would test that motor out and measure AMP draw and most importantly Propeller RPMs.
