GWS Beaver Battery
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GWS Beaver Battery
I am putting together my GWS Beaver that has been sitting on the shelf for a while. I am using the stock motor and gearbox with it. What battery pack should I get. I am thinking a 2s 1500. Anything better? That won't burn out my motor will it? I have some 8 and 7 cell 720s that haven't been used in a lot time, so maybe if I cycle them they will be ok until i get a Lipoly.
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RE: GWS Beaver Battery
Hi Ryan,
I remember you from the E-Zone a few years ago.
The GWS Beaver is a geared Speed 370 power system. The stock battery compartment will only accomodate certain flat packs, so if your 720 packs are folded, you may have a problem.
An 8-cell pack of NiMH cells or 2-cell Kokam 1500 pack should work fine.
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I remember you from the E-Zone a few years ago.
The GWS Beaver is a geared Speed 370 power system. The stock battery compartment will only accomodate certain flat packs, so if your 720 packs are folded, you may have a problem.
An 8-cell pack of NiMH cells or 2-cell Kokam 1500 pack should work fine.
Regards.
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RE: GWS Beaver Battery
Thanks for the info. I haven't been flying electrics hardly at all besides shockys that why i dont go on the ezone that much. I've been flying control line areobatics competition. Just got back from the Nats. And fly Big gas planes up to 40%ers. I still have my Kyosho Flash and Wattage Extra sitting down in the basement, but haven't flown them in a long long time.
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RE: GWS Beaver Battery
Hi Ryan,
I have an un-godly number of hours on my Beaver with 8.4 600 mah NiHd packs. It flys like a dream. But I just changed over to a 2s 1200 E-tec pack and it does ok to. I think I like way it flys with the NiHd better. It seems to handle a little better with the extra weight.
Dick
I have an un-godly number of hours on my Beaver with 8.4 600 mah NiHd packs. It flys like a dream. But I just changed over to a 2s 1200 E-tec pack and it does ok to. I think I like way it flys with the NiHd better. It seems to handle a little better with the extra weight.
Dick
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RE: GWS Beaver Battery
Hi There
I too am putting together a GWS Beaver together down here in Australia. My question is right at the beggining of the construction piece there is a requirement to draw a line on the engine mount 6mm and 5mm from the side at each end and this creates a slightly slanted thrust line to line up with some part on the engine presumably further down the track. Which end goes into the a/c and which end goes into the motor end?? It does not seem to specify. Am I correct in guessing that there is a mark on the engine to line up eith it??
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I too am putting together a GWS Beaver together down here in Australia. My question is right at the beggining of the construction piece there is a requirement to draw a line on the engine mount 6mm and 5mm from the side at each end and this creates a slightly slanted thrust line to line up with some part on the engine presumably further down the track. Which end goes into the a/c and which end goes into the motor end?? It does not seem to specify. Am I correct in guessing that there is a mark on the engine to line up eith it??
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RE: GWS Beaver Battery
How do i determine the downward thrust, or will it take care of itself when installed inside the two fuse halves, that is the moulding of the foam will correctly angle the motor stick down.
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RE: GWS Beaver Battery
Yes, it is taken care of by the mold of the two fuse halves. If you view directly from the front, you should be able to see by eye that the thrust is correct (down/right) when the halves are joined.
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