hi cub man
i am getting back into the hobby aftter a a long while and there are lots of new engines to choose from i will probly going with a os 160 twin.i saw what you saidabout the dle 30 being tolongif planed from the start could the fire wall be recesed tokeep the prop at the corect position and would the wight and power beok? and can the dle be mounted inverted? some xtra power would be nice but dont want to go overboard
ORIGINAL: SuperCub Man
Odd you should say that. It is well known that the Zenoah G26I (sold with ign.) does draw quite a lot compared to other ignition systems and if the same system is used with their G20, it may also do so.
As far as the RCXEL sold with the DLE30DLE55 both of which I am using, it draws very little. I tested my DLE 30 in a 22 lb. Super Cub, flying it for 10 minutes and doing stuff a Cub shouldn't do! At the end it used only 180ma. from the A123 battery I am using to power both my JR receiver and the DLE30 ignition. CH Electronics were/are selling the RCXEL module as well and although their own design may have drawn less, it was a miniscule difference. Bill felt the RCXEL module was a very good unit else he wouldn't have sold it. Also note that at the moment CH is out of business so getting their excellent module is a little problematic.
Don't be afraid of the DLE 20, if it will have enough power. I use a G23 in mine and I could use a little more although it flys OK. The DLE 30 is a little too long for the 1/5 scale WMF. I thought of swapping out the G23 for the DLE 30 but it would push the cowl out another 1/2" to 3/4" which wouldn't look very good. My WMF is "heavily" scaled up so probably a normally built WMF would work good with the DLE20 as this new motor puts out a terrific amount of power! Check the net for comments in this forum about the DLE20. Lots of happy campers!