Originally Posted by
YellowBlueBird
The fuselage up to this point was a one day build. Placing the servos one behind the other instead of side by side may work out better since that will keep the pushrods off of the bulkhead. The wires look a bit long and the ones that came with the engine are very stiff. The ones that came with the ESC are much easer to work with. Would it be worth while to replace the stiffer wiring?
Under no circumstances should you change the wire sizes. They are there for a reason. The motor can pull over 25 amps.
A couple of suggestions.
First, throw away the micro-switch and fuse. Replace them with a 35 Amp brush type ESC.
Then, ditch the NiCd brick and use a 2000 to 3000 mAh 2s LiPo. You can power the receiver and servos of the ESC. It will act as a voltage regulator for the receiver.
All told it will reduce the weight and increase the motor operation time.
If you want to get extravagant, you can use small brushless motor and a brushless ESC. But that would create some motor installation issues. Very hard to re-engineer the fuselage.