RE: Black Magic- Electric
Hey Gene,
I'll get some posted soon. Mike Hester and I were flying last weekend and while I was changing out an ESC, he took some photos of the !QUOT!innerds!QUOT!. So, we'll get them posted soon. Also, I finally put on my graphics tonight. I'll take some new photos tomorrow. It looks pretty much like to old one, but I changed the graphics just a bit.
BTW, I flew it again this weekend. The ESC is better, but by no means where it needs to be. It still screeched at least once a flight (almost, I think I had one clean flight out of four) which caused the airplane to loose power. I had to bail out of the maneuver and bring the motor back to idol and then it worked fine again. But, I didn't have to land the plane like I did the week before. I think I will call Castle tomorrow. It has been suggested that perhaps this is too much prop and I may want to try something a little smaller. I really like this 15 pitch prop (20x15) as it seems to have good speed if needed. I considered cutting one down to a 19!QUOT! to try, but I may also try some other 20!QUOT! props. Anyway, this motor seems to be doing well and just hasn't gotten hot yet. I don't think I have seen it much over 100 degrees F. Even checking it minutes later and on the windings. I assume this is all good. The speed controller is around 105 F and the batteries were between 120-130 F. So far, I seem to be using between 3000-4000 mah to fly the masters pattern plus about 5-6 maneuvers. If I get this ESC issue worked out, I think I am really going to like this!
Thanks,
Emory