ORIGINAL: foresterxt
ORIGINAL: foresterxt
ORIGINAL: agexpert
I have a cordless starter which will turn a DA 50 all day long.
It's called a Heli-Max. I don't know who makes it, but it cost me only $35 a year or so ago. it requires two 6-cell nicd packs @ 20$ a piece, but it's the best starter available.
Hope you can find it. If not, I will sell you mine with batts....I have moved to gas, permanently.
It's probably the Heli-Max MiniMax starter
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXLMT5&P=7
I just ordered one last week, should be here on Monday. It uses a gear reduction so it should have excellent torque. I burned up my direct drive tower starter trying to get my heli started. It's amazing how little torque some of the starters actually have. You can grab the cone by hand it keep it from turning with very little effort. The Heli-Max starter looks to be one of the best starters on the market for the price. I'm surprised there is so little information on it in the forums. I'll report back next week and let you know how it works.
Cheers,
Dave
Well, scratch the MiniMax. It's a cool little starter (about half the size of a normal starter), but it just have the twist. I couldn't even get my TT 1.20 started with it. I'm sure it's fine for most .91 and under motors or a 4-stroke with lower compression.
Maybe I'm going about it the wrong way. Since my hobbico starter will start the Saito 180 when hooked up to a car battery, is there a compact field box type battery that will put out the same type of power a car battery will for a shorter time. Maybe a lipo?
To bad about the MiniMax. Thanks for letting me know.