My wife surprised me with a Futaba 6EX for Christmas. I had mentioned a radio, but I really expected to get gift card for somewhere. But she researched it and decided the Futaba was the best in the field. Good work, I say. But, now I plan to build an electric plane and I need a better understanding of ESC technology. Let's see how much of it I have right. I understand what the esc does and how, it's the details I'm fuzzy on. The best I can gather from the reading I've done, the motor can be a different voltage from the radio because the motor is controlled by a totally seperate system. The esc can have a BEC circuit for radio power. Here's where I get fuzzy. My Futaba receiver is 4.8v. Is this standard? Are there different receiver voltages and do I need to consider this when I buy an esc?? And speaking of radio, the radio I have is pretty sizeable. Are there mini or micro rx's compatible with the 6ex? Any suggestions? Is it better to dance with the one that brung ya, or is mixing and matching the best of each manufacturer a better idea? By the way, I have an extensive technological background, but I am essentially totally new to RC.
I suppose that's enough for a start, I'll get into the plane I'm building and all that probably on another forum. Thanks in advance for your input.