ORIGINAL: Dsegal
... a club ...
Money well spent
The experienced help from members will save you lots of money, more money then the club member-fee: crashes (they will do take-offs and landingn for you) burnt motors, controllers, batteries etc.
ORIGINAL: Dsegal
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For a rainy day.
* Presentation: de-mystifying Electric Flight
www.rcaircrafters.org/The%20Electric%20Show.pdf
* System wiring diagrams:
http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/_wiring.html
* LiPo pack and balancer cable wiring:
http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/_lipo.html
* Monthly Ampeer newsletter, on paper and online available. Excellent articles in the archives by e-flight pioneers Ken Meyers and Keith Shaw a.o.
http://homepage.mac.com/kmyersefo
* Brushless motor animations and simulations. Mostly outrunners but inrunners are just outrunners turned inside out.
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216928
*
www.wattflyer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3
-> Everything You Wanted To Know About Electric Powered Flight
*
www.ampaviators.com
-> Beginner Guide
*
www.ezonemag.com
-> Faq
* Choosing a power setup
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=739069
www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27019
* Current, voltage, Watt, battery-types and -C-rating explained
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=417868
* 'Dry' testing brushless motors after a mishap:
www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35216
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=240993
* Motor_rewinding_101, about poles, winds, delta, star
www.gobrushless.com
-> knowledge base
-> basic overview (1-5)