ORIGINAL: crash bandicoute
<span style=''font-family: Comic Sans MS''><span style=''font-size: x-small''>so i've always been curious about going electric vs. glow, and with the creation of a new plane, i'm wondering if anyone would be able to help with figuring out what all i need to convert this mini to elec power. not that i'm going to, but i was just trying to figure out the pricing of what size motor and all the other stuff i would need for it. i know nothing about electrics, but getting fuel around here is getting hard to come by, unless you have a car, or feel like waiting for a week to 2 weeks. of course it's a .40 size, about 5-7 pounds (not fully built yet, so not sure of all up weight), and i want to fly it through some general aerobatics, and get about 12-15 minute flight times. what all equipment do i need, and what are everyones thoughts on switching? my thought is how expensive is this going to be? because towerhobbies has a magnum .52 4-stroke for 130.00 USD that i'm eyeballing for it as well. [img][/img]</span></span>
That's an easy answer. Go onto the header bar and at the bottom you will find a page called watt Flyer. Click on that and go sign up. Everything you want/need to know is right there. Super people too, helped me a lot on my first electric/only electric. Read the Everything You Need to Know thread and all your questions will be answered. If you post on the beginners forum tell them I sent you.
With the batteries we have today and if you are just starting out in RC electric is another good choice of power. For those of us with a lot of glow and gas equipment on hand going over to electric is a big investment on top of all our other stuff. It's just so easy though, just install the battery and go fly, end of day there is no engine snot to clean up. It's just a big investment to get into it. You need a motor, ESC, a couple of batteries and a good charger. It's just hard for my old brain to keep on on things like watts and volts!!