I'm BRAND new to building models and acquired a wrecked Aspire EP from a friend who was also a newbie but got fed up and quit. I intend to patch it up over the winter but for the time being, I have bought a Gentle Lady Kit. I'm addicted to sailplanes from real life, so figured I'd stick with them in modelling, at least to start. My question is: I intend to use the receiver and servo's from the Aspire. As the nearest hobby shop is miles away, I figured I would ask some people here for help. What I have to go in the plane is a Hitek HFS-04MG receiver and 2 Hitek Hs-322HD servos. Just about everything else out of the old Aspire was wrecked. Wires were pulled lose, motor shaft bent, switch broken, etc. What other parts do I definitely want in the GL? I think I should probably have a switch, and I KNOW I need a battery. What size battery is appropriate? A funny thing was, both the servos and receiver are suppose to be 6 volt, but the battery is a 7.2 volt and I'm kind of lost when it comes to electricity but that doesn't sound right to me. Help!!! ... and thanks in advance!

7.2 volt battery is for motor. You should have gotten a speed controller as well. It has a circut in it that drops the battery voltage down to what the servos/receiver want. It has connectors for the battery, receiver and motor.
You don't NEED a switch with an electric, you jsut plug the battery in when you're ready to fly.
I'm not familiar with that model of receiver/servos. You will definetly want to check them on the bench before you install them in an airplane.

You don't mention what kind of battery it is, 7.2 volts sounds like Lithium Polymer. If that's case you'll a charger specifically for lipo batterys as well. Actually you might want to take those batteries down to your LHS and let them check them out... they're dangerous if damaged, and if they've been in a crash you want them looked at before too long.

I'm not overly familiar with Hitech stuff, but have had great results with their receivers and servos so far.

Andy

Thanks for the reply Andy. Yes, there was a speed controller in the plane, but it too got crunched pretty good during his ummm.... landing. *laffin* That must have been decreasing the voltage to the receiver/servos. I guess I better go buy a 6v battery. By the way, the one that I got is 1500mAh, 7.2v, Nimh, and says BYD Battery on it. Anyone want to give some advice as to what SIZE battery I should buy? I intend to use the Gentle Lady for mostly fun flying, but might want to get into competitions or start on the LSF levels.

You don't need 6 volts for your servos, they're fine with 4.8 volts. Actually you won't need a battery pack, as your new speed controller (you are staying electric, right) will power the servos.

A 1500 mAh pack should do you fine for flying, but you might wind up buying a different pack to fit in the compartment on the G-L. I flew a slow stick with an 800mAh 9.6 volt pack and it hauled it around fine, with about 15 minutes flight time.

Andy

Does/will your Gentle Lady even have a motor? The ones I've seen are not powered, just gliders.

If there's no motor, then a simple 600 mAH, 4.8 volt receiver pack is all you'll need. That will give you at least 45 minutes of flight time before recharging, as long as you don't have any binding in the linkages. (Just be sure to charge your packs overnight before you go out to fly, or your GL will end up like the Aspire.)

That 7.2 volt pack was probably just a standard 6 cell pack. (6 cells X 1.2 volts = 7.2)

If you'll have an electric motor in the GL, then yes you'll need a Speed Control and a larger pack is recommended. I'd suggest a NiMH pack rather than NiCD's, in the 1500 to 3000 range. But the larger the pack the heavier it gets, and the harder it will be to keep the plane in the air.

Good luck,
Dennis-

Thanks for the replys. No.. the GL will not have a motor... I'm keeping it clean. I am just going to use the servos/receiver from the Aspire. Dennis, thanks for the answer on the receiver pack. That sounds good to me. I want to keep the weight down, since duration is the name of the game... at least in the early stages! I can always add ballast for sloping and XC later. Now... on to the actual building!! wooo hoo... love them CA fumes!