Homemade starter
04-29-2010 | 10:43 AM
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RE: Homemade starter
ORIGINAL: r2champion
On second thought, I wonder how hard it would be to rig your regular starter to accommodate a drill battery?
On second thought, I wonder how hard it would be to rig your regular starter to accommodate a drill battery?
Its quite simple whats becoming popular here is using 18 volt drill batterys and simply making a plug to insert into the the batterys plug insert and thats it. This works very well. I run my three units, a halfA starter and two cheapie units at 16.8 volts. Do this anyd you will never go back to ordinary 12 volt arraingements. The starters can be just plain old cheapies (they work well at the higher voltages).
Remember with starters voltage is king you want to improve performance you increase the voltage, its as simple as that.
I would never suggest using a pistol grip drill for a starter however as they will become quite dangerous when used one handed (and most people do revert to this) with the totally wrong trigger orientation.
04-29-2010 | 11:30 AM
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RE: Homemade starter
ORIGINAL: JohnBuckner
Its quite simple whats becoming popular here is using 18 volt drill batterys and simply making a plug to insert into the the batterys plug insert and thats it. This works very well. I run my three units, a halfA starter and two cheapie units at 16.8 volts. Do this anyd you will never go back to ordinary 12 volt arraingements. The starters can be just plain old cheapies (they work well at the higher voltages).
Remember with starters voltage is king you want to improve performance you increase the voltage, its as simple as that.
I would never suggest using a pistol grip drill for a starter however as they will become quite dangerous when used one handed (and most people do revert to this) with the totally wrong trigger orientation.
ORIGINAL: r2champion
On second thought, I wonder how hard it would be to rig your regular starter to accommodate a drill battery?
On second thought, I wonder how hard it would be to rig your regular starter to accommodate a drill battery?
Its quite simple whats becoming popular here is using 18 volt drill batterys and simply making a plug to insert into the the batterys plug insert and thats it. This works very well. I run my three units, a halfA starter and two cheapie units at 16.8 volts. Do this anyd you will never go back to ordinary 12 volt arraingements. The starters can be just plain old cheapies (they work well at the higher voltages).
Remember with starters voltage is king you want to improve performance you increase the voltage, its as simple as that.
I would never suggest using a pistol grip drill for a starter however as they will become quite dangerous when used one handed (and most people do revert to this) with the totally wrong trigger orientation.
04-29-2010 | 11:35 AM
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RE: Homemade starter
ORIGINAL: Gray Beard
That's very true John. Once the guys I see using drills get used to them they go right to one hand use, I did too when I borrowed one. What keeps crossing my mind every time I go into the hardware store is the use of the standard drill batteries for my starter. I keep seeing the batteries on sale and the light bulb over my head keeps flashing. I can't remember the make of my drill, I think Black and Decker? Anyway, if I see one of those batteries come up on sale I may give it a shot. I already have the charger so what the heck.
ORIGINAL: JohnBuckner
Its quite simple whats becoming popular here is using 18 volt drill batterys and simply making a plug to insert into the the batterys plug insert and thats it. This works very well. I run my three units, a halfA starter and two cheapie units at 16.8 volts. Do this anyd you will never go back to ordinary 12 volt arraingements. The starters can be just plain old cheapies (they work well at the higher voltages).
Remember with starters voltage is king you want to improve performance you increase the voltage, its as simple as that.
I would never suggest using a pistol grip drill for a starter however as they will become quite dangerous when used one handed (and most people do revert to this) with the totally wrong trigger orientation.
ORIGINAL: r2champion
On second thought, I wonder how hard it would be to rig your regular starter to accommodate a drill battery?
On second thought, I wonder how hard it would be to rig your regular starter to accommodate a drill battery?
Its quite simple whats becoming popular here is using 18 volt drill batterys and simply making a plug to insert into the the batterys plug insert and thats it. This works very well. I run my three units, a halfA starter and two cheapie units at 16.8 volts. Do this anyd you will never go back to ordinary 12 volt arraingements. The starters can be just plain old cheapies (they work well at the higher voltages).
Remember with starters voltage is king you want to improve performance you increase the voltage, its as simple as that.
I would never suggest using a pistol grip drill for a starter however as they will become quite dangerous when used one handed (and most people do revert to this) with the totally wrong trigger orientation.
04-29-2010 | 11:44 AM
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From: Mayking,
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RE: Homemade starter
While were at it, why stop at just a starter? Heck, one could even create a receptacle inside a hatch on the fuse to where you could flip the lid, clip on the battery and charge the Rx or Tx battery a little between each flight [8D]. Glow starters and fuel pumps anybody? make an attachment for them too!
The R/C Black and Decker "1-for-all".
The R/C Black and Decker "1-for-all".
04-29-2010 | 11:55 AM
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RE: Homemade starter
ORIGINAL: r2champion
Please report your findings if you do decide to do so! If I were more mechanically inclined, I might give it a shot. I might just try anyway, but it won't be something worth showing off!
ORIGINAL: Gray Beard
That's very true John. Once the guys I see using drills get used to them they go right to one hand use, I did too when I borrowed one. What keeps crossing my mind every time I go into the hardware store is the use of the standard drill batteries for my starter. I keep seeing the batteries on sale and the light bulb over my head keeps flashing. I can't remember the make of my drill, I think Black and Decker? Anyway, if I see one of those batteries come up on sale I may give it a shot. I already have the charger so what the heck.
ORIGINAL: JohnBuckner
Its quite simple whats becoming popular here is using 18 volt drill batterys and simply making a plug to insert into the the batterys plug insert and thats it. This works very well. I run my three units, a halfA starter and two cheapie units at 16.8 volts. Do this anyd you will never go back to ordinary 12 volt arraingements. The starters can be just plain old cheapies (they work well at the higher voltages).
Remember with starters voltage is king you want to improve performance you increase the voltage, its as simple as that.
I would never suggest using a pistol grip drill for a starter however as they will become quite dangerous when used one handed (and most people do revert to this) with the totally wrong trigger orientation.
ORIGINAL: r2champion
On second thought, I wonder how hard it would be to rig your regular starter to accommodate a drill battery?
On second thought, I wonder how hard it would be to rig your regular starter to accommodate a drill battery?
Its quite simple whats becoming popular here is using 18 volt drill batterys and simply making a plug to insert into the the batterys plug insert and thats it. This works very well. I run my three units, a halfA starter and two cheapie units at 16.8 volts. Do this anyd you will never go back to ordinary 12 volt arraingements. The starters can be just plain old cheapies (they work well at the higher voltages).
Remember with starters voltage is king you want to improve performance you increase the voltage, its as simple as that.
I would never suggest using a pistol grip drill for a starter however as they will become quite dangerous when used one handed (and most people do revert to this) with the totally wrong trigger orientation.
