E-flight resources
04-20-2005, 05:44 AM
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E-flight resources
I'm new to electrics and I'm trying to learn some theory behind motors, batteries (LiPos), charging methods, maintenance etc. Do you have in resources or papers in mind that could be useful?
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04-20-2005, 08:32 AM
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RE: E-flight resources
Nik,
most of the published stuff is too old to be of much use. Surfing the web is your best bet. Try going to the Ampeer web site and reading the articles and back issues. This is a premier e-power site and practically a must for e-flyers. Ken Myers is a close personal friend of Keith Shaw, whose is THE e-power guru and lots of Keith's stuff is published on the site. The plane evaluation section is very valuable for learning about successes and failures of planes and power systems. The "links" section is a fantastic resource. Ken himself is a selfless advocate of e-power and very willing to assist anyone who askes for help.
http://members.aol.com/kmyersefo/homepage.htm
most of the published stuff is too old to be of much use. Surfing the web is your best bet. Try going to the Ampeer web site and reading the articles and back issues. This is a premier e-power site and practically a must for e-flyers. Ken Myers is a close personal friend of Keith Shaw, whose is THE e-power guru and lots of Keith's stuff is published on the site. The plane evaluation section is very valuable for learning about successes and failures of planes and power systems. The "links" section is a fantastic resource. Ken himself is a selfless advocate of e-power and very willing to assist anyone who askes for help.
http://members.aol.com/kmyersefo/homepage.htm
04-21-2005, 08:05 AM
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RE: E-flight resources
If you want to get really in-depth, check out Quiet Flyer magazine. They have monthly technical articles on the theory behind all this stuff.
Starting out, I would master series/parallel circuits, Ohm's Law (V=IR), the Watts formula (W=VI).
Starting out, I would master series/parallel circuits, Ohm's Law (V=IR), the Watts formula (W=VI).
