<div id="post_message_617642">I am going to try my first large electric but definatly need help .
I have been lookig at HOBBY KING and I am completely lost . don't kinow a volt from an amp LOL so to speak. Dam near electricuted myself fixing my electric razor the other day.
So I need help.
PLane is a Flycat 46 pusher(picture) calls for gas but to complicated .
What size engine ,esc and battery .
Someone suggested a 64 eflight, 60 speed controll and a 5000 ml amp battery.
Now if you look at the tail prop area I have only 12 prop inches clearance.
Please suggestion from all happily accepted.
Thanks
PS.The plane weighs aprox 3lbs/8 oz with servos and reciever</div><! messag><!ttachment><div style="padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px"><fieldset class="fieldset"><legend>Attached Thumbnails</legend><div style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px">[img]attachment.php?attachmentid=53891&amp;stc=1&amp;th umb=1&amp;d=1245370834[/img] [img]attachment.php?attachmentid=53893&amp;stc=1&amp;th umb=1&amp;d=1245370834[/img] </div></fieldset></div>

<span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">Sparkey ... welcome to the Dark Side ... a life free of grime and slime and dead sticks. Hehehehe ...

You have only mainly 1 issue, how many cells do you want to fly her on? It will need to be a minimum of 4S and best at 5S. Buying the batts are a long time commitment, you need to know what you want to use them for in the next plane. I say if money is not much of an issue go with a 5S set up. Why?Because a 5S set up will give you crazy power for a 40 sized plane and is enough to give good performance on the new 50-70 sized planes. May not 3D well but will give you very good aerobatic performance for sure. Later when you run them in series into a 10S set up you can fly 72"-80" planes.

Its a pusher with limited ground clearance so you want this baby to scream!For me if I had it my way, I will go with the following:

Motor - DualSky 4260-5 (680 KV), you can get the motor from 2DogRC, do not buy the Turnigy motors if you want to run on really high RPMs they tend to throw magnets.
ESC - Turnigy 80A (HobbyCity) or the DualSky 80A
Batt - Rhino 20C 5S 4,900 mAh (HobbyCity)
Prop - 11x10 (best size for the set up ) or 12x8 to 12x10 (with good throttle management if you use the 12x10, its pushing the motor to its limit)

This set up with give you unlimited vertical for sure. I have run this on a few planes and its awesome. The DualSky motor can take the punishment too.</span></span>

Hi
I have taken your advice to the Ts
One more question please .
What charger would you suggest from Hobbyking that will cycle charge and balance.
Will I need any thing else ??
Thanks Ken




<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Motor - DualSky 4260-5 (680 KV), you can get the motor from 2DogRC, do not buy the Turnigy motors if you want to run on really high RPMs they tend to throw magnets.
ESC - Turnigy 80A (HobbyCity) or the DualSky 80A
Batt - Rhino 20C 5S 4,900 mAh (HobbyCity)
Prop - 11x10 (best size for the set up ) or 12x8 to 12x10 (with good throttle management if you use the 12x10, its pushing the motor to its limit)</font>

<span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">Chargers are all about the same. The look different but all come out from the same factory in Korea. Hence, you will see they all use the same number of buttons and the menu is exactly the same. I have not used the chagers from HC but you can browse and see what others who have purchased feel about it. If Ican I will use a good one. You do not cycle lipos ... they are fine on their own.

At present I am running the Tazmazo T15 AC/DC with the Flight Power external balancer, so far she has served me well.

What you will need is a watt meter. I changed the motor on my Big Stick this weekend to the 4260 but the 12x8 was still a bit too much especially when I was too lazy to cut exit holes for cooling. I burnt my ESC. Bummer ... my fault. Maybe you should try the 10x10 first and then the 11x10. That will be pulling about 50A only.</span></span>