DWE Widget Hop-up
01-03-2004, 02:49 PM
#1
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DWE Widget Hop-up
Hi,
After succesfully flying my DWE Widget outdoors using traditional R/C conponents like servos and a GWS, I managed to crash it twice while trying to fly it indoors. It was simply too heavy!
To lighten up my Widget, I used two magnet actuators and an RFFS100 module from [link=http://www.smallrc.com/dwehtml/iemicro.cfm]Dynamic Web Enterprises (DWE)[/link].
My 1.7oz Widget not only can fly indoors now but it can fly in a very confined area in my own backyard!
After succesfully flying my DWE Widget outdoors using traditional R/C conponents like servos and a GWS, I managed to crash it twice while trying to fly it indoors. It was simply too heavy!
To lighten up my Widget, I used two magnet actuators and an RFFS100 module from [link=http://www.smallrc.com/dwehtml/iemicro.cfm]Dynamic Web Enterprises (DWE)[/link].
My 1.7oz Widget not only can fly indoors now but it can fly in a very confined area in my own backyard!
01-03-2004, 02:51 PM
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RE: DWE Widget Hop-up
The magnetic actuators easily mounted in holes that I cut into each side of the frame.
The control surfaces are then linked with carbon rods using solid wire ends in a "Z" bend.
The control surfaces are then linked with carbon rods using solid wire ends in a "Z" bend.
01-03-2004, 02:54 PM
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RE: DWE Widget Hop-up
Since I was initially a bit tail heavy and my foam elevator warped easily, I "killed two birds" by making a balsa elevator. Even on foam models, the lighter and stronger balsa wood makes a superior control surface.
01-05-2004, 09:57 AM
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RE: DWE Widget Hop-up
An inside view reveals the magnetic actuators, Azarr antenna, and my plug-n-play charging unit from the Lightning (aka Micro Taxi).
The single DWE 230mAh cell is mounted up front just behind the front wall.
The single DWE 230mAh cell is mounted up front just behind the front wall.
