300 Motor timing
09-28-2003 | 02:34 PM
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300 Motor timing
I plan on breaking in my new 300 motor I got with my e-starter(Prob. just run on 2 AA till they're dead, not gonna mess with the whole water thing). My question is, is it really usefull for a beginner to go through re-timing the motor.....or will it work fine as-is for a newbie just tryin' to get in some valuable fly time?
I'm sure Matt will jump on this one.....and I did read your tip not to mess with it right off the bat....but I mean as a whole......so Thanx in advance!!
Brian
I'm sure Matt will jump on this one.....and I did read your tip not to mess with it right off the bat....but I mean as a whole......so Thanx in advance!!
Brian
09-29-2003 | 08:35 PM
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RE: 300 Motor timing
Matt's advice is good - try it out and then, and only when you fully understand what and why you are doing it, mess with it! As in all research, if you don't have a base-line, then you have nothing to compare you results with.
I had to beat this idea into the heads of guys doing state-of-the-art Polymerase Chain Reaction DNA research on AA sequences in birds - they'd come to me very excited that they had found x- differences in amino acid sequence between species A and Species B, and I'd have to ask them - well, what is the natural variability in each species? - their response - we don't know, we haven't taken the time to produce any base-line data!
Cheers, Phil
I had to beat this idea into the heads of guys doing state-of-the-art Polymerase Chain Reaction DNA research on AA sequences in birds - they'd come to me very excited that they had found x- differences in amino acid sequence between species A and Species B, and I'd have to ask them - well, what is the natural variability in each species? - their response - we don't know, we haven't taken the time to produce any base-line data!
Cheers, Phil
09-29-2003 | 10:52 PM
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RE: 300 Motor timing
Got more replies on this one at LHS than here......lol.....but thanks doc!!!
Thanx for takin' the time to give a novice a bit of a lesson on common sense. Oh...and doc, good luck on the Polymerase Chain Reaction Iludium P-32 Space Modulator. (Marvin for Pres.)[sm=bananahead.gif]heh-heh.
Bri
..lol.....but thanks doc!!!Thanx for takin' the time to give a novice a bit of a lesson on common sense. Oh...and doc, good luck on the Polymerase Chain Reaction Iludium P-32 Space Modulator. (Marvin for Pres.)[sm=bananahead.gif]heh-heh.
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09-30-2003 | 06:47 AM
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RE: 300 Motor timing
Aw c'mon, I gotta let the other guys get some of the glory once in a while... Otherwise, I look like a snotty know-it-all! 
(Actually, I don't know much about motor timing, especially when it comes to exactly what to do to a specific motor to time it.)
(Actually, I don't know much about motor timing, especially when it comes to exactly what to do to a specific motor to time it.)
09-30-2003 | 04:01 PM
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RE: 300 Motor timing
Thanx Matt...lol...
I know about the process, but I was just wondering, in your opinion, if it was really needed for a new flyer. I do care to hear your opinion on it Believe it or Not
Thanx anyways....
Brian
PS-Just read your posts on no electrie being able to match a trad. 40 trainer....not so anymore man, just got back from LHS...they've got 1 that will OUT-perform a trad. 40.[>:][8D]Talked to the electric guru (very knowlegable gent from CO.) who did the conversion-- great guy. I plan on doing it to mine asapAnd pretty cheap too!!
I know about the process, but I was just wondering, in your opinion, if it was really needed for a new flyer. I do care to hear your opinion on it Believe it or Not
Thanx anyways....
Brian
PS-Just read your posts on no electrie being able to match a trad. 40 trainer....not so anymore man, just got back from LHS...they've got 1 that will OUT-perform a trad. 40.[>:][8D]Talked to the electric guru (very knowlegable gent from CO.) who did the conversion-- great guy. I plan on doing it to mine asap
And pretty cheap too!!
10-01-2003 | 07:04 AM
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RE: 300 Motor timing
My statement does have qualifications. You can slap a big brushless and a pile of LiPolys in a .40-size trainer and have the same kind of performance and duration. The problem is, you end up with $1000+ in your first plane. What the industry doesn't have right now is an electric that matches duration and performance while being competitive with glow trainer setups price-wise. Tiger Moths and Slow Sticks are great first planes, but they're limited in what they can teach you. A .40-size glow trainer can teach you ROG takeoffs, landings, basic flight, coordinated turns, windy-day flying, AND they can do most aerobatics. You simply get more "bang" for your buck from a larger bird with all the controls and the power to get up and move.
So what's the skinny on this trainer? If they've figured out a configuration that gives you the same kind of performance and duration without spending much more than what a new glow setup costs, AND is a simple bolt-on conversion, enquiring minds want to know. We probably should start a new thread, though.
So what's the skinny on this trainer? If they've figured out a configuration that gives you the same kind of performance and duration without spending much more than what a new glow setup costs, AND is a simple bolt-on conversion, enquiring minds want to know. We probably should start a new thread, though.
