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05-17-2007, 05:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,845
Posted By jongscx

RE: XPV

I always feel that it's better to change the odd one out than the standard. In this case, the battery may fit another plane so I swapped out the connector on the XPV. I just matched the colors:
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05-14-2007, 08:53 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,845
Posted By jongscx

RE: XPV

Well, charge time is a little more than 2 hours. I haven't timed it, but that sounds about right.

Flight time... about 15 seconds, but that's for actual "flight". I really suck at flying the...
05-11-2007, 08:48 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,845
Posted By jongscx

RE: XPV

UPDATE:

Alright, lemme give an update on my progress so far. I have been able to sucessfully power the xpv with the lipo batts that I bought and charge it with my storm launcher (S/L) charger. ...
Replies: 13
Views: 14,746
Posted By jongscx

RE: giant servo to use on RC lawn mower

yeah, what exactly do you mean lawnmower? are you:

a) flying something that is nicknamed a lawnmower
b) using a lawnmover engine for power (or more likely a weed-whacker if this is the case)...
05-08-2007, 10:12 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,411
Posted By jongscx

RE: Solution for vertical edf take off!!??

Granted, if you were flying in perfectly still air, with a perfectly balanced aircraft, you could do it with one fan... but reasonably... and on a budget (a tight one) probobly not..

How much...
05-08-2007, 10:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,281
Posted By jongscx

05-07-2007, 04:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,281
Posted By jongscx

air hog "edf"?

[didn't know there was an edf forum, so I'm pasting it here from the regular airplane forum]

Ducted fans are more efficient than non-ducted, right?

but because of the added weight of the...
Forum: Unusual R/C
05-05-2007, 05:45 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 694
Posted By jongscx

amateur EDF

Ducted fans are more efficient than non-ducted, right?

but because of the added weight of the duct and air resistance, it may be worse to have it on...

It's going to be for a foamie, the...
Forum: RC Humor
05-03-2007, 01:55 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 27,125
Posted By jongscx

RE: words you don't like to here after crashing

"...oooh... that guy sucks! " somebody who didn't know it was your plane that just law-darted because of radio-interference...
Forum: RC Humor
05-03-2007, 01:46 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 31,968
Posted By jongscx

RE: Funny Things Said In Your LHS

I don't know if I'm annoying or funny when I (used to... of course, used to...) go to the LHS and ask for a part... "I'm looking for a propeller" "What kind?" "...what do you have and I'll pick one...
Forum: Unusual R/C
05-02-2007, 02:24 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 12,301
Posted By jongscx

RE: RC Lawnmower

the mythbusters just used an electric wheelchair motor/wheel mounted on its side, and bolted to the steering wheel...
Replies: 15
Views: 851
Posted By jongscx

RE: family fun...

..hobby grade?
Forum: RC Humor
05-01-2007, 05:52 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 17,106
Posted By jongscx

RE: Riddles

An indian taxi driver was being asked questions by a prospective employer to see if he knew english well enough to communicate with passengers.
He asks him: "If I cut out your tongue, what will...
Replies: 15
Views: 851
Posted By jongscx

RE: family fun...

yeah, srry about that... what i meant was it took a different skill set than what I was looking for...
Replies: 15
Views: 851
Posted By jongscx

RE: family fun...

yeah... my per-car budget is about as much as some of you guys probobly spend on fenders and body kits... (probobly a little less ... heh heh)

What about the X-mods series from Radio-Shack? I...
Replies: 15
Views: 851
Posted By jongscx

RE: family fun...

wow... yeah, i'll go a little over-budget with just one of those. I browsed the forums a bit and was surprised that someone got a motor and ESC for $400 at a sale... 0_0

I was hoping to spend...
Replies: 15
Views: 851
Posted By jongscx

family fun...

Hokay, I'm assuming i'm going to get tarred and feathered for this, but I'm looking for a set of cheap wally-world or radio-shack cars that my siblings and I can bash(is that the term?) with... I'm...
04-25-2007, 11:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 424
Posted By jongscx

electronic circuit question

hokay, kinda modding, mostly electronic engineering question...

I need a switch that works like a "press and hold" button, so that a quick taps won't activate it, but only a prolonged "press"......
Forum: Unusual R/C
04-22-2007, 08:14 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,547
Posted By jongscx

C&C Orca

Just wondering, have there been any ducted-fan vtol R/C models out there?

The Latest Command and Conquer just came out and it's rekindled the child-ish glee in me that always made me giddy when...
Forum: Unusual R/C
04-22-2007, 08:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,827
Posted By jongscx

RE: Which hydroboat / plane

well, it CAN... just like the XPV CAN go on water... it just has trouble after that.

the mini doesn't have enough thrust to counter-act the surface tension... maybe if you rubbe bacon-grease...
04-22-2007, 08:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 743
Posted By jongscx

RE: charging multiple lipos

HUH? Lipos are a bit new to me (and I guess everyone else too..) so lemme see if I get what you're saying right...

If they are going to be used together/in parallel, it should be fine to charge...
04-20-2007, 11:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,622
Posted By jongscx

RE: Rocket Assisted Flight

...anyone try them with an aero ace? :D:D:D:D:D
Forum: Beginners
04-20-2007, 09:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 642
Posted By jongscx

RE: Stormlauncher motors die

Can I assume you have a full-sized S/L?

anyways, Esc and Rx are in a plastic baggie that inside the body near the top, so unless you flip it, then pour a bucket of water on it, the outside of...
04-20-2007, 08:54 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,383
Posted By jongscx

RE: Hyroplane

so is he like the thread jesus then?
04-20-2007, 06:41 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,479
Posted By jongscx

RE: Keeping Lipo's cool in hull

...get some cheap northbridge coolers from radio-shack and get them to stick out the bottom to get some water-cooling?

I dunno, I'm running a cheap S/L with stock batteries, and even that does...
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