RE: EF YAK 88 with DA-50 needs more power?
If you're into 3D and need more thrust, the Vess 23A will be the best 3D prop for your DA 50 & heaver plane. I tried it on my DLE-55, don't recall the exact RPM but I believe it was around 7300rpm on stock exhaust. Would be perfect on the DA-50. It was a little slow for IMAC/sport IMO, but if you're mainly 3D'ing it puts out a ton of thrust. Xoar CF 23x8 & Mejzlik 23x8 were my fav CF props on the DLE-55, but I think they'll be slightly too much load for a DA-50.
Posted on: 2/25/2012 9:32 AM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: DLE 111 Cylinder Bolt Torque
Nah, been having some troubles with the new 111 I bought, plus I haven't had an ounce of time to finish building her yet. I figured why rush it for a couple weekends; it'll give me something to do this winter instead. We usually get snow up here middle of Nov. or so. :P It was Thanksgiving weekend this weekend here in Canada as well. I did end up doing some FPV flying with a group of guys from my home town in Lethbridge. That was a blast! :)
Posted on: 10/11/2011 10:04 AM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: DLE 111 Cylinder Bolt Torque
There a reason you're changing to a v2 crank? Why not go to v3 if you're doing all this work? April 2011, they added a rear crank bearing, new case, etc ; see below. **DLE Engines made a running crankshaft change in April 2011.** **The new versions start with serial number B4100.** **To convert the crankshaft from an old version to a new version use DLEG1135** http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXBJLG&P=V This is the Crankshaft Conversion Set for the DLE-111cc Gasoline Engine. FEATURES: Contains all parts to convert engines made before serial #B4100, April 2011 to the currently produced engines INCLUDES: DLEG1122 111-2 Crankshaft/Rods DLEG1123 111-3 Crankcase DLEG1124 111-12 Bearing Set DLEG1125 111-16 Prop Drive Hub DLEG1126 111-20 Woodruff Key 15m REQUIRES: Disassembly of engine to install conversion Egan
Posted on: 10/11/2011 9:28 AM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: STIHL oil ?
But but but I like Amsoil @ 200:1 in my DLE-222!!!! LOL
Posted on: 10/7/2011 10:28 AM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Cylinder Head Temps.
The Aurora 9's telemetry system is a 3rd way to meausre head temps in flight. I find myself more interested in in-flight rpm & temps of both heads on my engines than I ever thought I would. It's cool to watch while flying, and you can mount the sensors in the most accurate position on the head. Being able to read in flight temp is amazing! I found I needed to baffle my Yak after seeing in flight temps, even though they were just fine on the ground for example. I was able to further drop my temps 30*C on that plane! I've also discovered (though it's likely due to good cooling) that insanely long uplines on my DLE's only produce 6-7*C increase in head temp over normal level flight. Tom is very correct in speaking about useless head temps taken on ground after landing. My heads have dropped just over 20*C by that time, depending on throttle after landing. Here's another tidbit most people don't know that I'?e discovered through my live telemetry. WOT flat and level flight on my 55, 100, 111 all pull just a shade over 1000rpm greater than they do statically on the ground! That means if you're propping a 111 at 6900rpm on the ground, it'll be unloading to 7800-8000 in flight flat and level! If you do any type of dive at WOT add another 4-500. As you can see, it's easy to exceed any engine's redline specification (though usually harmless in small bursts) of any engine if not propped carefully. Egan
Posted on: 10/7/2011 7:59 AM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: STIHL oil ?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Tired Old Man Eganwp, I was having fun [i]with[/i] you, not making fun [i]of[/i] you. The use of text has a tendency to remove voice inflection and facial expressions from a conversation, right? On a more serious note, why run more than one ratio for everything? If you run a new engine reasonably light for the first 4 hours or so you only need one oil and one ratio. Trust
Posted on: 10/6/2011 7:29 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: STIHL oil ?
[quote]ORIGINAL: TimBle [quote]ORIGINAL: Eganwp I just use my own calculator program I wrote when I was bored at work. :P Allows me way more flexibility in calculation options over all the gas/oil calcs I've found online. Maybe I'll have to share it with people... O.o [/quote] jeez wizz, program to calculate volume ratio's.... 40:1 How much you want /41 give you the other part
Posted on: 10/6/2011 12:11 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: STIHL oil ?
I just use my own calculator program I wrote when I was bored at work. :P Allows me way more flexibility in calculation options over all the gas/oil calcs I've found online. Maybe I'll have to share it with people... O.o
Posted on: 10/5/2011 12:16 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Anyone compare DA-50 / DLE-55 / DA-60?
[quote]DLE55 I finally managed to get out and do some new prop comparisons on my DLE-55 to which I put on a new V2 head, and new top-end. It's had about 8 tanks through it, and last night I ran some performance numbers. Each prop was tuned individually for max RPM, and all thrust & RPM readings were taken 3 times to ensure accuracy. Every test was executed twice all around as well to ensure no variability. All readings were taken with engine at FULL HOT running temp w/ average peak RPM readings (no brief RPM peak numbers were used). +15*C, 3500ft ASL, 50% RH, 0kph wind, 87oct gas, 40:1 Stihl Ultra: Hawk wood 22x8: 7110rpm @ 27lbs 12oz thrust Xoar sword 22x10: 6390rpm @ 26lbs 4oz thrust Xoar CF 23x8: 6870rpm @ 27lbs 12oz thrust Falcon wood 23x8: 6450rpm @ 26lbs 14oz thrust The most impressive prop in the pack when it comes to static thrust & speed/rpm for it's smaller 22" size is the Hawk 22x8. Really makes me wish I had a Hawk 23x8! In flight I like all of them, except the Falcon. It's WAY too slow moving due to low rpm for 8" of pitch in comparison to the other props. Overall my favorite props I've tried including others from friends I don't own (and werent in yesterday's tests) are: Mejzlik 23x8 & my Xoar CF 23x8 as above. I also liked the Vess 23A if you were solely into 3D down low, but when mixing sport & IMAC flying like I do, it's just too slow. Thrust on that vess felt similar to the Mej & Xoar CF 23x8 as well. It's interesting to see that my same 22x10 Xoar sword is turning 400rpm less on this new head/top end than the old head was. May just need some more break-in time though. Odd, as the Hawk and others are turning nearly identical RPM they used to. When testing I didn't believe it, so I retuned and ran that test 2 additional times, yep it's correct and max tune RPM. Could also be variation and drying/warping of the wood props over time.[/quote] Hey that's my review/RPM #'s of my DLE-55 Soarrich! haha I've retested it's numbers after a few more gallons through it, and it's even better now. I got that 22x8 Xoar prop to turn 7440 at one point! lol. I still like the Xoar 23x8 CF prop the best, and it's turning 6950rpm almost every time out (hot). Either engine will be good, but they do go up in increments of power. If it were me I'd buy another DLE-55 before a DA-50, even if they were the same price. That DA-60 isn't all that special after seeing it fly on regular exhaust (maybe 100-200 rpm than the 55 at max on the same prop), however, if once you throw a tuned pipe on the DA-60 that thing is INSANE. My buddie's turns a 24x10 @ 6750 rpm on tuned pipe!!!!! His 30% Aeroworks Extra 300 is the most overpowered 30% plane i"ve ever seen in my life. That said, if you're not going tuned pipes, just go with the 55 as the difference is negligable in power on stock exhaust. I assume that you wouldn't be paying the $$$ for a tuned pipe if buying a 55 anyhow based on people's spending habbits in the past. (Ie. if they pay for the DA up front, they dont mind paying more $$$ for the tuned pipe combo either; vs the guys who buy DLE like me, we're bang per buck people who generally wont go out and buy tuned pipes defeating the purpose of just buying the more powerful engine from the get-go). I can't comment on how the 55 runs on tuned pipes, as maybe it's nearly as impressive as the 60 which is what I'm thinking it would be. A few guys have the DA-50 as well, but it's pretty tame compared to the other two. I wouldn't even consider it unless it's a smoking used deal, but that's just me. Remember that tuned pipes can wreak havok on transition until you get the pipe length setup just perfectly for your prop, load, airframe and setup. If you're a big 3D guy, this is worth considering. For most sport/IMAC pilots however, transition isn't as critical generally. Egan
Posted on: 10/4/2011 10:37 AM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: DLE 111 tuning question.
Yep, just richen the LSN a bit and you'll be golden. Still a good idea to do a once-over to make sure there's no visible air leaks or issues.
Posted on: 9/30/2011 3:33 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: DLE 111 tuning question.
Not sure what you mean by "gains rpm after flight". But what I'm guessing you're meaning is that once you've been flying around (hot engine) the engine doesn't want to come back down to a low idle for a few seconds? If that's the case it's simply caused by the LSN being set too lean. Richen it up 1/8th of a turn and it should come back to idle when hot properly during flight. It may also be caused by an airleak somewhere in your engine, so double check that all bolts are good and tight, no gaskets are cracked and no slop in the front crank bearings. Even if it's a small airleak, richening the LSN will fix (or should I say "mask") the issue. Egan
Posted on: 9/30/2011 3:16 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: DLE-111 dies at full throttle- HELP!!
Did you make sure you properly reattached the diaphram post into the meter lever fork? It's not supposed to simply sit on top or your main jet will be metering too much fuel throughout the rpm band. It also may be an ignition issue if it just happened suddenly.
Posted on: 9/30/2011 3:14 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: DLE 111 tuning question.
If it starts becoming hard to start cold, give that LSN a 1/16th rich tweak as you're right in the sweet spot now.
Posted on: 9/29/2011 2:20 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: STORING YOUR GAS ENGINE FOR THE WINTER
Guess what I do when I want to run 100LL AV gas? I turn on the valve on the fuel tank at home and fill my jerry cans, as we have 500 gallon tanks of 100LL for my dad's Cessna Cardinal 177RG and all our Ultralights (as a backup :)) on the farm. I've grown up my whole life trying 100LL in different gas engines. I used to run it in my Camaro Z28 on cruise weekends even! :D And guess what? At the end of the day it makes zilch of a difference in every application I've ever tried it in, other than in one of our riding lawn mowers that ran soooooooo smooth and had a huge power increase when running 100LL. Must be a pretty high compression b&s engine in that sucker! lol. All other engines it made absolutely 0 difference, and wasn't even worth the extra 20 step walk to that tank to fill with. For most people here on this forum, I can tell you first hand that 100LL is NOT in any way shape or form even worth discussing about buying for your little rc gassers, even if it's a high compression MVVS. Even in some of the high compression dirt bike engines I've ran, it made no difference. Yes the smell is definately different, and the dark blue tinge to the fuel adds a nice touch, but at the end of the day it aint even worth considering. For me 100LL costs even less per gallon than regular 87 octane gasoline from the pump, and even I just burn regular 87 octane fuel in all my gassers, even though it's more expensive as it's just so readily available when I'm away from home flying. Egan
Posted on: 9/29/2011 2:11 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Aeroworks 35% Extra-Close call
[quote]ORIGINAL: flyerdave Finally yesterday everything was ready. Had my new(new to me) AW Extra 300 35% with DA100 and the weather was perfect. Let the engine warm up, range checked the radio, and said a prayer. The takeoff was nearly perfect, the plane flies rock-solid, two clicks of aileron trim and she was flying straight as an arrow.Did just a few loops and rolls and just soaked in the excelent flying of this plane. Landings were great also. I am so impressed with the way this plane flies, and the DA100 is perfect on the front. First flight lasted 10 minutes,then I pulled the canopy to check wing bolts, etc. fueled it back up and went again, this time two minutes into the flight, I saw the right wheel depart from the landing gear(I had not put the wheel pants on, but I did flat spot the axle and threadlock was on the set screw). [b]There is no more sinking feeling than knowing that your only choices are to put this 26 pound plane down on the runway and rip the landing gear out,[/b] or put it in the bean field and hope that the damage is minimal.Well,I chose the bean field. The beans are young ,thick and tender so I picked the thickest area and slowed the plane as much as I could. The beans cushioned it well but still the right elevator was broken at the counterbalance. Otherwise, very little damage. I guess I was very fortunate but I will tell you this,I will WELD the wheel collars on the next time. By the way, does anyone have a right stab for a 35% AW Extra 300 in red that they no longer need? HaHa [/quote] You mean the 33 pound plane??? :D LOL, j/k Dave. My buddy has this plane with all the CF addon parts and an extremely lightweight setup and is still at 31.5lbs w/ tuned pipes on a DLE-111 I believe... Out of the box it was 33lbs! Classic Aeroworks scale tareing, lol. Glad you go 'er down safely. I'd just spend a few minutes and repair the stab yourself. I ripped mine off in the same place on my Edge on a bad deadstick not making it back to the runway. Rebuilding it was quick and relatively painless. That's why we buy woodies and not comp-arfs! :D
Posted on: 9/27/2011 2:53 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: LiFe and ignition
All you need to know. Read it for yourself: http://www.cncengines.com/rcexelcdi.pdf II) 6.4 Volt Li-Fe(A123) Packs 2cell Li-Fe(A123) The Volts Max of 7.2 volts. Nominal 6.6 Volts, use a voltage regulator. Or connects one IN4007 diode to fall voltage the use. If engines not highest rotational speed, Also may directly use I don't know why this question keeps coming up for the 10 millionth time when you can get the facts straight from the horses mouth. lol. No offense to the OP! I use 1x IN4007 diode in line on the + wire. $0.05 in cost, less than 1g of weight, and chance of failure is almost nil as I've been posting for several years now... Egan
Posted on: 9/27/2011 2:38 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: New to Gas, What Oil Choice
[quote]ORIGINAL: a1pcfixer [quote]ORIGINAL: BarracudaHockey No worries. The answer is any good quality oil (such as Red Line and others) will work if used in the proper mixture. [/quote] Eggactly! The search link I posted should keep anyone looking for such info, busy for a while. Some listed in previous oil threads are; Stihl HP Ultra +++++ Royal Purple+++++ bel ray H1R++++ AMSOIL[:@] Lawnboy[:'(] bacon grease[sm=confused.gif] baby oil[sm=bananahead.gif] etc., etc., etc. [/quote] Just follow this and don't bother reading anything else. It's all you need to know. I'd add Redline Racing & Pennzoil Aircooled to the list of ++++++ as well. I personally use Stihl Ultra at 32:1 or 40:1 depending on the engine.
Posted on: 9/27/2011 2:34 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Best 100 - 120cc engine for 3D
IMHO I would go with something more powerful than the DA-120 if you think the DLE-111 is lacking in power. Yes the 120 has more power, but on stock pipes you'll turn a 28x12 instead of 28x10. There will be a difference but it isn't going to be night and day IMHO unless you spend the $1800 and get tuned pipes for it. If it was me, I'd be debating between the BME-116 and the BME-150. Both of them will smoke the 120 and save you some money as well. They're both very light reliable engines. I think you'd be much more happy with the power output of these at the end of the day to justify the cost you're throwing into a new engine. The MVVS 116 is a monster torquer as well, but they're too heavy and power gains and overall flight characteristics will be diminishing to 3D.
Posted on: 9/12/2011 12:47 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: A123 Ignition Battery - voltage regulator or diodes?
+1 on the $0.05 diode voltage drop. Been doing this on my gassers for 2 years now on A123's.
Posted on: 8/29/2011 9:39 AM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Need Timing Specs DLA56/DLE55(exhaust port angle/area, and trasfer port angle)
I've mapped all the port timings (boost, transfer and exhaust I believe I took) on my DLE-55 and my DL-100, but unfortunately don't have them on me here at work. If I remember tonight I'll post them for you. Egan
Posted on: 8/29/2011 9:37 AM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Which servo on throttle
7965MG. It's the most accurate/repeatable/centering Hitec servo with great speed from a few that have tested many. Many of us run this as throttle servos on our GS gassers. I too cheaped out on my first set of throttle servos and have since learned my lesson. The ability to always have the engine return to the perfect idle setting is priceless. On my smaller 30%, the throttle servo is the most expensive servo in the plane! No more messing around with throttle trim on every single stall spin or landing... Make sure you use a CF rod + plastic arm on the servo, or if not CF, then plastic dubro rod. I've switched to CF as I found temp changed the length of the plastic rod too much. You need to be sure to dampen that vibration, especially if installing the servo in the motor box. Of course this isn't really a big issue on a smooth twin or even the DLE-20 vs on the DLE-55 single for example. As good as plastic gears sound in theory, its best to dampen the vibration before it even arrives at the servo spine via plastic. Plastic geared sevos in shaky gassers have failed many times over so it's not really worth the risk. Analog vs digital I wont get into, but analog technically wont max deflect on failure. I wouldn't be too concerned about this though. THat's why we run opti-kills. :)
Posted on: 8/24/2011 2:11 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Servos For 35% IMAC Flying
Only 1 channel is being used for power input... I've Y'd power into both elevator channels and the rudder channel for the additional 3 power inputs. :) 1 - Ail1-1 2 - Ail1-2 3 - Ail2-1 4 - Ail2-2 5 - Elev1 + power 6 - Elev2 + power 7 - Rudder + power 8 - Opti-kill 9 - power Thus no matchboxes or Y'd channels together.
Posted on: 8/24/2011 2:05 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Servos For 35% IMAC Flying
[quote]ORIGINAL: nonstoprc Egan, Sounds like you are not using any power-expanders on these 33%-35% planes. Is that right? Any sluggish-ness noticed? I am setting up my YaK 2.6m for imac and wonder if I need a power-expander. The servos used will be approximately the same as those in the list in your post. [/quote] Sorry for the late reply nonstop, I just got back from vacation. Yes, I've been running bigger planes as well as most people at our clubs around here without power expanders completely trouble free. It seems most people (at least in this area) have really adopted to KISS principles and are moving away from expanders in the 30-38% planes. You just have to be mindful and really spend some time planning out a solid setup to make sure it can handle everything you'll throw at it, as well as the "worst case scenarios". For me, I have 2x 16awg? wires that split off into 4x 22awg JR connectors to feed the power bus on the Optima 9 RX from each side. Each set is 100% redundant including separate A123 packs, separate failsafe switches (Fromeco Wolverine dual failsafe) and separated wiring. That means worst case scenario is if a pack, switch, supply wiring breaks, connection terminates, etc. I'll still have full control of the RX/plane and still beable to fly all day without running out of RX power without knowing it. The past 2 years I've switched all my planes over (big and small) to genuine A123 packs which I build myself for cheap. With hundereds of flights on many different servos and brands, I've never had an issue running them at 6.6V (which is less than a topped 5cell NiMh/NiCd btw). All my servos run on individual channels, as most new radios allow for every channel to be tweaked individually, negating the need for matchboxes. As tested, my setup will supply 15amps x4 channels which is 60 amps if ever asked for. (For those wondering, yes 8amps x4 is max continuous, but 15A burst has been tested/proven through a JR connector). Outside a WOT crash into the ground, servos could never ask for this much current! lol. My A123's are capable of this 60A output as well as the rest of my setup... That leaves us with a power expander's benefits in brief (according to my application): - Regulated 6.0V Power - no longer needed because of 6.6V all around on all planes/servos which gives you more speed and torque to boot! (Some Futaba servos you need to check on first however, so keep that in mind as I don't run any Futaba servos.) - Separate power channels/busses for redundancy - no longer needed as I've designed my setup to be redundant, short of 2x RX's. - Many channels can be used for smaller RX's - My biggest plane is 35%, thus 8 servos or 9 if you wanted a choke or 2nd rudder servo, thus moot - Allows for individual tuning of each servo/EPA/center/etc - Also moot because I use a digital Hitec programmer to do all this on setup. Radio tweaking fulfills the rest - Allows for multilple battery packs to be connected - Also negated as I'm already running redundant 2300mah packs - Battery Share! - Completely useless to me as my Fromeco Wolverine dual failsafe switch has built-in battery share technology - LED indicators! - Also moot because my Fromeco Wolverine has LED's showing power on each switch as well. - Failsafe! - Again, useless as the only "electronic component" that can fail in my setup is the [b]failsafe [/b]Fromeco Wolverine - Ignition cutoff - I guess this is a + for the power expander, but in all honesty if you can't caugh up the $8 for the RC-EXL opti-kill or the $70 for the Smart-fly, you're in the wrong plane category - One additional + for the Fromeco Wolverine is that it has built in charge jacks. This allows me to charge my packs (as well as my 3rd A123 on ignition through a Fromeco Badger) safely in the plane. Anyway, there you have my reasoning. Plan your setup, go through all the worst case scenarios and plan accordingly. Nothing wrong with power expanders, but IMHO they're better for 40%+ sized planes where power supply and servo channel counts start to overcome your radio's ability. Hope this helps your decision! Egan
Posted on: 8/17/2011 7:15 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Servos For 35% IMAC Flying
Sorry, yes I should have clarified that. I add my power through 4x leads (2x elevator servos and 2/4 aileron servos). Yes my 60A example is simply an example of current that can be applied to the RX power bus. Because I'm feeding 1/2 my servos power directly, that RX bus power request would be halved for the remaining (non powered) servos. They haven't released the max amp specs for the O9 to my knowledge, but I'm sure its significantly less than this amount. With regular flying, including high speed snaps for fractions of a second, I'd be suprised if the total servo current ever peak over 10A total for a 100cc plane. I just wanted to use it as an example of how you can properly & redundantly power your setup. If huge current draws were in question (like in robotics), you could simply power each and every servo lead individually if you like. Anyway, just wanted to clarify my reasons for not going with an expander. If you want to use one, there is definately no harm in doing so! :)
Posted on: 8/17/2011 7:11 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Servos For 35% IMAC Flying
Vegas, just so you know in my new 35% (and previously in my 33% Yak) for IMAC I run: 4x 5985MG in the ailerons 2x 5955TG in the elevators 1x JR8711 on the rudder 1x 7965MG on the throttle (super precise/repeatable and fast) Setup works great for IMAC. That 33% has well over 400 flights with that setup, and it's all being dumped in my new H9 35% Extra 300. Only complaint is the 8711's develop gear slop and vibrate quite quickly. I dampened it with the velcro mod. On the Power HD 9150MG servos, I run those all around on my 30% Edge. That plane has over 100 flights and 0 issues. Love those servos, other than the fact that they have a tiny bit of slop out of the box. All my planes run on 2x 2300mah genuine A123 packs for full redundancy, with 4x connections to the RX's to provide huge amperage if ever requested. Egan
Posted on: 8/9/2011 12:22 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Best 3D 30% Aircraft???
I fly a 30% Peak Model Edge 540T for the past 2 years on a DLE-55. Love it, and it's light at around 14.75lbs AUW, 88.5"ws, 85" long. I changed out the gear to a solid single CF gear mounted on the bottom of the fuse, but other than that it's been great and survived a few dead sticks. :) Only thing I don't like about it is that once in awhile it will start to drop a wing with quick 50* elevator deflection. I wouldn't hessitate to buy another though. With that being said, I own a smaller Extreme Flight Edge 540T and have seen many 3DHS planes. IMHO they're the best of the best from those two companies. If you can afford it, I'd go with one of them. You'll be guaranteed a great flying, well tested and redesigned airframe.
Posted on: 7/20/2011 3:16 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Went cheap. bought a DLE 20 and got burnt!!! UPDATE!
It's called break-in. People who choose to ignore it, and run ANY brand gasser that's brand new at WOT for mintues on end deserve their pistons to cease up on the cylinder wall. Sorry, I'm not trying to be an arse, I'm just stating the obvious that many of us witness so often... Glad you saved the plane though!
Posted on: 6/12/2011 7:37 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Brand New: 35% Hangar 9 Extra 300 - Build Thread!
Thanks! Ya, I mean I can't take much credit for it, but I too am amazed at the quality of ARF's lately, especially in the GS stuff. Sorry for the slow progress on this build thread. We had our IMAC competition this weekend at our club which I flew Sportsman. Took first place, but it was only me and another guy in my class, lol. Weather was beautiful today for the unknown's and rest of the known rounds. :) I hope to get some more build progress and pics up this week. I just received my 48" Extreme Flight Edge EXP, so I've got them both on the build table at the moment, lol.
Posted on: 6/12/2011 7:14 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10570475

RE: Brand New: 35% Hangar 9 Extra 300 - Build Thread!
Yep, it is. However, I'm the one who discovered the opti-kill issues on the big A9 thread on FG... Mine's worked great since I reversed the opti channel about 60 flights ago. Range is night and day vs what it was in "NOR" mode.
Posted on: 6/5/2011 8:03 PM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Brand New: 35% Hangar 9 Extra 300 - Build Thread!
More pics below...
Posted on: 6/5/2011 10:23 AM by Author "Eganwp" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10557902