RE: Seeing Helicopter from a distance, very hard
hi im in the same boat as you mate practicing helis on phoenix v3, only i have beel flying planes for the last year. when i was training on pheonix with the planes i had the same question, but i found that after flying the real thing that they are much easier to see and make out in the air. so im guessing hellis are the same, its just harder to see on the computed screen thats all. good luck!!
Posted on: 3/15/2012 8:52 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Helicopter Beginners Forum"
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RE: fs kmc desert truck wheel tyre options??
awseome!! that sct looks sweet... better than any others on the market at the moment IMO. thanks for the tip about the wheels, they will no doubt be alot stronger than the fs ones.
Posted on: 1/31/2012 2:27 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: fs kmc desert truck wheel tyre options??
no the fs use the square wheel hub, i beleive its the same as the MCD cars, not sure??
Posted on: 1/29/2012 3:08 AM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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fs kmc desert truck wheel tyre options??
hi, i bought one of these trucks last week and i have only run it for approx 2hrs and have already blown 2 of the tyres to bits. rather than replaceing them with the stock tyres (which are crap) im looking into something more durable, does anyone have any idea how to get around having to run these soft crappy tyres, and possably being able to run stronger beadlocked ones, thanks
Posted on: 1/28/2012 11:56 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: hobby king nitro ducati.... help
yeah thats what im thinking, did that once b4 with an old rc10 gt2.
Posted on: 12/29/2011 4:12 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Motorcycles"
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RE: Longer flight times please!!!
sorry, yeah they were full power ground runs, the plane is all stock except its got a apc 12x8 two blade prop. im kinda new to all this and that prop was suggested by a friend, can you reccomend a better one ??
Posted on: 12/29/2011 4:08 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: Longer flight times please!!!
sorry, yeah they were full power ground runs, the plane is all stock except its got a apc 12x8 two blade prop. im kinda new to all this and that prop was suggested by a friend, can you reccomend a better one ??
Posted on: 12/29/2011 4:04 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: Longer flight times please!!!
unfortuanatly i could not get my hands on a volt meter today, but i did get a chance to charge the batterys with a propper lipo balance charger and did some testing on the flight times of my fully charged batterys. both batterys took no longer than 1hr to charge the 3 cell 1800mAh battery lasted 3min 10sec and the 3 cell 2200mAh battery lasted 4min 55 sec as far as these batterys go is that what i should expect?
Posted on: 12/29/2011 2:10 AM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: hobby king nitro ducati.... help
never mind, got it going......... now the oneway in the starter is buggered!!! oh well guess i will end up replacing everything with tt parts in the end.[8|]
Posted on: 12/28/2011 11:53 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Motorcycles"
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hobby king nitro ducati.... help
hi guys, i bought a hobby king (victory hawk) nitro ducati a few weeks back and iv had nothing but trouble with it, i know you get what u pay for and they are a rip-off of the thunder tiger bikes but i could not resist for $170au. Anyway iv had about 15 years experance with nitro engines and for the life of me i cant get this thing to stay running, a few seconds after i take the igniter off it dies every time. iv replaced the plug 3 times, leaned it out (thought it may have just been too rich), had the engine and exhaust out to inspect it for air leaks ect, and the clutch is all good. They run a .15 engine with a HSN, a idle needle, but it has NO LOW SPEED NEEDLE (never seen a nitro engine with no lsn b4). the only way i can run it is i leave the igniter connected, and thats no good. anyone seen this b4, iv had it with this thing, any ideas why it wont run?
Posted on: 12/28/2011 7:56 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Motorcycles"
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RE: Longer flight times please!!!
thankyou you have been verry helpfull, i will go and buy a volt meter today.
Posted on: 12/28/2011 3:04 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: Longer flight times please!!!
ok so how do i do a per cell check? and also how long filght should i get out of these batterys? oh yeah and what does it mean to double the capacity of the battery?
Posted on: 12/27/2011 8:29 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: Longer flight times please!!!
I am running a apc 12x8 prop on this plane. Could the motor be chewing thru the battery's because of that? Sorry I'm kinda new to this electric stuff
Posted on: 12/27/2011 4:15 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: Battery Hold-downs?
I just wack a zip tie around the battery aswell as valcro, works for me.
Posted on: 12/27/2011 2:35 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: Longer flight times please!!!
Sorry I don't have a volt meter, I have been using the standard charger that came with the plane, and that's the battery that came with it as well The link http://www.lanyuhobby.com/viewProduct_en.asp?flowNo=350
Posted on: 12/26/2011 3:55 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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Longer flight times please!!!
I've got a lanyu hobby 1400mm corsair with brushless out runner setup, running 2200mah 3cell lipos and I'm only getting about 1/2 min run times, it's not worth going out for short flights like that. I'm not looking for more power just longer flights pls help what batterys do i need?
Posted on: 12/26/2011 3:29 AM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: Lipo charge question
I don't have a multi meter but that did give me the idea to plug the battery into my low voltage buzzer, it alarms when the cells drop below 3.3v. When I plugged it in the alarm started to sound strate away, and only 3 of the 4 LEDs were on this tells me that one of the cells have dropped below 3.3v. Does that mean the battery is buggered or can it b repaired
Posted on: 12/25/2011 9:49 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Lipo charge question
This is the charger: http://www.prolux.com.tw/product.php?mode=show&cid=46&pid=249 And the battery is a 14.8v 20c 2200mAh 4s Li-Po plane battery. Normally when I charge my car packs I just plug the battery in, select the amp current I want, then press and hold the start button until the charging process starts. With the plane pack I select the amp current, then when I press and hold the start button the charger starts to beep and won't stop untill I press and hold it again, so the charging process won't start. The battery is brand new and still has enough power in it to run the jet, but it needs to b charged fully b4 I go out flying.
Posted on: 12/25/2011 2:04 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Beginners"
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Lipo charge question
Hi, I've been flying for a while now and my wife got me a edf jet for Christmas. It came with a 4s lipo pack that I have been trying to charge with a prolux 2-6c lipo charger (the one I use for my cars) but it just won't charge. Why won't my charger charge this battery, it still works fine with my car lipos
Posted on: 12/25/2011 2:22 AM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Beginners"
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New to nitro bikes, and having trouble!
After being into rc for the last 15 years and owning countless cars trucks helis planes and boats I decided to get a nitro ducati. I have had nothing but dramas with it. Every time I fill it up with fuel using the filler bottle provided I can only get half a tank in b4 fuel starts pissing out the exhaust and the engine floods like u would not believe. Then when I get it going the POS will not turn very well, I can't even turn around in my street. Am I missing something caus I'm sure they are ment to be better than this (sigh) Think I might just give up and go fly my planes.
Posted on: 12/19/2011 5:57 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Motorcycles"
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RE: TT Ducati or nitro BMW i see on ebay??
links: BMW http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RC-NITRO-BIKE-RTR-ROAD-MOTORBIKE-MOTORCYCLE-15cxp-2-4ghz-REMOTE-70klm-SPEEDS-/220887034994?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Radio_Controlled_Vehicles&hash=item336de4ac72 Thunder tiger http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Thunder-Tiger-1-5-Nitro-Ducati-GP8-Motorcycle-2-4GHz-/360397758896?pt=Radio_Control_Vehicles&hash=item53e96161 Hobby King $160 Kit http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__12940__1_5_Scale_Nitro_RC_Motor_Bike_Ready_to_Go_.html
Posted on: 11/12/2011 4:11 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Motorcycles"
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TT Ducati or nitro BMW i see on ebay??
hi im in the market for a nitro bike. the only ones i have seen is the tunder tiger ducati and the bmw one thats being sold on eay (looks like a copy of the tt ducati). the bmw has a .15 and the ducati has a .12, is there much diference between these two bikes? thanks
Posted on: 11/12/2011 2:33 AM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Motorcycles"
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my mono build so far
just thought id share a few pics of my rc boat project, its been going on for a few years but its getting there now. boat is built off wildthing plans, and is 870mm long (not including rudder) and will be powered by a GO .28 nitro marine engine.
Posted on: 11/11/2011 3:54 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: my mono build so far
im not to sure mate, i bought it rom rcboatbitz a few years ago, hopefully it does the trick!
Posted on: 11/11/2011 3:53 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: flywheel and flex collet help
thanks hendricx, will do. here is a pic of the engine and discripton:
Posted on: 11/7/2011 2:20 AM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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flywheel and flex collet help
hi, i just got a cheap .28 GO marine engine for a boat that im building. my question is what flywheel/cone do i need, and also what flex collet will i need? an ebay seller told me they needed to know what the crank fthread is b4 he could help, so now im all confused. im running a 3/16 flex cable and the GO .28 has a 14mm shaft? any help would be great.
Posted on: 11/6/2011 1:53 AM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: My brother just bought me a KM Baja!!
i noticed in the pics that the buggy does not have the lower side parts of the body like the hpi. do the hpi ones fit on there? caus i recon it would look better with them.
Posted on: 5/14/2011 3:25 AM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: My brother just bought me a KM Baja!!
thanks guys, i will pick up a kill switch asap. as for the 8000rpm clutch, do i need to buy the entire clutch? or can i just get the 8000rpm springs for the stock clutch? i also read that you can just gut the stock exhaust can, and toss the stinger for more power, does this work? anyone tried it?
Posted on: 5/13/2011 2:52 AM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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My brother just bought me a KM Baja!!
I have had nitro cars for as long as i can remember, and ive been wanting to get into 1/5 scale offroad cars for about 2 years now. After a few failed attempts to save the $$$ to get myself started with 1/5 scale, and recently having to sell all my nitrogear to "pay the bills" i was left with no rc gear at all :(. Today i got an unexpected call from my brother telling me how he just bought a "motor king baja" (lol) off one of his mates, and its for me as an early b'day pressy, im so excited i feel like a kid agn lol. here is a quick pic he sent me: First thing i will add is a tuned pipe (prob x can, or steel hpi), then 8000rpm clutch, and then some decent rear tires.
Posted on: 5/12/2011 3:30 AM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: tamiya tt01... help
no still cant work it out, pinion and spur are all good, is it possible that this set-up is too much for this car? its a 6000kv eazy run brushless set-up, on 7.4v 4000 lipos. here is a pic of the car.
Posted on: 4/30/2011 8:06 PM by Author "hyper701" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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