Saturday, November 15, 2008
Easy Star
I just built my Easy Star kit and got it all setup. Here are some pics with the HXT 2835 2700kV brushless motor installed, and a Turnigy Sentry 25A BESC with a Zippy 2200mAh 3S1P LiPo. I put the BESC on the outside to try to help keep the heat down. The HXT motor sure seems to run hot (hope it isn't a dud). I still have to pop the Hitec Neutron 6S Rx with HS81 servos in and get the push rod throws adjusted as well as make a final CG measurement. Hopefully I can maiden her tomorrow. Found a good EZ* Fan Site page too.
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The maiden went great on this last Friday. Clear skies, crisp, cold and very little wind. The 2835 Turnigy motor and 25A ESC on this seem to work very well. It pushes this EZ* around super fast, and it will loop on a dime. I had the ruder on the left stick, which really sucked and screwed me up. For some reason, I thought it would be good to begin getting use to having the ruder on the left stick, but with it functioning more like a combo aileron/ruder, it really is hard to get use to. Other than that, the new plane flew wonderfully. It was also the first flight on my new futab 7CAP. Everything went soaringly.
ReplyDeleteI was a little shocked how fast it burned through the 2200mAh LiPo (only 7-8 minutes of motor time, and about 10 minutes total flight time). I was pushing it pretty hard at full throttle and doing a lot of out side loops, continuous tight loops, spirals and hammerheads. This motor will NOT push the plane totally vertical without limit. It can do a hundred feet or so, but that is about all. I'm using a 5.5x4.5e prop, and maybe a 6x4 would help. Turns out the LiPo had one cell that was about 0.4v below the other two when I got home. I balance charged it back up, and we'll see if that is repeatable.
Anyway, I took this as a good checkout of the stuff from Hobby City and the stuff worked pretty well. The ESC wasn't hot with it mounted up on the top like that, but the motor was. I don't think it got too bad, as the air flow vent in the front of the mount seems to allow a good amount of airflow. I ordered another batch of stuff (for the new Parkzone Typhoon 3D), including a 2S1P 7.2v 2200mAh LiPo, another 2200mAh 3S1P and a 3300mAh 3S1P. A 40A ESC and 35-42C Turnigy outrunner motor.