Analyzing Your Radio Controlled Helicopters Current Consumption
Posted on September 13th, 2010 in Radio Control
I’ve been flying quite a bit and not paying much attention to the load I’ve been putting on my speed controller. Today I plugged my CC50 ICE into the computer to check out my last few flights. I was quite surprised. Most of my flying did not load the ESC as much as I had […]
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E-Flite Power 90 Brushless Motor Rebuild
Posted on September 11th, 2010 in Radio Control
Hi folks, as you may know from watching the videos, I put my Twist 60 into mother earth a couple of weeks ago which resulted in some damage to the brushless electric motor I use to power it. Most of the damage was to the bearings, they sounded kind of crunchy. I also replaced the […]
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Spirit 100 Glider – First FPV Flights – OT’s Discus Launch Glider
Posted on August 29th, 2010 in Radio Control, Video
I’ve been working on the Spirit 100 glider to convert it to an FPV platform for the last couple of weeks. Today I finally was able to get the plane up with the First Person View gear and the results were awesome. Having so much wing area is a huge bonus when flying FPV because […]
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Luxeon Star V 5-Watt Royal Blue LED Video Demo
Posted on August 23rd, 2010 in Electronics
I’m a big fan of LED lighting which is why when I ordered a bunch of parts from SparkFun the other day I ordered a 5 watt Royal Blue LED by Luxeon. These 1 Watt Luxeon LEDs are discontinued and brighter stuff is available now. Up to 100 Watts or more! This LED is quite […]
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Li-Poly Battery Burns down Lawn and Distrupts Time/Space
I’ve intentionally blown a few Lithium Polymer R/C battery packs when they have reached their end of life. Unfortunately while my Outrage XP25 2200mAh packs still power my rc helicopter, they are beginning to puff and I don’t trust the pack to not burst into flames while I’m in mid-air. To alleviate the temptation I […]
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