Model Boat Mayhem
Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => The "Black Arts!" ( Electrics & Electronics ) => Topic started by: Martin (Admin) on April 09, 2015, 09:32:27 pm
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MrRCSound Smoke unit - Looks impressive! :o
http://www.motionrc.com/mrrcsound-smoke-system-for-electric-rc-planes/
https://youtu.be/UnC3OjTzVZY
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That's about a hundred quid for the unit and thirty quid for the recommended LiPo batteries. Not exactly the cheapest, is it? I suppose it's fine as long as you only need a run-time of 2 minutes and 15 seconds. ok2
DM
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It seems to be designed for a somewhat different job to our ground based smoke units. It seems to be producing much more smoke than a typical, heavier, boat based unit. The higher current needed to cook off the extra smoke is no great disadvantage with shorter flight times over our longer float times. I doubt our smoke units would produce that amount of persisting smoke at wind speeds of 50 to 80 knots!
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May be in a fast electric? Are Team Sedgemoor still out there?
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That's about a hundred quid for the unit and thirty quid for the recommended LiPo batteries. Not exactly the cheapest, is it? I suppose it's fine as long as you only need a run-time of 2 minutes and 15 seconds. ok2
DM
and shipping and most likely custom's charges..
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Agreed. Just thought it looked impressive! :-)
That's about a hundred quid for the unit and thirty quid for the recommended LiPo batteries. Not exactly the cheapest, is it? I suppose it's fine as long as you only need a run-time of 2 minutes and 15 seconds. ok2
DM
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Agreed. Just thought it looked impressive! :-)
So what would it take to get a springer flying around like that ?.. :}
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So what would it take to get a springer flying around like that ?.. :}
A couple of thousand quid would be a good place to start!
DM
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A springer tug is about as airodynamic as a house brick, so a little bit of sanding may be
Required here and there {-)
John
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There's a Springer somewhere on Utube , with a brushless motor, that actually gets up on the plane!!!
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Do you mean this one Martin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u00w3znH9uc
I have to say for that much money and the batterys I would want more then 2 .5 mins run time. if you look at the spec its pulls around 22 amps that's a lot of current
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There's a Springer somewhere on Utube , with a brushless motor, that actually gets up on the plane!!!
i had a marks model bots tug that got up on the plane once .... thats about as aerodynamic as a house brick too
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There's a Springer somewhere on Utube , with a brushless motor, that actually gets up on the plane!!!
Thats given me an idea for that jet drive thats been sitting on the shelf lol