There’s no question that heat and electrical components don’t get along and the cooler we can keep our ESC’s the better. I’ve ran across more than one person who had an opportunity to keep their ESC a LOT cooler for no extra cost but didn’t even realize it. Enter the “aluminum ESC tray”. An aluminum… more »
Big thanks to our friend and team SAB pilot Cris Trebbi for doing this tech-tip. Motor Shaft Trimming 101. So you’re almost done building that new heli, and you just can’t wait for the maiden flight. But you install the motor only to find that the shaft is just a bit too long for a… more »
Setting up the CC ESC’s in conjunction with the VBar governor is pretty straight forward unless you want to enable the autorotation feature WIHOUT idling the motor. Here’s a step-by-step procedure for getting the autorotation bailout setup with no idle. *NOTE* For some reason this combination of settings/hardware will not appear to function when bench… more »
Squeezing a set of packs down the narrow frames of some of the helis today can be quite difficult. Connectors can get snagged. Balance leads can get pulled apart. This is where stick packs can make what used to be a huge hassle become a complete breeze. They can completely change the way you… more »
I’ve received a ton of inquires about the iKon internal gov and it seems to be a bit of a confusion when it comes to the setup. I’ve included some step-by-step procedures here for setting up the iKon internal governor with a Castle Creations ESC and a Scorpion ESC. The Scorpion would should apply ver… more »
Revolectrix Dual Powerlab Review by Nick Lenn A charger is a charger is a charger, right? I mean, in the end, it’s all just about what they look like and how many amps they put out, right? That’s the impression I was under for a long time, but boy did I recently get an… more »
Blade tracking can be a thing of the past with this neat little trick. It just so happens that a Scorpion 5mm phillips driver is a perfect fit in the blade grip hole on 700 class helis. This works out great for checking zero pitch at mid-stick. They key here is to align the bit… more »
So you’re out at the field and forgot your swash leveler at home. You’re hosed right? Wrong! Most of us keep a couple zip ties in our field box and here’s a neat little trick that will put them to good use. Wrap one around the main shaft and pull it tight. Take another one… more »
Upon receiving and using my iCharger 4010 Duo for the first time I noticed that at higher amperage settings I wasn’t getting anywhere near a full 4.2v per cell on my batteries. I dug into the settings a bit more and have come up with what I personally believe to be a great balance of… more »
Man it’s been one hell of a week. Let me tell you a little story about how I’ve managed to experience first hand why karma is such a powerful and humbling part of this world. So a good friend of mine was really pushing me into the iCharger 4010Duo. He sold a pretty convincing story… more »