EDU

How to determine flight time for a 2S850 LiIon

by | Wednesday, December 18, 2019 |

Is your avionics battery pack safe for three-flights? How about five? How can you figure out if it's safe to fly a sixth time before recharging the battery pack powering the radio system? The answer determines if you drive home happy at the end of the day, or not!

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Let's gore an RF-ox!

by | Tuesday, December 3, 2019 |

Q. I'm curious what receivers and other electrical components you use, and maybe how you linked them together. In other words, what you find works well with your servos.A. Radio system selection...

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On big bipes and selecting servos

by | Monday, November 25, 2019 |
Servos - good, better, or best?

Ready to spend $700-800 on servos? Worried about making a mistake? Would you like to discover how to select the right servo for 'you' and at the same time maybe save big money?

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Do ProModeler servos work with my receiver?

by | Saturday, September 21, 2019 |
Will my XYZ receiver work with ProModeler servos? Yes!

A question that comes up fairly often regards compatibility between various brands of receivers and ProModeler servos and the short answer is yes, they're compatible because of PWM, the universal standard.

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Silk and dope – demystifying modeling's classic finish!

by | Wednesday, August 28, 2019 |
Silk-and-dope the classsic model airplane finish

What's the connection between servo selection, and a brief how-to regarding the classic silk-and-dope model airplane finish? As occasionally happens, we detour through the unexpected coincidences of life before reaching an answer.

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ProStand - a user report

by | Wednesday, July 31, 2019 |

Happy with his ProStand purchase, Bob McDaniel of St. Leonard, MD paid us quite a compliment by saying he'd put aside both home-brew plywood and flimsy foam commercial fuselage stands in favor of...

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Gasser throttle servo problems & solutions

by | Monday, July 15, 2019 |

A dead throttle servo is an, 'Oh shit!' moment for many modelers. Thing is, if you follow best practice, it's nearly a non-event. We show you how to set up your servo and linkages to avoid damage due to engine vibration and heat.

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Bypassing the BEC and other power subjects

by | Sunday, June 9, 2019 |

Since the BEC included with the ESC is usually limited to 5A of current and modern high performance servos can exceed this, bypassing the BEC and using a 2S LiPo is an easy solution - and inexpensive too.

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Are ProModeler servos programmable?

by | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 |
Programming at the transmitter is easier

A standalone servo programmer is something of a kludge because each servo must be removed from the airframe to access the lead, to disconnect it from the wiring harness and plug into the programmer. Rinse repeat for any adjustment - what a pain!.

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Fear of loss, or how to stack the odds in your favor!

by | Wednesday, April 3, 2019 |
or why otherwise sensible modelers use two batteries!

Marketing types push your buttons by using words like 'safety' to get you to ignore common sense and outfit your model with two battery packs. We explain why this is just BS designed to get rubes off their wallets.

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Hangar 9 60cc Fokker D VII servos

by | Wednesday, March 27, 2019 |
A brief run down on the best servos for the Hangar 9 Fokker D.VII scale WWI model

Sporting an 87" wingspan, the gorgeous Hnagar 9 version of the Fokker D.VII is almost perfectly 1/4 scale. Selecting the best servos can be tricky. We discuss this, and more!

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Servo Leads & Extensions

by | Thursday, February 28, 2019 |
Why getting what you pay for can be tricky!

I occasionally field questions regarding servo connectors and extensions (especially for giant scale models). Let's briefly delve into some mechanical and electrical considerations because basically, we (all brands) play by similar rules.

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