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First, clean the tops of the FETS with denatured alcohol to remove any flux, grease, etc. from the manufacturing process and handling. Do the same to the bottom of the heatsink and if its a really smooth surface, rough it up a bit with 220 grit sandpaper to give the epoxy something to bite into...

The best thing to do would be replace the thermal film and small piece of alloy with a real heatsink. You can buy heatsink stock on the web and cut it to fit or if you have access to a mill make your own. Use Artic Silver thermal epoxy to glue the heatsink directly to the FETS and the ESC will...

You're comparing apples and oranges, the 11X is closer to being equivalent to the 10CHP which is the 10 channel Futaba I had, you can't really compare an 8 channel to an 11 channel for size and weight as they are very different radios regardless of who made it. FWIW, I've flown to 3/4 of a mile...

Not true about JR and the switches, on my 11X I can assign any channel other than the basic throttle, alieron, rudder, and elevator to any switch or slider on the box, pretty easy too, just select the channel and the toggle the appropriate switch or slider and it's automatically assigned to that...

Another thought just occurred to me, do you have the motors mounted on the frame now, and did you try the PWM ESc test with the motor mounted? If so, check that the screws holding the motors to the frame aren't too long and shorting the windings, easy enough to take the screws out and see what...

AMA heli only club. The president runs the LHS and also flys multirotors along with some other club members. I'm on the steering comittee which is the members side of the board of directors so nobody is going to bug me about it as long as I'm flying safely. The only time I venture beyond the...

After the first test flight of the rebuilt TBS Discovery #2.5 I started doing some practice flights to get used to how fast I could drop altitude and speed for going between the trees flight. It definitely takes some stick time to get used to not only how a particular frame and flight controller...

Anything is possible. Those connectors aren't something I'd use in a high current application and I usually try to not use any connectors between the motor and ESC where practical. On MK setups I like to go with solid wire between the BL and motor using bullet connectors only when the use case...

Before doing anything else you may want to connect each motor direct to a standard PWM speed controller and connect that to the throttle channel of a receiver, plug a lipo into the ESC and see if the motor spins up when you increase the throttle. If they do then obviously the motors are OK and...

I would have liked to see the look on the plane pilots face when he saw the R22 zeroing in on that treetop! I'd be standing there thinking WTF!!!

Neither GPS is more accurate than the other, they're both about the best I've owned and flown with position hold working like its hanging from a rope and the RTH autoland usually being within a couple feet of the takeoff point if not closer. As to which one is better depends on what you want...

Do you get the color bar display or nothing at all? Also, the vTX and converter need to have separate power feeds, I tried powering the HDMI from the 5 volt out on the Immersion vTX and could not get it to work, no clue as to why. Ran a separate 5 volt feed off a CC BEC to the HDMI and it...

R22 rescues an RC plane from a tree, I want this guy's phone # in case I ever get one of the big multis stuck in a tall evergreen! Their running commentary is priceless... Ken

Good motors, good props, make sure the CG is a bit to the forward end, use either cut down earplugs or the expensive anti-vibration gel mat, I use the green one... http://www.vibrationmounts.com/RFQ/VM08009.htm You'll get sticker shock when you look at the price for a small chunk of the stuff...

That was the very first flight after a complete rebuild from a total wreck, my bad for pushing an old battery a bit too far resulting in it falling from the sky due to lack of power. A new set of TBS frame plates and 4 Graupner props later it took to the air once again, I wanted to get at least...

1853 grams RTF according to my little digital kitchen scale. Ken

The 2217Q, the smallest ones available with 4mm shaft, bolt on prop adaptors, and can handle 4S. I like them enough that I'm going to swap the other Disco over to them with a set of reflashed ESCs. On 8 x 5 Graupners and a 4S 5000 pack it will fly 12 minutes no problem and it has plenty of...

Originally I was using Graupner 9 x 5 and it flew well. The second time out I swapped over to the 8 x 5 and it made a very noticeable difference in smoothness and stability. I'm using Turnigy 4S 5000 packs and with the current setup of the iPower 2217Q and 30amp ESCs with SimonK firmware it flys...

Flights like that would be impossible here, there aren't any roads that flat, straight, or deserted, not to mention they're mostly all tree lined with overhanging branches! The newly rebuilt Discovery #2.5 had its maiden flights today and I have to say, what a sweet flyin machine it is...

Servo connector plugs work fine, that's what I used to use and never had one come off in flight, the ones your looking for didn't come with the board when new or at least mine didn't . I'm sure if you search around enough you could find the correct plug that locks on but not really necessary...