500 3D rx pack??

[Foamy Love]

Okay, since this is my first large electric I've got a question I can't find an answer to.

Is anyone running a seperate Rx pack on a 500 3D? If so how big?

Thanks.

[Automan]

2cell (20-30c) 2350mah lipo for now.

If you run regular servos and not digital, you can go a littlebit lower if you want to. But for me using digital servos i feel this mah i have to be about the minimum i want... i do want more :wink:

[Eyon]

FlightPower EVORX 1320 through a duralite 6v reg with a step down on the tail!

[Foamy Love]

I'll be using 8717s so I'll probably run them on 8v and only regulate the tail servo. I have been told that the JR 9ch 2.4Ghz reciever will handel a 2s LiPo without a regulator and so will the V-stabi.

[Eyon]

i deffo reccommend a larger pack if running 2s directly. Something like the 2100mAh 2s Flightpower EVOLite cell would do well for that

[Ticidytoc]

With a 2s lipo running direct to JR9000's I would get about 4-5 flights before I charged. I'm sure you could have pushed that out further with a couple of more flights, I charged when the pack was at 7.4v.

[pcliftonjr]

I'm running a two cell TP 1320 pack with and Align 6v BEC.

Paul

[Voodoo]

Hey Guys,

We're running 2s 1320 FP rx packs with the Emcotec DPSI Micro.
For competitions and funflies we have the light 2s 800 FP packs.

[uragano47812]

And why not use:

Western Robotics Hercules 5amp 5 AMP Battery Eliminator Circuit HC

taking volts direct from motor flight packs? Save weight.

[buster1]

That is what I'm doing.

[Automan]

On my big ship i use the 2s lipo direct to my Arizona regulator and that works great, on my little smaller heli i use the 2s lipo direct to my align 6A regulator with a 5v stepdown to gyro and it's servo.

[OICU812]

I am running Western Robotics 5AMP BECs on mine at 6V, work great.

[Automan]

Running the servos at 6v works great for me, much better theen 4,9v... but i think most know that.

Having a real good regulator that gives good amps is very important, as you dont want a lockout etc cause of a to small regulator (not enough amps), running the system and being on the edge of what it can deliver.

Better to put a few extra $$ on the system to mimimize the chance of a failure and a very expencive crash..... dont know what to do to upgrade dumb-thumb's, but simtime is a good start :wink:

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

Ready heli has the Western Robotics onsale for $39.95........ $20 off. I just placed my order for one.

http://www.readyheli.com/Western_Robotics_Hercules_5amp_5_AMP_Battery_Elimi _p/wrl-hbechc.htm

[th3tick]

Two more votes for the WR HBEC. Of course, I was following OICU812's recommendations, but couldn't be happier. The idea of forgetting to charge a second pack, and my overall forgetfulness, drove me straight away from a second pack.

John

[Klinger]

Well i recently bought the WR BEC 5 Amp running at 6V's powered from my 10S main pack. Looked a great little setup but no matter what i tried with ferrite rings and the like i never got a good range test. Whenever the WR Bec was connected i'd get 10 metres max range check and if i powered from a Rx battery 30-40 metres no problem. Been bugging me all weekend and am probably buying the duralite setup running of a 2S lipo to give that a go.
I know one thing, there'll never be an align bec in my V-Bar 600.

[larryfl]

has anyone had experience with the castle 10 amp bec?

how does it compare to the WR BEC?

thanks

[Raydee]

Well I bought the 3 amp WR Bec and I am hoping it will be enough....so far after about 20 flights I have had no issues.

[OICU812]

Well I bought the 3 amp WR Bec and I am hoping it will be enough....so far after about 20 flights I have had no issues.


It should be fine, the WR bec are very under rated, the 3 is said to be more like 7 and the 5 is almost a 10 in reality. Look at the caps alone, lol.

[Raydee]

I know the caps are huge, I had two guys ask me why I had to run two ESC's on my heli....LOL