It's That Time Of Year Again: Snow Skimmer Shenanigans!
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GrizWiz
Elite member
Sigh
Ryan O.
Out of Foam Board!
that's happened to me twice now with the Emax motors. Granted this one ran so hot it melted plastic and all the windings were black afterards from over heating. I may run this off 2s for non speed runs, and 4s once or twice so I don't risk heating it too much every time.
Ryan O.
Out of Foam Board!
that's happened to me twice now with the Emax motors. Granted this one ran so hot it melted plastic and
the elbow shape one?
GrizWiz
Elite member
No! Different one. The elbow one died a painful death(my cat ate it)
I will put up pics tomorrow
Sounds like you are trying to crank too much power out of it past the rating. Been there, Done that! HIGH kv motors don't like high S counts. :-D
Monte.C
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaw yeah. Look at the beast!
That's a pretty awesome stern you got there Sir. (That line never seems to get me anywhere with the girls.
)But hey, I see an open hole at the bow and the stern. What happens there? Snow goes right through? I don't get it.
GrizWiz
Elite member
I'm going to cover it!Aaaaaaaaaaaaaw yeah. Look at the beast!
That's a pretty awesome stern you got there Sir. (That line never seems to get me anywhere with the girls.
But hey, I see an open hole at the bow and the stern. What happens there? Snow goes right through? I don't get it.
Monte.C
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GrizWiz
Elite member
Try to cover it...
Ryan O.
Out of Foam Board!
Its still snowing in Wisconsin. Over 2 feet, although now the snow's compacting which is better for my skimmer.
Monte.C
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Wha...
What?! Hey that's awesome! I'm honored you played around with this! Listen, Next time I take it out I'll have the motors shimmed up to dead-level instead of a little bit down. Then it should fly right, and if not I can reposition (re-angle) the horizontal stabilizer too. (The elevator can only do so much, the craft needs more "up" in the tail.
You know my final build is a little different than the plan, right? I mounted the motor pods on the vertical stabilizers instead of on their own fins; Made it much cleaner. But if you want to put the motors forward that'll help move weight a little forward. I don't know what it would do for handling but I bet it wouldn't hurt anything - I have plenty of steering control so maybe the motors don't have to be right in front of the rudders. Also, I used a rather light battery, an 850 3S, so if you have a heavier one that might help.
Or if that's just a sketching exercise, that's cool too!
EDIT: Hey wait - you said "EZ" - how small is that??? Forget what I said about motor & battery sizes...
Taildragger
Legendary member
I think he means the EZ power packWha...
What?! Hey that's awesome! I'm honored you played around with this! Listen, Next time I take it out I'll have the motors shimmed up to dead-level instead of a little bit down. Then it should fly right, and if not I can reposition (re-angle) the horizontal stabilizer too. (The elevator can only do so much, the craft needs more "up" in the tail.
You know my final build is a little different than the plan, right? I mounted the motor pods on the vertical stabilizers instead of on their own fins; Made it much cleaner. But if you want to put the motors forward that'll help move weight a little forward. I don't know what it would do for handling but I bet it wouldn't hurt anything - I have plenty of steering control so maybe the motors don't have to be right in front of the rudders. Also, I used a rather light battery, an 850 3S, so if you have a heavier one that might help.
Or if that's just a sketching exercise, that's cool too!
EDIT: Hey wait - you said "EZ" - how small is that??? Forget what I said about motor & battery sizes...
Monte.C
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Yup. And that'll push a boat a lot smaller than mine.
Monte.C
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Well I'd sure like to see that. You plan on building it? You'll be the Grandmaster of Reduction and Simplification!
I'm dreaming of a light coating of nice soft fresh powder on a sunny day...
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