other bits and bobs?

[zev]

I am going to build a nutball, I have all the electronics (tx/rx esc motor etc…) in my cart at hobbyking, but as for other bits, I have piano wire and control horns. any other bits I need to do the build?

thanks!

 

[bicyclemonkey]

Glue? Tape?

 

[zev]

thats all? fantastic.

 

[bicyclemonkey]

Xacto knife and extra blades?

Solder iron?

connectors for the batteries/motor/ESC?

 

[colorex]

Gonna put wheels on it? Have those already?

 

[zev]

bicyclemonkey: wait, the electronics don't come with connectors? also, what exactly needs to be soldered?
colorex: yup and yup.

 

[bicyclemonkey]

You'll have to solder connectors on the ESC most likely. The motor will probably come with the bullet connectors already soldered in place (although I have seen some that don't). The motor will probably come with the matching female bullet connectors for the ESC but you'll have to solder those. Which means you'll need:

Heat shrink tubing.

 

[earthsciteach]

Most esc's require the battery connectors to be soldered on. This is because there are so many types of connectors available. What type of connector does your battery come with?

 

[colorex]

bicyclemonkey: wait, the electronics don't come with connectors? also, what exactly needs to be soldered?
colorex: yup and yup.

You'll need:

Motor connectors - Male/Female
Battery connectors - Male
Heatshrink of the right size.

 

[Foam Addict]

Batt. connectors and the esc to motor connectors.
Get XT-60's from hobbypartz, or hobbyking for the Batt., and get 3.5 MM bullet connectors from your LHS or hobbyking for the motor to esc.

 

[zev]

I have this speed control, this battery, and this motor. my battery has a JST-XH connector, so since the ESC seems to have no plugs attached, would this do the trick for the battry-to-ESC connection?

and now the ESC-to-motor. I don't think my motor has plugs ether, so would this work?

 

[CrashRecovery]

So I'm correct to understand new stuff needs to be finished?

 

[zev]

hmm?

 

[colorex]

Add these bullet connectors for the motor/ESC connection, and these JST plugs for ESC/batt connection. And add heatshrink to insulate.

3.5mm bullet connectors:

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=10255&aff=524347

JST female plugs:

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=9631&aff=524347

Heatshrink:

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=3832&aff=524347

 

[zev]

added! thank you very much.

 

[zev]

does the servo come with everything needed to connect it to the rx?

 

[colorex]

does the servo come with everything needed to connect it to the rx?

Yes it does. Only the ESC and some motors come without connectors. And your future FPV gear needs some connectors as well.

 

[earthsciteach]

Welcome to RC, Zev! Its not nearly as complicated as this all makes it sound. You definitely want to invest in a soldering iron. I have three!

 

[zev]

you bet I am going to have future fpv gear, I cant wait! oh yes, I have a soldering iron. I also have an RF engineer friend who happens to be a master of the iron.

I really can not stress how awesome this forum is. I always had wanted to fly planes, but building one seemed like an impossibility; waay to complicated for a newbie like me. but now it seems as if it is gonna happen! woohoo.