On Feb 14, 3:09 pm, "Beav" <beavis.origi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "coustanis" <wilpot...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> > One thing I was NOT going to do was buy another stock tail motor.
> > Thirty bucks every few flights was not going to cut it. After looking
> > at various options ranging from dual tail motors to brushless I found
> > a mod kit to convert it to belt drive so I ordered it. Cost about a
> > hundred bucks including ****pping but not including a required new ESC,
> > servo and gyro. Just the mechanical parts.
> > No more tail motor.
>
> > I hope to have a bit longer flight time because I'll be driving one
> > motor, not two.
>
> There are no free lunches and the power required to hold the heli
straight
> with a tail rotor hasn't changed in your favour bt going to a belt drive
> using a single motor. In fact, it could be argued that you've added
weight
> and drag to the transmission, so you're flight times will be slightly
less.
>
>
>
> > Because the ESC type depends on whether it's used with a brushed or
> > brushless main motor, I'll think about it for a few days. I may get a
> > nice powerful brushless main motor and ESC.
> > What do you guys think of brushed vs. brushless?
>
> Brushless every time.
>
> --
> Beav
>
> VN 750
> Zed 1000
> OMF# 19
Ah well, this is how we learn. I'm going to stick with my plan for
now because it is in motion.
After while I'll sell it and upgrade.
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