Page 1 of 1

heli electrics q's, range issues

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:12 pm
by betty.k
i'm not getting a lot of range outta my new heli (glitches at 10 - 15m), i'm wondering if there's anything i can do to help it.

i noticed that the motors have a single 104 cap across the motor terminals.
from my car experience there are usually 2 or 3 caps and the motor can is wired up but these aren't.

should i wire up 2 caps per motor, between the terminals and can?

if i did that, does the fact that the 2 motors are attached to the same aluminium plate matter?

what about the rx aerial, any special considerations?
i currently have it coiled along the boom.

Re: heli electrics q's, range issues

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:15 pm
by evoraptor
betty.k wrote: what about the rx aerial, any special considerations?
i currently have it coiled along the boom.
One thing I would suggest, is placing the aerial in a tube along one of the skids. If you manage to snap the boom, you won't lose part of the aerial. I dunno, I got that from my LHS guy, but he really is into helis...