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Introduction
Glossary
1) Beginner issues
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Why fly electric? |
| A102 |
How do I get started? |
| A103 |
What kind of planes can I fly with electric
power? |
| A104 |
How do I sign up for the AMA/MAAC? |
| A105 |
What Kind of equipment do I need? |
| A106 |
What special tools would I need? |
| A107 |
Can you suggest a few beginner setups? |
| A108 |
Are soldered or crimp joints better? |
| A109 |
What goes on which stick? |
2) Safety
| A201 |
What safety procedures should I follow when flying? |
| A202 |
What is an arming switch? |
| A203 |
When should I use an arming switch? |
| A204 |
How much power will I lose? How much weight will I gain? |
| A205 |
What is a fuse? Why use one? |
| A206 |
What type of fuse should I use? |
| A207 |
How do I choose the fuse rating? |
| A208 |
How and where do I install the fuse? |
| A209 |
Are there any safety precautions for the motor battery? |
| A210 |
How do I fuse a brushless motor? |
3) Batteries
| A300 |
Battery Basics |
| A301 |
What's Volt, Amps, "C" rating,
etc....? |
| A302 |
What are milli-amp hours? |
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A303 |
How fast can I charge my batteries? |
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A304 |
What is Nicad memory? |
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A305 |
What is Cell reversal? |
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A306 |
Should I cycle my packs? |
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A307 |
Can I deep discharge an individual cell safely? |
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A308 |
What is the discharge of a Nicad like? |
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A309 |
Black Wire Syndrome |
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A310 |
Low Tech Cell Matching |
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A311 |
What are the effects of series and parallel? |
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A312 |
What are NiMH batteries like? |
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A313 |
Can I use Lithium batteries for electric flight? |
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A314 |
What do the battery codes like SCR, AE mean? |
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A315 |
Is it safe to solder directly to batteries? |
4) Electric motors
| A401 |
What does "breaking-in" a motor actually do? |
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A402 |
How do I break-in a motor? |
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A403 |
What does gearing do? |
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A404 |
How do I compare an electric motor to an IC engine? |
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A405 |
What are motor constants? |
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A406 |
What's the difference between Delta and Wye Brushless Motors? |
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A407 |
What is "timing"? |
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A408 |
How much should I advance a speed 400? |
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A409 |
How do I use the "speed 400 timing tool?" |
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A410 |
How much heat can our motors dissipate? |
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A411 |
How can I keep my motors clean? |
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A412 |
What is a sensorless motor/controller? |
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A413 |
How does a sensorless motor work? |
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A414 |
What do the motor names (Speed 400,600, 05, 25) mean? |
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A415 |
How do I do a "Water break-in" ? |
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A416 |
How do I measure motor constants ? |
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A417 |
Will this cheap Mabuchi 540/380 etc. be good for E-Flight ? |
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A418 |
How many capacitors do I need on my motor and what values ? |
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A419 |
Should I wire two motors in series or parallel? |
| A420 |
Where can I find some information on common
brushed motor constants? |
5) Speed controllers (ESC's)
| A501 |
How does a speed control work? |
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A502 |
What is the advantage of a High Rate Control? |
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A503 |
What is the best switching rate for a hi rate ESC? |
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A504 |
How does a motor brake work? |
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A505 |
What is a BEC and how does it relate to the speed control? |
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A506 |
What are the disadvantages of a BEC? |
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A507 |
What is a Cutoff? |
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A508 |
How long can I fly once the cutoff takes place? |
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A509 |
What is opto-isolation and what does it do? |
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A510 |
How do I disable the BEC on my speed control? |
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A511 |
Where does my BEC speed control plug in ? |
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A512 |
Can I control 2 brushless motors with one controller ? |
6) Propellers
| A601 |
Why doesn't my Graupner folding prop extend all the way out? |
7) Chargers
| A701 |
How does charging current relate to capacity? |
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A702 |
How can I make certain my packs are fully charged? |
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A703 |
How does a peak (or delta peak) charger work? |
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A704 |
Will my charger work with Ni-MH batteries? |
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A705 |
Will a NiCad peak charger work with Lithium batteries? |
8) Model info
| A801 |
What are the differences between Indoor, Slow and Park flyers? |
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A802 |
What are EDF models? |
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A803 |
What exactly are EPS/EPP/Depron and other construction foams ? |
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A804 |
What is the watts/pound rule? |
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A805 |
What does the Watt-hours/pound rule tell me? |
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A806 |
How do I match an electric power system to a given airframe? |
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A807 |
How do I convert a gas powered plane to electric? |
| A808 |
Are there any proven electric setups listed
anywhere? |
9) Electrical formulas
| A901 |
How do I calculate duration? |
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A902 |
How do I calculate Watts? |
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A903 |
How do I convert units of measure? |
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A904 |
What is Orme's Law? |
Reference resources
Mailing lists
FTP sites
Web pages
Newsgroups
Non-electronic Resources
Magazines
Books
Contributor Credits
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Should I cycle my packs?
Q. Should I cycle my packs?
A. Jim Bourke
Weigh the dangers of cell reversal versus the dangers of NiCad memory and
decide for yourself.
Some people discharge their packs to 0 volts per cell and say they have never
had a problem. Others say that cycling below 1.0 volt is damaging. I have never
witnessed NiCad memory, but I have never witnessed cell reversal either. Use
your best judgment.
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