Chachin
Senior Heliman
Location: Cape Canaveral, FL
| I'm glad to hear the X2 conversion thread has been useful  .
Unfortunately I have yet to try an Actro32-3 for comparison, but I'm getting ready to order one in the next few weeks. The reason I want to try this motor is because it is lighter, 6mm shaft is available, and it saves gear/pulley weight due to the much lower Kv, this also means a larger motor pulley can be used for more tooth contact along the belt. I still need to fly it to find out how cool it runs, how much power it delivers, flight times, etc... My Neu1521/1.5Y lands very cool, in the 130+ F range. It should get hotter in the summer though.
If I had to setup my Ion-X2 for AP then I would probably go with 10S 5000 Extreme V2. The 12S 5000's will potentially create a nose-heavy condition which may need to be corrected by adding "more" weight towards the rear/tail of the model (although shifting your AP gear further back may do the trick). OTOH, 10S is less batt weight to begin with and can be made to balance spot on or with a bit of nose-down tendency. 10S should still have plenty of power to lift some weight coupled with some flat bottomed blades. I think MA has setup some AP Ions for their customers and may be able to advice you better. Either way good luck and hope you keep us posted.
Chachin..
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(will get a better one). It's somewhere around 11 lb ready to fly. I think it is slightly over that with the 4500's and under that with the 3850's but will have to verify this with a proper scale.
