jeffs555
Senior Heliman
Location: North Carolina
| The problem is that a brushless motor does not "run off DC power", it runs on 3-phase AC. The brushless controller converts the DC power from the battery into 3-phase AC, and that is why they are more expensive than brushed ESC's. Although I haven't tried it, you could probably use a brushless controller and motor and just use the hummingboard for the tail. You would need a servo y-connector, so that both the brushless controller and the hummingboard would get the signal from the throttle channel. It might work, but because of the increased power of the brushless, the mixing curves on the hummingboard might be off.
Jeff |
I know a couple of people have seen the state of the art motors that are on the Joker helicopter. Hobby Lobby sells the same type of motor in a 280 size for around 95.00 bills. They claim that they produce so much torque that they can swing a propeller alone that a normal 280 needs a gearbox to spin. As we all know Torque is king for a helicopter wether it is fixed pitch or collective. Any help getting us smarter would be appreciated
