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Scratch Built Collective Pitch Hornet Hybrid V2

Part 5 - Electrics

I used exactly the same setup for this helicopter as I did for V1

  • CSM LW200 Heading Hold Gyro (lightweight uncased version)
  • 3 Supertec Titch 44 Servos
  • Century 6Ch receiver
  • 25A Pheonix Brushless Sensorless ESC for Main motor
  • 10A Pheonix Brushless Sensorless ESC for Tail motor
  • Hacker B20-22S brushless main motor
  • Feigao brushless tail motor
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The bottom plate is designed to take both main and tail ESC on the top and bottom.

I used thick double sided tape to act as an insulator fromt eh carbon and held them securely with a tie wrap.

This way they are both kept cool, away from the receiver and have the shortest load wires possible to the motor.

 
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I intend to use this solution on other helicopters as it appears to work well

 
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The receiver and gyro are positioned on the front part of the lower chassis plate

 
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I stuck a piece of velcro on top of the battery and to the corresponding underside of the lower chassis plate to help hold it in place.

 
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The battery is then firmly held in place with a rubber band

 
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I used a simple MAP Micro Antenna which has worked well so far and fits the T-REX landing gear nicely.

 
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