Trevor Meakin

Brilliant Idea , and a great litle spread sheet too.   already got two models on there that I have in my posession , and I intend to Electrify them , so this will be great advice to follow.   Just one very minor niggle , and maybe this is down to me being thik ..but it would be great if it included the exact thread details so they can be found easily and read to gain experience from one who has boldly gone where no man has gone before , oops sorry . became all Captain Kirk then ...   Once again a great idea ..

Motor and controller arrived , a Very fast delivery , I was well impressed ..   Tim , I am also impressed with the battery you have highlighted , seems a very good price too , may well end up going for 1 or 2 of those , will probably also buy the various connectors etc that I will need so I can get things connected up and tested ..   I must say being a newby to electric , the motors seem awfully small to do the job askede of them , but the poweer ratings all add up , so mighty things can come in small packages ......    

Well I Finally ordered the Motor and esc for my Mini Super .. Had a good look around but decided to go for the deal sugested by Tim ... No point on being given advice if you going to ignore it ...   Just need to sort out the Li-po now , Again any recomendations gratefully received ......      Edited By Trevor Meakin on 10/10/2010 17:53:22 Edited By Trevor Meakin on 10/10/2010 17:54:21

Good topic about about the wing bands , I must admit I had not considered fiting wing bolts ..and on reflection think I will stick to bands ,.specially as I just bought a big bag full from the Rufforth LMA show last month or so .... Can't wait to get my motor and esc sorted out though , really want to get this bird ready for flying before Christmas if possible ....

Thanks Steve ,   Things are beginning to make more sense by the minute .. I am off on Holiday for two weeks this weekend but can't wait to get back so I can start and purchase a few goodies to give this Mini some power ..   I have a pretty good idea of what I need , and with the advice give soo far don't think I will deviate too far from the already proven sugestions ..   I intend to run it on the standard wings to start with ., but as the plans that come with the BB kit are good enough to scratch build I will make another set with ailerons , don't think I will complicate things with flapos just yet , but  I will knock the diahdrel down a tadge ..   but first things first ,, get her airborne looking just like the old vintage she is ....   Thanks a bunch guys .... I will resume posts after my hols and give evryone an update as to the progress ..

Well folks , once again I am indebted to the amount of information that I get from this forum . The Motor/ESC setup as on the Link from Jimbo , does seem to be the way to go , I must say my first thouhts were ' is it a bit overkill , but having read other postee's comments then I think it is the one ..   Thanks for the tips about Cooling , being a Lecky Newby ,I must admit I had not thought about providing coolong to ESC .. I have also been doing a bit of reading up on Motors and the terminolgy . The Kv is the one that took my interest , Like many other novices , I thought it was a ref to Voltage , but sense told me that Kilo coukd possibly not be right ..the Little ' v ' does go un-noticed at first glance ... I now know its ascociated with RPM , not wanting to go into too much detail , as this will clearly go way over my head , but the question I pose is .... Ready Folks .   On a Model such as the Mini Super , a basic trainer/sunday fun plane , what is better , a motor with a slower rpm or a faster rpm ..?? I have seen same wattage motors but with differant Kv  , does the slower one have more torque , and thus will throw a larger prop around ??? Sorry for all these questions , but if Electric is the way forward , and I certainly have 90% convinced myself this is the way my Mini will go , the nI want to learn as much as I can so I have a good understanding of whats actually going on ....   Once Again , over to you wonderful people out there ......   Next thing is I am going to see how I post photo's on here ..

Irs been an absolute age since I made an input to this thread , In Honesty other things took over the past several Months , and I only managed to get the actual Wings finished , I opted for , build as plan  ,woith view to building a second pair at a later date .   With the wings finishe it is now onto the Fusalage , and this is fairly well under way , I must start to take photos ..   One thing that has now come to light , whish has thrown me in an all new direction ..   During my Non Mini Super period , I did knock up a quick Multuiplex Fox , and did an Electric Conversion to it ( My First experience at Electyric ) She flys like a dream , and is great to have in the back of that car whenever I am on my travels ..   Thing is,  I have now met a group of Hobbyists who are just undergoing a new club , with the proviso its Electric Only ..   This has set me thinking , The Fus is not tha tadvanced to do an Electric Conversion ,  I am being infromed that with todays available motors and power pack that it would be easy peasy ..thats o.k. coming from a seasoned Lecky fan ..   Has anyone undergone , or know anyone else that has undergone a Mini Super Electric Conversion ?? if So would love to hear from you ....   p..s Gave up on Ben Buckle replying , so opted for the easy option , just buy whats missing and get on with it ..   Cheers   Trev.

mmmm  I am very interested in seeing this through ,  I have a Ben Buckle Mini Super , Wings all done ,  main fusalage taking shape nicely  . I was intending to I.C. it but just found a new , very local and handy club that fly Electric only . This set me thinking about converting my Mini Super , but as I am fairly new to Electric I would need help in choosing the right Motor , Controler , Battery pack etc ..   Steve , You mention 250 Wats of power , I have an idea what it means ..just not sure what you do to achieve it ..   p.s. I have done a Multiplex Fox conversion which flys fantastic , I did my own thing with how things are fitted out but copied other fox cenversions with regards motor and things .. I am so impressed with it that it has give nme more food for thought regarding Electric v I.C.    

Thanks Bruce / Timbo ,   I had actually seen the one your link takes me to , but being the novice was unsure if this was on the right tracks . It certainly is within budget , so I think , thanks to you chaps I am pretty much sorted . I hear what you are saying Timbo , and who knows ..I will keep you informed . I will also keep you posted as to the outcome of my Glider conversion ..   Thanks guys ....   Cheers   Trev.  

Hi All ,   I am New to Lecky Flight , and in need of Help and Advice. I Fancy a go at Converting a Fox Glider to Electric RC , There are plenty of info on the old Tinterweb and it features a lot on youtube.   I have sorted out most the the things I require , Motor ,Esc , Servo's , these are all recomenmdations from previous convertions . The battery recommended is a 2 cell 300 mAh which is small and light enough for the Job . The problem I have is the actual Charger for such a Battery . Being an Electric Novice the Terminology alone is enough to blow my mind . I have read up somewhat and understand the balanced cell principle , but I don't  seem to be able to source a charger that will do 300 mAh , they all seem to be much higher . Can anyone please reccomend a charger , either mains or 12V input that will suffice . Please bear in mind that I may not advance onto larger Electtric models , ( unless the bug really bites ) so do not want one tha twill go up 2Amps , or whatever the big boys use . I am also on a bit of a budget . I have not bought the battery yet as I did not want to invest in it unless I know I can charge it .    Your help and advice , as always , will be greatfully received .   Thanks in advance   Trev.

Not sure if this is any help , or even if the link will work ,   http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/I_LUTON_MINOR.HTM   If it does It does show a photo of the Luto mMInor  ,and it appears to have No dihedral at all .   Hope you have success ..

Well Folks , ,   I am back of my Hols and guess what ....   NO Email from Ben Buckle , ah well , at least we know what to expect now ..   Thanks for the youtube link Capt , It looks good in the air , but think he needs to look at his engine , took a while to start .    Eric , let me know how you go with your BB kit ....   Cheers   Trev.

Looking good .....   Roll On Santa , looks like we all have things on our List .. Mine is another  TX ,. as mine is actually a Helli set ..works o.k. for fixed wing , but could really do with one that has all the fixed wing extras /...........        

Hi Jim ,   Thanks for the advice , I will certainly give the alternative wing a shot ... I am away for two weeks after tomorrow , so building is on hold , Who knows , when i get back I may have mail waiting for me from Ben Buckle Models .. Won't be holding my breath ...   Cheers   Trev.

Peter ,   I managed to get a large Ceiling tile from work , ( the suspnded type ceilings you see in shops and offices and the like , It was spares I found not one I took from the actual ceiling )  This one measures about 4ft x 2ft x well over 1/2 inch thick , not sure what they are made from but they make a great building board when siloconed onto my building bench ...   The Model is looking great , can't wait to see more photos of your progress ..   Cheers   Trev.