Glen Lewis Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 hobbycraft is where I bought the 100 micron acetate, is it better to go for the lighter weight or the heavier weight option? How much pressure is the tube going to be under🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven S Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I have some old X-ray film that feels about right so that's what I'm using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Sharples Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I'm having a devil of a job finding 50mm edfs unit in the UK. The AEO and FMS are like rocking horse poo. Has the entire UK gone mad building these planes? I will have to sit tight and wait for stock to return ...........hopefully! Unless someone knows where some stock is hidden??? Edited By Keith Sharples on 14/10/2018 22:32:34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetenor Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Re customs etc charges I paid £13;10 for some props on special from HK Price? 2p YES TWO PENCE. I've been trying to reclaim it but HMRC keep Pissing me about saying not this dept but not saying which one it is.SWINES I had to give up for a while but will try again after wife's funeral.. Anyone KNOW the right section to contact? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 today was the audition to see who had the X Factor and was going to be installed in the cockpit....unfortunately this lad got the short straw...… after years of lying on a shelf..... ken anderson...ne..1...… short straw dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Sharples Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Posted by Keith Sharples on 14/10/2018 22:31:00: I'm having a devil of a job finding 50mm edfs unit in the UK. The AEO and FMS are like rocking horse poo. Has the entire UK gone mad building these planes? I will have to sit tight and wait for stock to return ...........hopefully! Unless someone knows where some stock is hidden??? Edited By Keith Sharples on 14/10/2018 22:32:34 Re posting, Anyone know where I can get a 50mm edf unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 hello keith,robotbirds have one listed....50mm edf…. ken anderson...ne...1....fan dept. Edited By ken anderson. on 15/10/2018 18:00:47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Sharples Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Thanks Ken. It's rated as up to 300g thrust, the plan suggests 380g thrust so I think I'll have to wait for the AEO or FMS to come into stock somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi O Buitigh Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 You could try this one - 650 gm thrust on 3S (850 gm 0n 4S), but while it's a 50 mm fan, the whole shebang is 60 mm (including the shroud) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Daithi, if you look closely you will see that there is no stock available from Banggood. I do notice that they have this **LINK** The thrust appears to be OK from a 3S battery, would it be suitable?? GDB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi O Buitigh Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I honestly don't know Caveman - it may need packing round the shroud. Although there is no stock available for the 50 mm, they will take advance orders and expect to ship on the 26th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Lewis Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I received an email today to say HobbyKing just got this one back in stock too **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Bernard Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 AliExpress appear to have both the AEO and FMS units in stock here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Just be aware that as the cost including shipping is over £15 then VAT and a RM handling charge will need to be paid. Hobbyking Mad Thrust EDF unit = £16.34 + shipping (reg air mail) £3.82 + 20% VAT + £8 Royal Mail handling charge = £32.19. I believe the handling charge is the same (£8) up to £135 of total items at which point additional duty will have to be paid. If there are some other HK items you need best to include them with your order (up to £135 total). Edited By Piers Bowlan on 16/10/2018 08:02:53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 check against the plan any fans that are going to be used...…..the plastic shrouded jobs need some of the shroud removed to fit in the fuselage.....prob be the same with the metal ones..... ken anderson...ne...1....fan dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 today I paid a trip to jc's emporium(jim carrs hoose) had a cuppa and put the world right. He kindly gave me some chrome profilm to finish off the sabre with. Three cheers for JC ….a nicer lad you couldn't meet(don't tell him)….also I need to shorten the four servo leads...too, too much spaghetti inside the fuz I hear you think… ken anderson....ne..1...three cheers for Jim Carrs….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 CARSS But it still looks good Edited By Jim Carss on 16/10/2018 18:40:28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Excellent work Ken, you are a trail blazer. I wonder if any others are 'in-build' at present? Looks FANtastic . (and well done Jim ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tim C Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Comparing Rocking Horse Poo! Some how I have ended up with both the FMS 50mm EDF unit and the AEO 50mm units. I had ordered the AEO unit back on 5th July from an Ali express supplier, the only one I could find, Tracking showed this enroute China Airpost and on a plane on 10th July, at which point the tracking went cold, when not delivered after 45 days I just claimed on Aliexpress for a refund which was then made, Today 17th Oct the Post delivered the missing package!! over 3 months in transit!, Aliexpress has generally been pretty reliable, typically 2 weeks or even less in most cases for Airpost deliveries with the money back guarantee in event of issues, no Paypal, it has to be credit card. Declared customs value was a generous $5, so no issues there. Comparing the two units. The FMS is 73gm, the AEO 60gm with connectors (is not supplied with any) the FMS has 3.5mm units already connected. Size wise the FMS unit is longer (bigger motor) but the 11 Blade fan unit is more compact, the motor is further back so will have a CG impact, unless mounted a few mm forward. The dia of the fan unit is 53.4mm compared to the AEO 54mm, the fan should (removable on the FMS) is 60.3mm compared to the 64.65mm of the AEO so may fit without trimming, I will run a comparative power test and post up the results when I get a min. The FMS unit sounds better than the AEO on a quick run up, I know the FMS unit is Amp hungary pushing 32 amps in my earlier test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi O Buitigh Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Regarding the 'trail going cold' - this is down to the Royal Snail who won't track anything until it's been delivered. The originating carrier can't update their data because the Royal Snail simply won't tell them anything. As for non-delivery, I had an item at one time (before the change in tracking) which showed it arrived at the West Belfast sorting office - 4 weeks later it STILL hadn't arrived so I got a replacement - the day after that arrived, the original one also arrived. I did notify the seller offering to pay for the second item but they just replied that, because I'd been put to so much trouble, to forget it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 all covering applied(thanks JC)4 servos fitted...auw 12.9 oz's…...thanks to Mrs S's kitchen/worshop scales....only RX and battery to add. ken anderson...ne..1...workshop scales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Posted by Piers Bowlan on 16/10/2018 19:03:50: Excellent work Ken, you are a trail blazer. I wonder if any others are 'in-build' at present? Looks FANtastic . (and well done Jim ) The weight looks good, something to aim at. I now have all the gear but no idea as I've never been near a ducted fan model before but hoping to learn. Will post the progress sometime November. Edited By Devcon1 on 17/10/2018 23:06:04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim C Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Test results on the AEO 50mm edf unit. Holding it over the kitchen scales showed about 500gm of thrust at 26amps and 260+ Watts, this compares to the 700gm of thrust and 320w of the FMS unit, both were on a good 2200 3 cell, the motor was warm to touch. The 30amp etc them popped,/so no further tests. This is pretty rough and ready measure but comparable results, no doubt will be substantially less once installed, and starved of air given the inlet sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I've been flying this afternoon,really nice day in ne...1..land,lot of people at the site....back home did a bit more decoration...of the sabre.. ken anderson...ne..1..decoration dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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