E-Flite Blade mCP-X brushless conversion
Not because I can fly 3D and I need much power,
but simply because it can...
Brushless engine and a 120SR tail
Unfortunately the normal flying time is reduced to max. 4 min.
Motor + ESC + Steve-convertor
Solder the steve convertor directly to the board and not like
i did on this picture. This caused by me a malfunction.
The frame is slightly adjusted for the motor to fit.
Solder point on the board for the steve-convertor. I reinforce the solder point and the tiny wire with some glue.
120SR tail with a solid carbon 2mm rod.
C.O.G. slightly backwards. It needs some tweaking for a perfect C.O.G. though.
Wiring diagram brushless conversion mCPX.
Gear € 2,69
Brushless + ESC € 26,96
Steve Convertor € 11,48
120SR tail € 16,42
Total € 57,55 (including shipping)
Quite a lot of money, actually...
To fit the motor in the frame isn't difficult. To solder the steve-convertor
to the board was for me difficult. It's a very tiny spot. The signal can also
be taken from the + connection from the old motor, but the board prefers.
The 120SR tail is to counter act the much more torque. The tail doesn't blow
out on extreem stick input and even i can flip it now whitout any problem.
Transmitter settings:
I use for normal throttle curve: 0-40-60-70-70
Stunt mode 1: 75-75-75-75-75
Stunt mode 2: 85-85-85-85-85
With this setup I try to reduce the Amps but remain in the motor efficienty spot.
So is it worth it?
Yes and no in my opinion, because of the more Amps the flight time is reduced.
And because I don't always flip I don't always need the power. So I'm looking for
a different brushless motor with a little less power and Amp consumption for longer
flight times and enough power for a flip.
Update brushless
For now I'm back to stock with a extendend tail boom. This way I got the flying time and almost
now tail blow outs.
I still like brushless so I orderd a smaller brushless motor with a little more power than stock.
This way the Amp consumtion is the same or a little less than stock.
Data sheet
To use throttle curves and so on you can't without a programmable transmitter. When tweaking with the settings it is easy to
forget your first settings. It is easier to write it down in a Data-Sheet.
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