below your supply’s rating. If you fail to do this the Dual PowerLab 8x2 will go to a de- fault setting.
The charger does not come with charging cables or balance connectors due to the num- ber of choices FMA offers. The balancing ca- ble options range from single node cables through to the Multi-Port Safe Parallel Adapter (MPA). The MPA can parallel charge up to six 2S to 8S packs. It also has re- ceiver and transmitter outputs and even two 1S ports for indoor and micro flyers. Every port is fuse protected and it plugs right into the PowerLab 8x2. Multiple MPAs can be daisy chained for increased capacity. I have charged and discharged numerous packs from my power supply with no prob- lems. I will be taking the PowerLab 2x8 along on e-flys and report back on its per- formance in the field this season and with upcoming new projects. Take a look at FMA’s website for all your electronic and charging needs.
Project updates
I’ve now finished and flown the EF1-legal Outrageous ARF pylon racer from Airborne Models
(
www.airborne-models.com). The
assembly was easy with no alignment cor- rections needed. The manual has good pho- tographs to aid in any questions you may have had.
The Dual PowerLab 8x2 is actually two separate chargers in one including separate inputs for the greatest versatility of your charging needs.
I used Hitec’s HS-5085MG servos for all control surfaces (
www.hitecrcd.com). For pow- er, I installed the EF1-legal pylon motor from
E-flite (
www.horizonhobby.com) and a Castle Creations Edge Lite 75 with default settings for controller (
www.castlecreations.com). The Thunder Power RC 2700mAh G8 Pro Force 70C LiPo (
www.thunderpowerrc.com) finishes up the power system. The Outrageous manual specifies control
throws and a CG setting for racing which I used and found to be a good place to start. The model groves and turns on a dime and needed only a few clicks of trim for straight flight. I need to practice and will report back again on this speedster.
I am coming along with the Luscombe, built from the full kit by National Balsa (
www.nationalbalsa.com). I expect it to weigh around 20 pounds, requiring 2,000– 2,500 watts delivered to a 21x22 prop. Speak- ing with Lucien Miller, a.k.a. Mr. Innov8tive Designs, (
www.innov8tivedesigns.com) he sug gested adding some “live weight” in the nose by moving up to a larger motor. This will also allow increasing the prop size for more power if needed. Great call, Lucien! The Luscombe needed the extra weight up front anyway, so I followed Lucien’s sugges- tion and used the precision-made Scorpion 5535-160. I coupled that with a Castle Cre- ations Edge HV 120 and powered by a Thun- der Power 12S 5000mAh G8 Pro Lite+ 25C LiPo. The APC 21x13E prop is secured by a Tru-Turn (
www.tru-turn.com) 1-inch Preci- sion Prop Hub.
Back to work on the Luscombe. Till next time fly safely.
The beautiful wood and laser-cut parts from National Balsa have turned into the Luscombe bare bones (above). I have since started covering with Hangar 9 UltraCote. With the help of Innov8tive Designs owner Lucien Miller, a Scorpion 5535-160 (at right) will power the Luscombe. I am estimating its finished weight at about 20 pounds.
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