Servo setup: EPA, current, and linkages

[YellowJacketsRC]

So four servos are going to pull 1 amp at worse?

 

[gyro]

With no resistance, I think that sounds right for four servos in this size.

 

[YellowJacketsRC]

I am talking about when I am flying. Full bore hard core, what can I expect to be the top amp draw?

 

[wedoitall]

I think if you set your servos up to have a max of .25 you will be more than fine. when I first set my elevator I was getting around .44. I bumped my rate down till I got around the .18 it was only 1.5-2 degrees difference on the throw. im sure I woulda been ok at around .25

IMO it would be hard to even guess what your planes servos would draw flying. Even harder to say x amount of amps across the board for everybody. Every plane is gonna be different , maybe not much but still different. I could set up mine and your MXS exactly the same and theres still gonna be some differences. Ball-links slightly tighter on one, hinges more loose one another, etc. Maybe not much but theres gonna be differences. That's all just my opinion tho I guess there should be a way to figure it out with resistance on the ground.

oh I checked my laser after around 60 flights amps were almost the same. on my elevator I was getting around .15-.16 as compared to .18 from the maiden.

Dead you have had the chance to try out the different things on your MXS yet?

 

[3dbandit]

I think if you set your servos up to have a max of .25 you will be more than fine. when I first set my elevator I was getting around .44. I bumped my rate down till I got around the .18 it was only 1.5-2 degrees difference on the throw. im sure I woulda been ok at around .25

IMO it would be hard to even guess what your planes servos would draw flying. Even harder to say x amount of amps across the board for everybody. Every plane is gonna be different , maybe not much but still different. I could set up mine and your MXS exactly the same and theres still gonna be some differences. Ball-links slightly tighter on one, hinges more loose one another, etc. Maybe not much but theres gonna be differences. That's all just my opinion tho I guess there should be a way to figure it out with resistance on the ground.

oh I checked my laser after around 60 flights amps were almost the same. on my elevator I was getting around .15-.16 as compared to .18 from the maiden.

Dead you have had the chance to try out the different things on your MXS yet?

Once I get my servos back from Heli Direct, I am going to try and resolve the issue regarding how many amps the servos can pull in the air.

I am going to put a watt meter inline on one of my servos to record peak current.

(FYI- This will be with the BK servos)

 

[YellowJacketsRC]

Dead you have had the chance to try out the different things on your MXS yet?

Which different things?

 

[wedoitall]

stuff we talked about.

 

[YellowJacketsRC]

Have not removed the seals yet. Hope to fly on friday! Have used the Gyro. It is amazing!

 

[wedoitall]

if you using the gyro, removing the seals may not make a difference

 

[amstd7]

What type of tools are available to check current draw
and what is the proper procedure for performing an amp
load check?