Topic: Recommended Suppliers for E2K

Please feel free to add anything that you think would be suitible, quality suppliers, bargains etc





Speed controller from Brc Hobbies     

http://www.brchobbies.co.uk

Race legal Turnigy motors are availible from

http://www.foamyjets.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=401 The first British supplier 


or from

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=7069&pb=1

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Heres where you can get the wasp mk4 RG 14 wing kit, or you can ask Phil to produce any form of wing to your own deisgn.

The Wasp mk4 kit will also be availible from Phil shortlly, modified from the origanal wasp build thread, constructed of 95% 3mm lightply and makes good use of cnc cut parts

Maxpoly Batteries are availibe here

Maxpoly Lithium Technology

Maxpoly has kindly offered to sponsor e2k for 2009,  and has provided us with discounted race pack.
Remember you can only get the batteries at the discounted price if you have registered with e2k at www.e2kpylon.co.uk, you will then be guided through the process and be supplied with a redemption code to get the discounted price.

It is not compulsary to use the sponcer batteries, but I dont think you will be hard pushed to match the quality and price elsewhere    

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=7028&Product_Name=Turnigy_Accucel-6_50W_5A_Balancer/Charger

This is one of many chargers availible, there are loads availible from the uk shelves

Price was good and its been found to be user friendly, instructions are not provided with the charger but are avilible here http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uploads/ACCUCEL_manual.pdf

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=7028&Product_Name=Turnigy_Accucel-6_50W_5A_Balancer/Charger

This is one of many chargers availible, there are loads availible from the uk shelves

Price was good and its been found to be user friendly, instructions are not provided with the charger but are avilible here http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uploads/ACCUCEL_manual.pdf

 i cant tell from the specs,, seems good value... does it come with balancer plugs for 3, 4 and 5s lipos...

Yes stuey, they do 2 versions the 6 and 8,(i think the 8s charger is availible only from the us hobby city site, but then you risk import charges) the balancing ports are built into the side

it also comes with a huge no of other leads

Hi Duncan, the link does take you straight to it,

I did search the site and too had trouble finding it, Grant does have a search index, i punched in Turnigy and i think it was on page 3

Please feel free to add anything that you think would be suitible, quality suppliers, bargains etc





Speed controller from Brc Hobbies     

http://www.brchobbies.co.uk

what wattage are you after for the speedys?

Hi Colin, we got 550 watts drawing around 45/7 amps 16300/500 on an ic apc 8x6 prop with the turnigy motor rated at 1400kv

Another speed contoller thats been recomended  From Giant Cod

HobbyWing Pentium 80 amp OPTO  speed controller esc

Another british one, not personally used it


From overlander (not with a built in balancer)   Accessories from Overlander Batteries

i've had one for three years, very good although it burnt an output resistor out and a fellow forumite fixed it for me.... 

Doesn't do balancing though which is a problem i need to solve...

Im not the leckie guru but i think that they did have some seperate balancers on there for use with any charger 

yes guys stand alone balancers are availiable i  still use one although i charge through it as such and it balances whilst charging it does take a little longer to balance charge but when it comes off the charger its balanced and in its best condition as such.
     i also use a Li-Pro 6 balance charger thats very good as well. the stand alone beastie is a Hyperion LBA-10
regards
steve

i take it most esc being used are opto, what rx packs is everyone using?

i've bought the Plush 60amp non opto so will not need a rx pack.   

Im using the overlander 300mha 4.8v reciever pack 2/3 aaa which comes in two different pack configurations

Battery Packs from Overlander Batteries

some are using 800mha 6v and nasa has opted for the lipo 300mha set up, so i suppose a broad choice and personal preference

With you on that one Duncan 

I sometimes use a Ubec if i'm really short on space but for my e2k planes i'll be using a 6v 800mah AAA nimh pack. 

There's a link to the company i got it from on the website although they dont seem to be listing that pack at the moment 

e2k sweatshirts are availbe from Martin at splash1bogey@yahoo.co.uk

Martin does also do all manners of vynal stickers graphics, he is another modler have a cat ith him if you want something custom made/sized

He also does the e2k logo at a cheap price and does race nubbers cheap

NOTE
race numbers are not a rule specification, but was felt identity may be made easier especially for people unfamiluer with everyones plane, if you want to plant one on please do so, if its found to be helpfull then when the Juntor becomes an elected committee it can be raised and delt with in the normal manner   

Spoke to mike Toyer on saturday

The Twiglet e2k is availible as ARTF at £70 as a V tail, covered i believe in solarfilm.
Postage cost ect speak to mike

The Twiglet SE e2k in green and check also ARTF priced at £80.00 , again covered in sloafilm, will be ready soon once hes done the maiden and hes happy with it

both models cas be covered in sloarfilm or profilm at no extra cost

Both are 1 aileron in the pics,s again speak to mike about specific requirments, im sure hell be accomaditing.

michael_toyer@yahoo.co.uk

Speed Controllers

R2hobbies.com - RC Accessories, Speed Controller (ESC)


Speed controllers are free choice in the rules of e2k. Thse have been found to be good value and have been used with success in the FIA electric class F5D.

ive used this one for a while now with no problems, well untill i hit a tree doh
as far as i know this item is possibly badged under different names and availible in the uk shops, mystery and possibly tornado, (but dont quote me)

priced at £35.69 plus postage

$10.67 plus postage for the programming card (worth having)

$5.38 for shipping to the uk

Good new on the turnigy motors, as the £ has got stronger against the $ the motors are now down to $16 plus shipping

Hobbycity Online R/C Hobby Store : TGY AerodriveXp SK Series 35-36 1400Kv / 550w $16.79

Something a little different from the standard builders hard hat, priced at £9.99

Blue Baseball Diamond V Head Safety Helmet Hard Hat on eBay (end time  26-Jan-10 14:07:12 GMT)

also, plus others on e bay         Hi Vis ABS Lightweight Yellow Safety Hard Hat Helmet on eBay (end time  14-Jan-10 10:05:52 GMT)


This one is the cheapest at £8 and free delivery
Venitex Hi-Vis Orange Hard Hat Helmet.Construction DIY on eBay (end time  17-Jan-10 18:53:28 GMT)

just had my new hard hat arrive today and can definatly say they are good, nice and comfy and the peak is like you get on a baseball cap, so good for keeping the sun out of your eyes 

On our site there is also a list with parts we recommend.

E2K parts at F3D.nl

We think that a 60Amp regulator is just enough, so we recommend a 80Amp type. Especially since the price is not much more.
We do not recommend the SS speedcontroller from HC, because reviews are not so good.

Some of the pictures are taken from other sites with permission.

An essential piece of kit for the electric flyer, even i can understand this one

HobbyKing Online R/C Hobby Store : Turnigy Watt Meter and power Analyzer $23.95

theres some very good reviews on this one


£20 inc delivery

Heres a uk seller of the Turnigy aerodrive motor   

https://www.falconsrcs.co.uk/store/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=706

ARTF Kits available michael_toyer@yahoo.co.uk

Was wondering if someone got the dimension of the bearing for 35*36 turnigy SK motor?

I've started to bench test the 2 turnigy sk motor I bought from HK and one has the cage bended yes can you believe it and the other must have spent quality control in the Sahara :-) it was late and didn't had time to open them yet.

I've found a site that sell bearing in various size

http://www.modelbearings.co.uk/

or if someone else had to change the bearing on there motor can you post in here where you did find them.

Many thanks

Ok got a bit more info on the bearing for the Turnigy SK 3536 series. In that post the guy did get an answer to a similar question about bearing manage to get some dimension. I'm not 100% sure this are the correct size as I couldn't check on the motor I have last night.

Javierete (67%)
Hi, the bearings are: 1x 604ZZ (4x12x4mm) Front Bearing (cable side) 1x 684ZZ (4x9x4mm) Rear Bearing (the one that appear in the product photo) Hope this is helpful for you or another people.

http://www.rcpowers.com/forum/showthread.php?5083-Turnigy-motor-bearings/page2

I've used this company in the past for bearings http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/advanced_search_result.php?sort=2a&search_in_description=0&keywords=604ZZ+&x=13&y=9

Next day service and no problems

Hi Gary, many thanks after few hours of search last night I've found an US site www.vxb.com that have also everything we need here but a uk site with approx the same price :-)

Regarding the bearing and following the e2k rules does anyone know if I motor will still be legal for race if I choose sealed bearing instead of shielded one? Past experience working in a factory has shown that sealed surpass the shielded lifespan by a long way.

Sealed
http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/p2583/6842RS+Sealed+Deep+Groove+Ball+Bearing+4x9x4mm/product_info.html

Shielded
http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/advanced_search_result.php?search_in_description=0&sort=2a&search_3fields=1&keywords1=4&keywords2=9&keywords3=4&osCsid=a1c7363792ab168d9e8093a91680fcf7&x=34&y=12

Replacement Bearings for Turnigy SK 3536 1400kv

Top bearing: 4x9x4
http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/advanced_search_result.php?search_in_description=0&sort=2a&search_3fields=1&keywords1=4&keywords2=9&keywords3=4&x=36&y=10

Bottom bearing: 4x12x4
http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/advanced_search_result.php?search_in_description=0&sort=2a&search_3fields=1&keywords1=4&keywords2=12&keywords3=4&x=34&y=14