What's the best lipo for the stock Brodak combo? I saw the one on the Brodak site, but no info at all is listed and I'd rather avoid what looks like a no-name brand. That said, after building the model I don't think I have a 3s lipo that will fit
Bill Davenport
AMA 28141
Bill,
I have the Brodak battery, and it worked well. If you want to fly only short flights, you could might get 2 flights out of it. However if you fly the full pattern, it isn't quite big enough for 2 flights. If you have the stock Brodak setup, the large size is good because it will maintain a solid rpm for the full 6 minutes.
I'm trying to remember what others have done.I believe some went to an 8"prop just to lessen the load so they could get two 5 minute flights out of it.
The issue with the stock Brodak electronics is that it flies at full throttle. I have used a smaller battery (FMA 3s2100) with another setup, but there I could adjust throttle and fine tune the time. You don't want to use more than 80% of the total charge from the battery, so I am not sure I could recommend the 3s2100.
I did a review last year of the Electric Super Clown over on Stunthanger.
Alan