RC Electronics Tips Podcast http://www.rcpodcast.com/category/electronics/ RC Electronics Tips PodCast is a short quick tip designed to help you understand the electronics knowledge you need to advance in RC. We discuss batteries, speed controllers, metering equipment and more so you can get the most out of your equipment. You can subscribe to RC Electronics Tips separately or subscribe to All our RC related feeds at RCpodcast.com Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:22:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=RC Electronics Tips Podcast RC Electronics Tips Podcast is a collection of tips to help you understand RC electronics. We cover batteries, chargers, meters, electric motors, speed controllers and accessories. RCpodcast.com clean RCpodcast.com itunes@rcpodcast.com itunes@rcpodcast.com (RCpodcast.com) Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 RC Electronics Information to make you a better pilot RC,Electronics,LiPo,Chargers,meters,transmitter,tips,NiMh,Radio Control,receiver,NiCad,battery RC Electronics Tips Podcast http://www.rcpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/rc_electronics_tips_rss_icon.jpg http://www.rcpodcast.com/category/electronics/ RCET 006: Understanding Motor Specifications http://www.rcpodcast.com/2011/01/25/detailed-shownotes-rcet-006/ http://www.rcpodcast.com/2011/01/25/detailed-shownotes-rcet-006/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:21:26 +0000 Al Tejera http://www.rcpodcast.com/?p=365 Al Tejera discusses on this episode  how to understand motor spec terminology like Kv, Rm, Io,weight, efficiency, thrust, stator dimensions, maximum amps and cell count. Practical and useful information to help you make informed decisions when selecting motors is the emphasis in this minimally technical explanation.

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]]> http://www.rcpodcast.com/2011/01/25/detailed-shownotes-rcet-006/feed/ 0 Al Tejera discusses on this episode  how to understand motor spec terminology like Kv, Rm, Io,weight, efficiency, thrust, stator dimensions, maximum amps and cell count. Practical and useful information to help you make informed decisions when selectin... Al Tejera discusses on this episode  how to understand motor spec terminology like Kv, Rm, Io,weight, efficiency, thrust, stator dimensions, maximum amps and cell count. Practical and useful information to help you make informed decisions when selecting motors is the emphasis in this minimally technical explanation. If you would like a download-able in depth article on the topic covered in this podcast we are making it available for any size donation from $1 on up. We hope this can help us partly cover the costs of producing these podcasts and would consider it as a tip jar telling us we are doing a good job. Thank you! Make sure your click the button to return to our web site after donation to get your download. (https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) Links:Get our FREE eBook  on our homepage www.RCPodcast.com (http://www.RCPodcast.com)Watch Parallel Charging Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv6dD67SUew) to actually see a live setup. Our Sponsor is:Tejera Microsystems Engineering Inc (http://www.tmenet.com). makers of the new Xtrema xG Balancing Charger (http://www.tmenet.com/products/lithium-charger/xtrema-charger) and the SmartSmoker Smoke Pump (http://www.tmenet.com/products/smoke-systems/smartsmoker)Click play button below to play here... RCpodcast.com clean 20:47 RCET 005: Parallel Charging http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/08/11/rcet-005-parallel-charging/ http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/08/11/rcet-005-parallel-charging/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:14:52 +0000 Al Tejera http://www.rcpodcast.com/?p=312 This episode discusses everything you need to know to safely expand your lithium charger to safely charge multiple packs simultaneously.

Al Tejera covers the  advantages, and disadvantages of parallel charging. He explains what ”parralalel  charging” actually is. Then he discusses how to actually set the Voltage and current on your charger.  There is even a discussion on the issues with using a balancing charger and how to work around them.

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Get our FREE eBook  on our homepage www.RCPodcast.com

Watch Parallel Charging Video to actually see a live setup.

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]]> http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/08/11/rcet-005-parallel-charging/feed/ 0 This episode discusses everything you need to know to safely expand your lithium charger to safely charge multiple packs simultaneously. - Al Tejera covers the  advantages, and disadvantages of parallel charging. (http://www.tmenet.com/images/xtrema_balancer_4pack.jpg)This episode discusses everything you need to know to safely expand your lithium charger to safely charge multiple packs simultaneously. Al Tejera covers the  advantages, and disadvantages of parallel charging. He explains what "parralalel  charging" actually is. Then he discusses how to actually set the Voltage and current on your charger.  There is even a discussion on the issues with using a balancing charger and how to work around them. Links: Get our FREE eBook  on our homepage www.RCPodcast.com (http://www.RCPodcast.com) Watch Parallel Charging Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv6dD67SUew) to actually see a live setup. Our Sponsor is: Tejera Microsystems Engineering Inc (http://www.tmenet.com). makers of the new Xtrema xG Balancing Charger (http://www.tmenet.com/products/lithium-charger/xtrema-charger) and the SmartSmoker Smoke Pump (http://www.tmenet.com/products/smoke-systems/smartsmoker) Click play button below to play here... RCpodcast.com clean 19:10 RCET 004: Understanding Digital Servos http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/05/21/rcet-004-understanding-digital-servos/ http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/05/21/rcet-004-understanding-digital-servos/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 02:28:53 +0000 Al Tejera http://www.rcpodcast.com/?p=274 Al Tejera discusses what makes a servo “digital” and separates the “hype” from the truth. In this discussion he goes into depth giving an intuitive explanation on how the receiver signals the servo to turn. He goes into the core differences on how digital servos get their performance and why.

Listener Questions:

One of our listeners Jeff Maruschek won a free tiny Ultra-Micro Camcorder (see amazing videos)valued at $49.99 by writing in a 3 part question concerning optimum servo resolution, ESC resolution, and wants to know a procedure for adjusting travel, servo throws,  and linkage ratios.  Al Tejera gives a definitive answer along with a sound procedure for maximizing mechanical advantage and resolution.

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Great printable info from Futaba about digital servos with pictures!

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]]> http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/05/21/rcet-004-understanding-digital-servos/feed/ 0 Al Tejera discusses what makes a servo "digital" and separates the "hype" from the truth. In this discussion he goes into depth giving an intuitive explanation on how the receiver signals the servo to turn. (http://www.rcpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/JRSERVO.jpg)Al Tejera discusses what makes a servo "digital" and separates the "hype" from the truth. In this discussion he goes into depth giving an intuitive explanation on how the receiver signals the servo to turn. He goes into the core differences on how digital servos get their performance and why. Listener Questions: One of our listeners Jeff Maruschek won a free tiny Ultra-Micro Camcorder (see amazing videos) (http://www.tmenet.com/products/microdv-camcorder)valued at $49.99 by writing in a 3 part question concerning optimum servo resolution, ESC resolution, and wants to know a procedure for adjusting travel, servo throws,  and linkage ratios.  Al Tejera gives a definitive answer along with a sound procedure for maximizing mechanical advantage and resolution. Links: Great printable info from Futaba about digital servos with pictures! (http://www.futaba-rc.com/servos/digitalservos.pdf) Our Sponsor is: Tejera Microsystems Engineering Inc (http://www.tmenet.com). makers of the new Xtrema xG Balancing Charger (http://www.tmenet.com/products/lithium-charger/xtrema-charger) and the SmartSmoker Smoke Pump (http://www.tmenet.com/products/smoke-systems/smartsmoker) Click play button below to play here... RCpodcast.com clean 24:31 RCET 003: MORE POWER from your Electric Motor http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/04/08/rcet-003-more-power-from-your-electric-motor/ http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/04/08/rcet-003-more-power-from-your-electric-motor/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:58:50 +0000 Al Tejera http://www.rcpodcast.com/?p=250 Al Tejera  shows you how to  use the magic of the power formula Watts = Volts X Amps to get more power (or more run time) from your electric motor. He discusses how changing pitch and diameter affect power and also how changes in battery voltage affects power and run-time.

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A rule of thumb for power conversion of glow to electric motors is to simply multiply the engine displacement by 1000 or 2000 to get approximate watts for that size motor. Ex: 60 size engine = 0.6 cu in X 1000 = 600 Watts or 0.6 X 2000 = 1200 watts for the high end.

A simple rule of thumb for picking the proper motor power for specific size plane can be found here along with other useful ways to use a watt-meter

To save money when experimenting with motors, props and batteries two great programs you can use to play “what if” games are MotoCalc and the Scorpion Calc over at www.Innov8tiveDesigns.com

A written pdf covering both part I and II of the  basics in electronics may be downloaded here.

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]]> http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/04/08/rcet-003-more-power-from-your-electric-motor/feed/ 0 Watts = Volts X Amps (http://www.rcpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/lightbulb.png)Al Tejera  shows you how to  use the magic of the power formula Watts = Volts X Amps to get more power (or more run time) from your electric motor. He discusses how changing pitch and diameter affect power and also how changes in battery voltage affects power and run-time. Links: A rule of thumb for power conversion of glow to electric motors is to simply multiply the engine displacement by 1000 or 2000 to get approximate watts for that size motor. Ex: 60 size engine = 0.6 cu in X 1000 = 600 Watts or 0.6 X 2000 = 1200 watts for the high end. A simple rule of thumb for picking the proper motor power for specific size plane can be found here (http://tmenet.com/forums/index.php?topic=368.0) along with other useful ways to use a watt-meter To save money when experimenting with motors, props and batteries two great programs you can use to play "what if" games are MotoCalc (http://www.motocalc.com/) and the Scorpion Calc (http://www.innov8tivedesigns.com/#P10)over at www.Innov8tiveDesigns.com (http://www.Innov8tiveDesigns.com) A written pdf covering both part I and II of the  basics in electronics may be downloaded here (http://www.tmenet.com/pdf/Basics%20of%20Electrics.pdf). Our Sponsor is: Tejera Microsystems Engineering Inc (http://www.tmenet.com). makers of the new Xtrema xG Balancing Charger (http://www.tmenet.com/products/lithium-charger/xtrema-charger) and the SmartSmoker Smoke Pump (http://www.tmenet.com/products/smoke-systems/smartsmoker) Click play button below to play here... RCpodcast.com clean 23:58 RCET 002: Basics of Electronics – Part II http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/02/26/rcet-002-basics-of-electronics-part-ii/ http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/02/26/rcet-002-basics-of-electronics-part-ii/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:43:24 +0000 Al Tejera http://www.rcpodcast.com/?p=186 Charge CaptureAl Tejera continues covering the basics in this second RC Electronics Podcast. Going a little further into DC electronics he discusses common battery ratings like mAh (milli-ampere-hour) and maximum C charge and discharge rates as applied to lithium polymer, Nickle Cadmium and Nickle Metal Hydride batteries.

Now that the basics are covered the show will feature a quick single electronics tip that will benefit anyone interested in RC. That means we won’t just be covering electric power systems but instead we will discuss a variety of topics like glow starters, servos, ignition systems, power distribution systems, speed controllers and more.

A written pdf covering both part I and II of the  basics in electronics may be downloaded here.

We mention our friends at the ATTF and InsideHeli podcasts at www.allthingsthatfly.com

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]]> http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/02/26/rcet-002-basics-of-electronics-part-ii/feed/ 0 Al Tejera continues covering the basics in this second RC Electronics Podcast. Going a little further into DC electronics he discusses common battery ratings like mAh (milli-ampere-hour) and maximum C charge and discharge rates as applied to lithium po... (http://www.tmenet.com/images/m1-10s1p-chargecapturethumb.jpg)Al Tejera continues covering the basics in this second RC Electronics Podcast. Going a little further into DC electronics he discusses common battery ratings like mAh (milli-ampere-hour) and maximum C charge and discharge rates as applied to lithium polymer, Nickle Cadmium and Nickle Metal Hydride batteries. Now that the basics are covered the show will feature a quick single electronics tip that will benefit anyone interested in RC. That means we won't just be covering electric power systems but instead we will discuss a variety of topics like glow starters, servos, ignition systems, power distribution systems, speed controllers and more. A written pdf covering both part I and II of the  basics in electronics may be downloaded here (http://www.tmenet.com/pdf/Basics%20of%20Electrics.pdf). We mention our friends at the ATTF and InsideHeli podcasts at www.allthingsthatfly.com (http://www.allthingsthatfly.com/) Our Sponsor is: Tejera Microsystems Engineering Inc (http://www.tmenet.com). makers of the new Xtrema xG Balancing Charger (http://www.tmenet.com/products/lithium-charger/xtrema-charger) and the SmartSmoker Smoke Pump (http://www.tmenet.com/products/smoke-systems/smartsmoker) Click play button below to play here... RCpodcast.com clean 21:13 RCET 001: Basics of Electronics http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/02/03/rcet-001-basics-of-electronics/ http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/02/03/rcet-001-basics-of-electronics/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:42:12 +0000 Al Tejera http://www.rcpodcast.com/?p=160 In this new podcast we look at  the ground level  electronics knowledge you need to advance in RC. We start at the basics so that all our listeners will have the same understanding of Volts, Amps, Ohms and Watts. The classic water analogy is used to describe these terms in an intuitive way.

A written pdf covering both part I and II of the  basics in electronics may be downloaded here.

We mention our friends at the ATTF and InsideHeli podcasts at  www.allthingsthatfly.com

Our Sponsor is:

Tejera Microsystems Engineering Inc. makers of the new Xtrema xG Balancing Charger and the SmartSmoker Smoke Pump

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]]> http://www.rcpodcast.com/2010/02/03/rcet-001-basics-of-electronics/feed/ 0 In this new podcast we look at  the ground level  electronics knowledge you need to advance in RC. We start at the basics so that all our listeners will have the same understanding of Volts, Amps, Ohms and Watts. In this new podcast we look at  the ground level  electronics knowledge you need to advance in RC. We start at the basics so that all our listeners will have the same understanding of Volts, Amps, Ohms and Watts. The classic water analogy is used to describe these terms in an intuitive way. A written pdf covering both part I and II of the  basics in electronics may be downloaded here (http://www.tmenet.com/pdf/Basics%20of%20Electrics.pdf). We mention our friends at the ATTF and InsideHeli podcasts at  www.allthingsthatfly.com (http://www.allthingsthatfly.com/) Our Sponsor is: Tejera Microsystems Engineering Inc (http://www.tmenet.com). makers of the new Xtrema xG Balancing Charger (http://www.tmenet.com/products/lithium-charger/xtrema-charger) and the SmartSmoker Smoke Pump (http://www.tmenet.com/products/smoke-systems/smartsmoker) Click play button below to play here... RCpodcast.com clean 15:18