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Offline G.ford

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« on: July 06, 2019, 05:49:11 AM »
Hi Everyone,

The COG in my N7 is very nose heavy and I don’t have any room to slide my battery back any further on the front plate (see pic below).

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to balance this issue out?

Thanks in advance.

Greg




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Re: COG
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2019, 09:22:37 AM »
You can always put the battery in the rear above the boom mount.

I am running an N7 Turbine and it is nose heavy.  Putting both packs in the rear helps.  Of course I have a bit more to deal with on a turbine. Another advantage is that you do not need to remove the canopy to charge the battery or even make the connection.

If you decide to do that be sure to use 18ga wire or two standard servo wires in parallel.  This is to be sure that the longer run can handle the load.  May be overkill but that is what I've done.

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Re: COG
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2019, 05:11:29 PM »
Thanks Alan, that’s a good idea to try. Will look at doing that!


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Re: COG
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2019, 08:18:07 PM »
Hi Alan,

I tried mounting the battery on the rear tray. Made the tail too heavy and I have nothing in the nose to move around the balance it.

Was thinking of putting a brass bolt in the vertical stab?


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Re: COG
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2019, 08:49:40 PM »
Should have asked.  What size pack are you using?

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Re: COG
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2019, 02:00:20 AM »
3800mah thunder power.

I don’t want to change packs, love these ones for the reliability and size. Might need to upgrade my throttle servo to 7.4v capable and ditch my regulator to save on some weight. Might be the perfect excuse to upgrade to a CGY760 and lose the receiver as well.

I notice you’re using one. What do you think of them?


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Re: COG
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2019, 07:01:11 AM »
3800 mah is a bit overkill and dropping down would likely help the CG..
Going to and HV tail servo to nix the regulator would be a good think.
I have used most of the existing FBL units out there. I always seem to go back to the CGY. I like the feel and tuneability. The 760R is awesome. Can't wait until Futaba gets the integration piece done.

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Re: COG
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2019, 03:20:16 PM »
Awesome, thanks.

Are they far off the integration piece?


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Re: COG
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2019, 04:02:37 AM »
Last I spoke with Nick it was still a ways off.
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