Question for E-Smart owners

As I stare at my ES600, waiting for my battery/charger issue to be resolved so I can finish building it, I search for things I can do. I decided this morning, before I send my battery back to XHeli for replacement, that I would put it in the battery compartment so I could check the center of gravity of the heli.

With the batt as far forward as I could get it, the heli was very tail heavy.

So I decided to try it on the little shelf above the battery compartment, where I have the ESC now. So I set it up there and temporarily secured it as best I could with a rubber band and the COG was just about perfect.

The shelf is a bit short, but I think with some velcro and some kind of strap it will work fine. Also it will be away from the bottom of the main shaft. Canopy still fits ok as well. I'll just move the ESC to a different spot. If this method is OK it will keep me from having to add any extra weight to the nose.

Have any of you guys used this method? Anyone know of any problems that I might be overlooking?

Thanks for your input,
Donnie D

you can buy another battery tray plate and install it where the Rx plate is, that'll make it alot easier to put your battery there

these are from a guy on RCGroups

Nuttcaze wrote:

you can buy another battery tray plate and install it where the Rx plate is, that'll make it alot easier to put your battery there

you might need to right click the picture below and select "Show Picture" not sure why but thats what my comp makes me do

Don't know why, but for some reason still can't see picture.

Donnie D

ok, give me a sec

we're good now

I use the rec. tray for the ESC and REC and the battery below out the front. It does hang out some but I use a small bungee cord to strap it tight. My REC. battery pack goes in back!!!

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Nuttcaze wrote:

you can buy another battery tray plate and install it where the Rx plate is, that'll make it alot easier to put your battery there

these are from a guy on RCGroups

That's exactly the way I wan t to mount my batt. Makes the COG just about perfect. I think I can make a mount like that pretty easily. Thanks for the info.

Donnie D