New Forza 700 build!

[justinspicer]

I decided it was time for a new 700 electric.

Here is the list of equipment.

JR QRS servos
KDE 700fx 535 / 12 tooth pinion
CC Edge 160hv
CC bec pro
Optipower battery backup
RG731BX
Vbar full size silverline pro
JR 710 main blades
Unisense E

It should be a awesome machine. I will post pictures of the build

[LaDon]

You will be amazed at how quiet those servos are

[TheKingPhisher]

Nice!

[justinspicer]

Ready to start the build.

[justinspicer]

It's coming along slowly. I should have the rest of the frame built tonight. Then wiring and setup tomorrow.

I should get a test flight this weekend provided my 700 blades show up on time.

[justinspicer]

I flew 4 flights on it today.
LaDon told me I would love the setup.
JR blades were out of stock. So I tried some Zeal 700mm blades. A few paint blemishes but perfect balance out of the package.
The KDE motor just seems to have endless power.

I may have a new favorite heli.

I still wont head to the field without my nitro!

[RGorham]

I've then flying the Forza 700 for about 8 months now. I have had absolutely zero issues with the mechanics and it flies like its on rails every single flight.

You're going to love it!

[justinspicer]

The build and setup were a breeze. It required very little tuning on the VBar.
So far I have flown it with blades sizes ranging from 690-718mm.
It's a awesome heli for sure.

[skunkworx]

Justin, by now you've got quite a few flights on the Forza I'd wager. What are the logs showing on the ESC if you don't mind me asking? I saw the specs recommended a 160A ESC but I am curious to know how much it pulls down in a hard flight. I know that is more to do with style and total pitch. But on average I wanted to know if 160 was overkill or if a 120 would be more than sufficient?

I have a CC120 on my Aurora with a 520 Ultimate motor and i think the worst I've seen on it was around 130Amps. The Aurora is fairly light at 11.4lbs all up weight with pulse 4500s, so I wanted to see where the Forza sits with the boom cover and similar batteries. I got to pick one up the other day and it felt a little heavy, but it had 5000s in it and I didn't have the Aurora there to compare it side by side.

[justinspicer]

Worst spikes I have seen were around the 180a range. With 718mm blades @ 2150rpm and 14 degrees collective.
Same head speed 13.5degrees collective on KBDD 710s. I rarely get over 120a.
So the 160 isn't really needed but I like the overhead.