Budget cordless drill for starting?!

[skatefreak]

m Hey
Being a student and away from home i want to buy a cheap old cordless drill to get the old helis started when i'm away from home and the old car battery.

Soooo, i'v come across this and was jst wondering if anyone who knows what to look for in a good cordless drill can let me know if this looks like it would be adequait for an OS50hyper and an OS70

Best regards

- Jvr

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber
/7104899/Trail/searchtext>DRILL.htm

(Will have to add the two halfs of the link to get there, cant seem to figure out how else to get it on there :S

[gazza]

I'm not so sure mate, especially for an O.S 70.
I bought a budget 14.4V drill a few years back from B&Q similar sort of deal to start one of my RC cars which I'm sure was a smaller engine than a 50 hyper & it really struggled!

I eventually bought one of these

http://www.formbymodelshop.com/hpi-r...ter-1176-p.asp

Or cheaper http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/cml...tId=0000001388

[moyesboy]

My 14.4v drill is struggling a bit in the cold weather to get my OS50 started. Just not spinning it fast enough.
I recently dug out my 12v starter again.

It worked fine all summer though.

Torque is no issue, its the revs so go for a drill with the fastest revs you can get.

Dunno about starting a 70, but it can't be much more compression than a 50 hyper.

The problem with cheap chordless drills IMHO is the charger is usually crap and toasts the batteries (because they want to quote a fast charge time). If you do buy a new one then charge the battery with your delta peak charger instead via croc clips and it should last better.

[Taffage]

I'm not so sure mate, especially for an O.S 70.
I bought a budget 14.4V drill a few years back from B&Q similar sort of deal to start one of my RC cars which I'm sure was a smaller engine than a 50 hyper & it really struggled!

I eventually bought one of these

http://www.formbymodelshop.com/hpi-r...ter-1176-p.asp

I have one of those rotostarts and it won't start an OS50 hyper!

I now use a proper starter with an old 11.1v 18c 2200mah lipo pack, works a treat!

[gazza]

I have one of those rotostarts and it won't start an OS50 hyper!

That is surprising

[Taffage]

That is surprising

They are only 7.2v and are quite fragile in comparison to the starter i now use.
Works fine with the HPI savage (RC car), but not enough grunt to start my hyper

[Boggy]

m Hey
Being a student and away from home i want to buy a cheap old cordless drill to get the old helis started when i'm away from home and the old car battery.

Soooo, i'v come across this and was jst wondering if anyone who knows what to look for in a good cordless drill can let me know if this looks like it would be adequait for an OS50hyper and an OS70

Best regards

- Jvr

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber
/7104899/Trail/searchtext>DRILL.htm

(Will have to add the two halfs of the link to get there, cant seem to figure out how else to get it on there :S

ive been using this exact same drill(not the actual one in the picture)since i started. it starts all my heli's no problem !never had an issue with speed!

[gazza]

ive been using this exact same drill(not the actual one in the picture)since i started. it starts all my heli's no problem !never had an issue with speed!

That's that then

[nightstalker]

I have the same drill and i just tried to turn my rexy over and it would not do it no matter what setting it was on and the batt is fully charged

[Boggy]

send it back to b'n 'q then. i get plenty of comments at dmhc !but never had a failed start

[nightstalker]

Na i got it from Argus last year, didnt get it for heli starting got it for DIY hehehe

[Boggy]

in that case give arguus a beating next time your in store

[nightstalker]

Good idea and ask for a advantage card while im there ye hehehee

[moyesboy]

I have the same drill and i just tried to turn my rexy over and it would not do it no matter what setting it was on and the batt is fully charged

a) did you reverse the drill?

b) Is you trex electric or nitro? For an electric trex you need the dewalt 24v A123 drill

[nightstalker]

thats where im going wrong its the elec trex darn stupid me hehehehehehehe
I just thought there would be enough power to make it take off hehehe