Nunja Business

Thank you! Apparently, the ESC has to be replaced too. Guess I will hold off.

philipa_240sx

Not really. The new Spektrum brick contains an ESC as well as the servo's. It is the only component you have to replace. However, at $59.99 it's not cheap:

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=PKZ3351

A brand new PZ UM J-3 Cub and the HobbyZone Champ can be had for only a few dollars more.

I would keep a lookout for a used Spektrum brick from one of the following planes:

- Vapor
- Ember 2
- UM J-3 Cub
- UM Sukhoi
- UM P-51
- HZ Champ
- Or a Spektrum AR6400 RX

The only difference between all of these bricks is the Vapor/Ember/Champ/J-3 Cub are dumbed down versions without the extra aileron channels and X-port. But for a 3ch plane like the Citabria, you don't need these options.

Nunja Business

I may just be golden then. I just happen to have a brand-dang-new AR500 laying here on my desk.

So, it is a fairly simple swap? The 210 has been opened before so I am not too apprehensive about tackling it.

(By the way, I have a Champ - LOVE.IT!)

philipa_240sx

Um, no. The AR500 is just a receiver. It won't work. By the time you add the ESC , and servo's... the plane won't fly then... it will be far to heavy.

You need the AR6400 brick found in the planes I mentioned above... it is a complete RX plus 2 linear servo's and ESC on board.

AR6400:


And this is what the existing brick in the Cessna 210 looks like... you have to replace this with the AR6400 above which is DSM2 (Spektrum) compatible.

Nunja Business

Thanks Philipa. Bummer. Guess I'll just watch for a deal on the brick.

skylane42

I see some different size batteries, 160 mah etc. What is the largest and brand battery you guys have used in the 210?

Virgil Kee

The 180 mAh is probably the largest batt. possible. The 200's and up are too big physically, and possibly too heavy.

Virg.