Easy star upgrades odds and ends
So in my mission to build a drone I got a few of the needed items and trying to get things hooked up and such but I have a few questions. First here is the hardware I got for now...
Multiplex Easystar
Turnigy 2200 inrunner
Rhino 2350 Lipo
HobbyKing 25-30A ESC
Prop
Q1. I see that people have to metal pieces that they use to sandwich the prop in the middle of and mount onto the motor. Where do I get those parts and what one would I need to get? My prop is a 6x4E I believe its called.
Q2.The motor has those male plugs already attached to the ends of the wires. The female connectors came with my ESC but these things are pretty heavy duty and aren't some kind of cheap crimp on. I see how they attach to the male counterpart but I don't know how to fix the ESC wires to them. Are they supposed to be soldered in?
Q3.Im thinking it would be best if I used Deans plugs for the battery and for the ESC (+ -) wires that goto the battery. On the battery it has some pretty thick cables what type/size Deans plug should I use?
Q4. What is the best way to mount an inrunner if I don't want to glue the motor itself to the foam but have it still be stable?
Thank you all for any help you could lend. If any of you are aware of any install guides or anything that would answer these questions that would also be great. Thanks again
Multiplex Easystar
Turnigy 2200 inrunner
Rhino 2350 Lipo
HobbyKing 25-30A ESC
Prop
Q1. I see that people have to metal pieces that they use to sandwich the prop in the middle of and mount onto the motor. Where do I get those parts and what one would I need to get? My prop is a 6x4E I believe its called.
Q2.The motor has those male plugs already attached to the ends of the wires. The female connectors came with my ESC but these things are pretty heavy duty and aren't some kind of cheap crimp on. I see how they attach to the male counterpart but I don't know how to fix the ESC wires to them. Are they supposed to be soldered in?
Q3.Im thinking it would be best if I used Deans plugs for the battery and for the ESC (+ -) wires that goto the battery. On the battery it has some pretty thick cables what type/size Deans plug should I use?
Q4. What is the best way to mount an inrunner if I don't want to glue the motor itself to the foam but have it still be stable?
Thank you all for any help you could lend. If any of you are aware of any install guides or anything that would answer these questions that would also be great. Thanks again
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DeveloperPermalink Reply by Doug Weibel on -
1 - it is called a prop mount or shaft adapter. Look for one designed to fit the shaft size of your motor. For example - http://hobbycity.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=5667
Note that I just picked a random example, not necessarily one that will fit your motor.
2. Yes, solder them on.
3. Deans Ultra Plug (or a chinese knockoff)
4. Well I definitely wouldn't glue it to the foam. I don't have an EasyStar with an inrunner, so haven't looked at the mounting options, but I'm sure if you go read the EasyStar thread in RCGroups you will find a lot of ways people have done it.
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Permalink Reply by Wayne on -
In regards to the shaft adapter, according to the specs the shaft on my motor is 3.2mm dia. The one I can find is 3mm, so is that what I need to go with?
Thanks for the help
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Permalink Reply by Christopher Barnes on -
Q4: As Doug has said there are plenty of threads on Easystar construction on RCGroups, possibly too many - How you feel about mounting the motor probably depends on how you have fixed the two halves of the body together. I've successfully used small pieces of double sided adhesive tape for both purposes - for the motor these are aligned to where the foam moulding has 'lumps' which touch the motor.
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Permalink Reply by mook on -
I ziptied my motor in place, works pretty well. Just poke two through the foam under the motor slot and tie them through the top.
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Permalink Reply by Jeremy on -
Any chance you can post a picture of how you have it setup with the ties? Have you not noticed any issues by doing it in this manner? Is the rest of your plane glued?
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Permalink Reply by Donald Gallay on -
Why not glue it in? I have mine glued in and never had a problem. 28mm motor can fits perfect.
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Permalink Reply by Wayne on
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Well Donald it is able to be glued it without any issue...But the motor is just so pretty. Maybe I am weird like that. But the other thing is worst case scenario assume you have to take the motor out. Well that means you will have to do some cutting and stuff. Like I said maybe I am just weird like that but I think I would like it better if I could put it in securely and yet have it be easy to remove in case I ever have to do so.
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Permalink Reply by evilmacaw on
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Wayne,
how about strips of Velcro aligned length wise and it will twist lock and you twist it in the direction of the motor twist (opposite of prop ) and any torque causes more of the "hook and loops" grab more of the area of the Velcro to the point it will no longer move but you only have to twist the other way to free the motor and remove it :-)
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Permalink Reply by Wayne on
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Another great idea but I would think the velcro would cause the two halves of the plain to have a "gap" bigger then one would desire. Maybe if one side of the velcro was "imbedded" into the foam then that might help a little. Yet another I dea I may have to kick around and see what I can come up with.
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Permalink Reply by Donald Gallay on
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keep it simple if it is your first plane. do you want to fly it or just look at it?
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Permalink Reply by Wayne on
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Thats a good point. I guess the other reason I dont want to glue it in is in case I need to separate the two plain halves to get into the plain for some reason.....wait may if I glue the motor just to one half then I might be alright. I will have to toy with some ideas and see what I come up with.
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Permalink Reply by David on
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My easystar setup has a Mega 480 inrunner glued in... I'm not worried about it, either. From my experience, I should be able to squirt some CA debonder (found here at TowerHobbies, I get mine at my local hobby store) in around the motor, wait a few minutes, and non-destructively work the motor out. While I haven't had to remove the motor yet, I have de-bonded (major) repair joints that I wasn't happy with, no problem; so you may be able to debond the entire fuse, too, if you're careful and patient. However, spare fuselages aren't that expensive, like this one; you could build a stock easystar per spec, and make an exact list of what you want to do to it, and start with a fresh airframe to mod. Espescially if this is your first RC aircraft, you may end up doing that anyway...
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