110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

The Tail Wheel looks different than the OEM one that came with mine. Post a close up pic. Im curious.

The gear looks good on the plane . Not much more to go and it will be ready

Thanks again for all the help guys! I am sure I will have more questions before all is done, but here is some progress shots. Wiring almost finished. I didn't like how the top access hatch required two bolts (since I am plugging my wings in with dual harness' right behind the hatch opening), so I fab'd up some rare earth magnets and a makeshift knob. I will clean up the top with covering where the magnets are showing, but it works great! so far everything is working out pretty good. How did you guys weigh your bird and how did you check the CG? It's so heavy and getting to the spar is not super easy.

-Clint

AKNick said:

The Tail Wheel looks different than the OEM one that came with mine. Post a close up pic. Im curious.

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Will do when I get the chance. I painted mine black and adjusted the springs to be lower. They send metal brackets now where the springs attach so the plastic doesn't split like before.

FlyingClint said:

Will do when I get the chance. I painted mine black and adjusted the springs to be lower. They send metal brackets now where the springs attach so the plastic doesn't split like before.

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That's what I was wondering... Metal steering arm.
Also is the fork bent/welded like my OEM version was, or CNC now?
in mm I'm curious if the new spring bracket will fit my assembly... Mine had a plastic bushing inside as well. If you have a caliper and can verify the dimensions for me that would be nice to know:
w/tailwheel off, bracket top to bottom with bushing in. Then the outside diameter plus the leaf spring that sticks out a bit aft of the bracket.

AKNick said:

That's what I was wondering... Metal steering arm.
Also is the fork bent/welded like my OEM version was, or CNC now?
in mm I'm curious if the new spring bracket will fit my assembly... Mine had a plastic bushing inside as well. If you have a caliper and can verify the dimensions for me that would be nice to know:
w/tailwheel off, bracket top to bottom with bushing in. Then the outside diameter plus the leaf spring that sticks out a bit aft of the bracket.
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Does this help?

On another note, maybe you can help with this, @Snoopy1 I have never had to run a battery setup in Series of this large voltage before (12s). I am going to be running (2) 6s 5000mah lipos in series to power the 40CC Xpwr Motor. I want to make sure the series adapter I get can handle the voltage and amperage output that will be required. Do you guys think this connector is ample for the job? https://www.amazon.com/RC-Battery-C...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Thank! -Clint

FlyingClint said:

On another note, maybe you can help with this, @Snoopy1 I have never had to run a battery setup in Series of this large voltage before (12s). I am going to be running (2) 6s 5000mah lipos in series to power the 40CC Xpwr Motor. I want to make sure the series adapter I get can handle the voltage and amperage output that will be required. Do you guys think this connector is ample for the job? https://www.amazon.com/RC-Battery-Connector-Helicopter-Quadcopter/dp/B07JKNWN85/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=XPQT8V51R7D2&dchild=1&keywords=xt90+series+connector&qid=1590508899&sprefix=XT90+series+,electronics,165&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyVzNGNThQVEdXUE83JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjQzNDQ2MTBUVU9KU0QwVVIxViZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODI5MDk3TTBTNExVWVdLMUxQJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Thank! -Clint

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Yes I have XT 90 on mine as well started with XT 60 and while testing they started to melt, but the XT90 did the job. The only thing that I also did was make one of the XT 90 have a spark arrest, when connecting 12s the spark is pretty impressive so I changed one connector to stop the sparking.

@Snoopy1 you can buy the XT-90S that have the spark resistor built in.

@FlyingClint thanks for the measurements I really only need two.

Here is the 3mm T-Nuts from micro fasteners. Sooooo much more robust.

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@Snoopy1 you can buy the XT-90S that have the spark resistor built in.
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@FlyingClint thanks for the measurements I really only need two.
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Here is the 3mm T-Nuts from micro fasteners. Sooooo much more robust.
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Gotcha. I’ll get those for you later this evening when I get back home. Up at the hospital getting X-rays done at the moment.