89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

[AKNick]

Got some new goodies from Tim and NWRC. Was asking him about stand-off options for the GP76 and this airframe since SW or GP don’t provide any... After mentioning the blazing star 60 mount will work he shot me an image of some shiny NWRC parts he’d just received in for a cheaper option... complete with M6 hardware 1” aluminum stand-off and two delrin spacers, washers and all!! NWRC providith!!

Tim was kind enough to allow me to be the guinea pig for the new parts. Knowing that my build was in full motion he sent them to me ASAP.

After receiving the parts I found out the bolts and spacers were M5... I let Tim know of my conundrum. Turns out China had dropped the ball as they were supposed to be M6. REST ASSURED Tim has already ordered the correct hardware and has started enlarging the stand-off and spacer holes. As for me, I have a drill press for the standoffs, and a tapered razor reamer to enlarge the delrin spacers, and a hardware store to get some M6 x 50mm bolts (50-60mm should work, the M5 included were 60mm).

Ended up using one spacer in front of the firewall and one behind the firewall. This gave me approx 1/16” spinner back plate to cowl gap. Simply perfection.

Special thanks goes to Tim with providing another great option, and should be live on the website very soon.

M6


0.89" with just the Standoff
0.97-1.0" With ONE spacer


Installed with my M6x50mm bolts, One spacer in front and one aft of the firewall.


Approx 1/16" spinner backplate to cowl gap.


Note that each delrin spacer is approx 0.11”

 

[AKNick]

Skywing provides these neat little EC3 connector housings to be attached to the airframe for the Rx batteries.

Since I prefer XT60 connectors I had to widen the housing a bit, remove the indexing notch, and widen the wire exit holes on the back shell. It’s all glued together and then screwed onto the airframe in their predetermined locations. I put some silicon down where it attaches to the airframe in case I wanted to remove it down the road.

 

[pawnshopmike]

Skywing provides these neat little EC3 connector housings to be attached to the airframe for the Rx batteries.

Since I prefer XT60 connectors I had to widen the housing a bit, remove the indexing notch, and widen the wire exit holes on the back shell. It’s all glued together and then screwed onto the airframe in their predetermined locations. I put some silicon down where it attaches to the airframe in case I wanted to remove it down the road.
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Nice job bro. I can’t stand EX3/EC5’s. Such a pain to solder and assembled.
XT60/XT90’s are super easy.

 

[Snoopy1]

Nice job and they look good. But I see how they hold when you press other connector in how it holds but not when you need to pull the connections apart. What prevents the bottom connector from pulling up.

 

[AKNick]

Nice job and they look good. But I see how they hold when you press other connector in how it holds but not when you need to pull the connections apart. What prevents the bottom connector from pulling up.

Just the glue. It’s a close tolerance fit, CA bonds pretty easy to both of them.

 

[AKNick]

Nice job bro. I can’t stand EX3/EC5’s. Such a pain to solder and assembled.
XT60/XT90’s are super easy.

Did you know EC3 connectors plug into XT60 connectors?

 

[Snoopy1]

Did you know EC3 connectors plug into XT60 connectors?
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Have to remember that one learnt something again today.

 

[pawnshopmike]

Did you know EC3 connectors plug into XT60 connectors?
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I’ve heard that but never tried it.

 

[Jetpainter]

These work nice.

 

[AKNick]

These work nice.

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Whaaaa???? Where can I find this? Would be neat if hey made this in the MR30 style with three pins for servo connectors. Cool stuff right there