IMAC Dalton Extra 300SP KG's new Contest plane.

[garlandk]

Dude that plastic motor won't last, all 3D printed and such... I'm gonna report you to DA.

Its the new DA200LP Lighted Plastic.

 

[Pistolera]

Hey Kevin....really looking nice! Your Teflon tape wrap prodded me into sharing an experiment I did last year with that stuff. I was tired of having to re-wrap the joints several times a season, even with the "hi-temp" Teflon. After another wrap I cut an aluminum beverage can apart and put that around the Teflon....then secured it with a couple of good wraps with more Teflon, making sure I overlapped the ends well.

It held up fine all last season on my piped DA150 and although discolored, still hasn't shown any signs of burn thru.

While you've still got everything exposed, you might want to try it.

 

[garlandk]

Hey Kevin....really looking nice! Your Teflon tape wrap prodded me into sharing an experiment I did last year with that stuff. I was tired of having to re-wrap the joints several times a season, even with the "hi-temp" Teflon. After another wrap I cut an aluminum beverage can apart and put that around the Teflon....then secured it with a couple of good wraps with more Teflon, making sure I overlapped the ends well.

It held up fine all last season on my piped DA150 and although discolored, still hasn't shown any signs of burn thru.

While you've still got everything exposed, you might want to try it.

Hmm I will give that a shot! I will probably fly her this weekend as is and look into that for next week. Generally on a new plane I will put a few flights on her then open the cowl to check everything. Thanks for the tip!

I learned about the shrink wrap on the tips of the snake skin on the servo wires yesterday. Learn something everyday lol!

 

[mndless]

@Pistolera ... what tape are you using for the wrap ??

 

[Pistolera]

Either the standard white Teflon or the yellow hi-temp stuff. Both seem to last a long time with the aluminum can wrap underneath.

 

[garlandk]

This was a great feeling!

 

[garlandk]

Well the front end is about done. Only thing left to do is the elevator and rudder servo setup and then find out where to mount the batteries and BEC.

 

[Pistolera]

I'm not a big fan of checkers....but the large ones on yours really look nice!

 

[Buick Mackane]

The checkered spinner is a nice touch.

 

[garlandk]

Getting closer