The EXTRA 300 EXT Build Thread

[AKfreak]

Well, I made it 1/16th of an inch and it looks great. I had to make my own standoffs for this one. It was in my 64" MSX that used to have a Torque motor in it, now it has a Motrolfly. Things are getting very close.

 

[Enterprise]

There is a tip from Christ Hinson to use double sided mounting tape between the back plate of the spinner and the cowl to get the perfect gap on electrics where the cowl bolts set the gap. You want a little gap as too tight and you will scrap paint off in hard maneuvers as things will flex under the high Gs we put these models through.

 

[AKfreak]

There is a tip from Christ Hinson to use double sided mounting tape between the back plate of the spinner and the cowl to get the perfect gap on electrics where the cowl bolts set the gap. You want a little gap as too tight and you will scrap paint off in hard maneuvers as things will flex under the high Gs we put these models through.

Hey thanks for the tip. I can always shim the motor if I have to. The obstacle in this case was the cowl was already mounted because this plane is used. It used to run the Torque motor from Extreme Flight. However, when I bought it, the electrics were gone so I installed a MotrolFly motor. I had to try and set a gap based on a mounted cowl. I think it looks perfect at 1/16 of an inch. Had I thought of the flexing, I would of gone with an 1/8" gap.

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

Why did you dump the torque? Just to try the motrolfly? Just curious.

 

[3dNater]

Take a closer look [MENTION=2280]Dr. Gonzo[/MENTION] He did not get electronics with the plane.

 

[AKfreak]

I bought the plane with no Electrics. After extensive research I went with Motrolfly in both of my current builds. The 4330 216 KV on the Extra and the 4315-480kv on th MSX. The reasons I went with the MF motor are its' Lighter, Runs Cooler, Handles a 16" Prop, has larger diameter and shorter stator length, not to mention it's hand wound by a Man in the good ole USA. Also I wanted to run something different that what comes from SunRay Technology (Maker of E-F TORQUE, HACKER, HYPERION-Z,SONIC Electric, LiPolice, Turnigy SK3. Example the Torque 4016T/500 (280g) is exact same motor as: Hacker A40-10 L V2, Kv 500, 10T =Turnigy SK3 4250-500kv, 10T =PA Thrust 50, 487Kvsee.

I hope this help you understand why I went with the Motrolfly

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

Doh! I did not catch that, I am sorry. I thought you pulled out the out Torque. I agree the Motrolfly are gnarly. I even have one on my little foamy. But I would not have pulled the torque just to replace it. I was like "whaaaa?". Lol That is what I get half reading stuff aying on my phone.

 

[Enterprise]

I have the Torque only because I got a smoking deal on it. Plus it is a bolt on application, even though standoffs are not a huge deal. Only bad experience I ever had with Motrolfly, Ken warned me about. He recalled some motors due to a glue issue and before I got around to removing the motor, it threw a magnet. Nothing got damaged and motor was back in a month or so. Can't go wrong with Ken.

 

[AKfreak]

Well I got my Servos today, anf my ESC's yesterday. I have everything except for the 20X8 prop amd the 3" white Spinner.

I installed the Gecko 85 in the MXS, and I did program it, but I have a question about the setup. What are your settings? I have it set on Lipo, Auto,6.0 V bec (on the Extra I will use an A123 RX pack), No Braking, and Voltage Protection OFF. I would rather loose a pack and be able to land the plane rather than have it loose power at the wrong moment and crash ( it's he the multi-rotor guy in me.)

How do you guys have you ESC setup

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

It's like Christmas!