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OK, so I picked up a hull/hardware Mean Machine and the used 1717 I had on the bench said, mount me, I need a new home. So... I did. No room for a cooling can, but this is a sport setup, so in it goes canless. I have some ideas to zip tie fans to the sides if need be, but will cross that road if I get to it.
Don't have any cables to fit this size stuffing tube, but it's got a 3/16" strut, so I cut an 078 wire and soldered up a drive for it. There's a bit of a bend, but it's pretty smooth. I've run these wires with quite a bit more bend. It may break, but it'll be from fatigue over time, probably not immediate. I'll have to figure out a way not to lose the prop when that happens...
I'll probably end up with a seaking ESC, but figured I'd test a Suppo 200 ESC kit on 6s. Soldered it up with a capacitor and used thermal grease to ensure the FET's touch the cooling block. Most importantly I soldered up a resistor so there'll be no spark while hooking up the batts.
As for the batts, I've got two options. Some good sized 3s packs in series or two 25c 6s long lipos in parallel. Will start with the 3s in series to keep things light.
Not sure what starting prop. Might be an m445 if my thoughts are correct, that should be a good sport setup with plenty of run time and a fun amount of speed.
There's plenty of velcro in the sponsons for moving the COG as necessary and the strut has plenty of adjustment. This hull was setup nicely when it was built. Thanks for that. =)
Here's some photos. Might get it wet this week.. but most likely next week.
We'll see how I feel in the morning.
Don't have any cables to fit this size stuffing tube, but it's got a 3/16" strut, so I cut an 078 wire and soldered up a drive for it. There's a bit of a bend, but it's pretty smooth. I've run these wires with quite a bit more bend. It may break, but it'll be from fatigue over time, probably not immediate. I'll have to figure out a way not to lose the prop when that happens...
I'll probably end up with a seaking ESC, but figured I'd test a Suppo 200 ESC kit on 6s. Soldered it up with a capacitor and used thermal grease to ensure the FET's touch the cooling block. Most importantly I soldered up a resistor so there'll be no spark while hooking up the batts.
As for the batts, I've got two options. Some good sized 3s packs in series or two 25c 6s long lipos in parallel. Will start with the 3s in series to keep things light.
Not sure what starting prop. Might be an m445 if my thoughts are correct, that should be a good sport setup with plenty of run time and a fun amount of speed.
There's plenty of velcro in the sponsons for moving the COG as necessary and the strut has plenty of adjustment. This hull was setup nicely when it was built. Thanks for that. =)
Here's some photos. Might get it wet this week.. but most likely next week.
We'll see how I feel in the morning.
Nothing personal... unless you are satan... 
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