FC Super Daytona twin build

[nata2run]

Good to hear your still ticking bruiser, been waiting for a maiden for a while now. I'm sure it will be awesome!!!

[drwayne]

work work work
as much as I hate it, I need it too ... else Id never leave this build room !

pm sent

[Chrisg81983]

W I hear what you are saying I am rite there with you on that one

[bruiser77]

Battery sleds are finished!IMG_4770.JPG IMG_4769.JPG IMG_4768.JPG IMG_4760.JPG IMG_4758.JPG

[Chrisg81983]

That's some contraption you made there ! it looks real cool how do the lipos lock into the trays that are in the hull ? Great job very neat and clean

[bruiser77]

2 screws per sled hold it from sliding back and forth, not in the pics, and 6 ears on each sled hold it in and keep it from bouncing. In the earlier sled pics you can a more detailed view of whats goin on. Thanks

[srislash]

I am curious about these sleds and how well they will work.I have been doing the velcro and vecro strap thing this whole time.

[nata2run]

Looking good buddy, when can we expect a maiden....

[drwayne]

Looking good Charles.
Lots of thought and design into those trays.
Personally Im a fan of simple velcro.. quick changeover between runs ( and Im lazy ! )

W

[bruiser77]

Looking good buddy, when can we expect a maiden....

Thanks Kent, if I keep up with these 12hr days at work, then in next couple weeks it will have her maiden with video. Really want to finish hatch before the first run. It's a little toooooo lightweight, would hate to give the controls a nice bath because of something so easy to strengthen.

[bruiser77]

Looking good Charles.
Lots of thought and design into those trays.
Personally Im a fan of simple velcro.. quick changeover between runs ( and Im lazy ! )

W

Thank you W, I'm a fan of Velcro as well, the weight of these batteries worried me a bit. So went over kill with securing them. The battery change on these shouldn't take to long, 8 screws per sled and swap batteries.

[Chrisg81983]

I had a few bad incidents while only using Velcro. With speeds above 60 that lipo is like a brick. I had them rip loose and split my hull. So now I use a rail mount system. To be safe I doubled heat shrink the lipo's to the sledges.

[bruiser77]

In the beginning of the build that was my intentions for the sleds, but when ordering the carbon I said what the heck! Turned into quite the task.

[Remmie81]

Great build!
One question, if a lipo goes bad and want to replace it, do you need to demolish the trays?

[bruiser77]

Thanks Remmie. The top of the lipo trays are held on with 6 screws, hard to see in the pics. Remove the screws and the tops come off so I can charge or replace batteries with charged lipos for multiple runs. Takes a minute or so.

Great build!
One question, if a lipo goes bad and want to replace it, do you need to demolish the trays?