Revolt 30 rebuild

[shua]

Just some final pics before the maiden.
Setup is
Castle 1512 2650kV motor
Turnigy 120amp esc
CapBank 4x1000uf 35V
Hitec 5646WP
Single 4s pack





Added a few decals to make it unique

[shua]

Revolt 30 rebuild

And a comparison shot of both




After maidens where complete and some dialing in performed, we saw speeds in the low 50s with excellent handling (this coming from a newbie mind you). I am pleased with them.
Prop of choice so far is an X440.
I plan to test more in the coming weeks.

Temps were mostly acceptable. Running 4+minutes all out.
The one area for improvement is with the capbank. It was getting hotter than I am comfortable with. I am planning to increase the size to 6 caps and shorten the esc and battery leads as much as I can and retest.
And hopefully get some good video of them to share as well.

[kfxguy]

Really awesome work! Very nice attention to detail. One suggestion I want to throw in is to use some black dye for your jb weld so your joints look black and blend with the carbon. White stands out like a sore thumb in this case. You can still cover those up later too. Other than that, your work is very clean!

Maybe it's the dye I'm using but every time I've tried to dye jb weld, the dye weakens it significantly and makes it more rubbery. I'm using a epoxy dye. I've had good results with graphite powder however.

Nice work too!

[shua]

Maybe it's the dye I'm using but every time I've tried to dye jb weld, the dye weakens it significantly and makes it more rubbery. I'm using a epoxy dye. I've had good results with graphite powder however.

Nice work too!

Thanks!!!

You know I think I do have a tube of graphite somewhere in my shop. I will give that a try.

[Tamelesstgr]

Wow, nice job, 50+ on 4s, how many watts is the castle rated for?

[shua]

Revolt 30 rebuild

Wow, nice job, 50+ on 4s, how many watts is the castle rated for?

Thanks! It's rated for 120amp. So That would be 1824 watts on 4s. I believe.....

[bh_trade]

I've had success dyeing epoxy using a drop or 2 of black acrylic paint for a really small batch. Also have dyed JB plastic weld using same technique