Another FLM Conversion Build-Help

[Serum]

I think there are a few solutions for your problem;

one is to turn the motor so the wires face down, they solder on 4 (or 5.5's if they would fit) and solder them through their 90 degree hole. ( the 5.5's i've got have got holes through them at 90 degree) then use plastidip to seal them. the 4mm plugs (short types) would give you more room to start with.

Serum, what I think I will end up doing is going to the LST shock conversion. With 8 of the stock type shocks, there is not enough room up top for the ESC. One LST shock mounted behind the rear tower will free up room.

Here are the max battery fit dimensions, as best I can measure:173mmX52mmX65mm. If your pack is under or at those dimensions it should fit.

And believe me, a micro servo is all that will fit.

OK, finally got a good fit in the original ESC plate position. Used 5.5mm connectors and ran the wires under the plate. Everything is secure and its not as tight a fit as it looks. There is plenty of room between the caps and the motor (about 2 rch). Going to run the whole thing this evening and see how it goes. Oh, the padding under the ESC heatsink is some thermal CPU tape.

It looks really good. I'm uploading pictures of my build now. I wont be able to run mine yet because I am waiting on the bullet connectors for the ESC. What do you think about the battery stops? I am concerned that with the packs (we have the same flightpowers) the little black ones will dig into and damage the battery during bashing. They do a good job of holding the battery snug though. I think I am going to make some sort of plate to attach to the forward most battery post to make a solid barrier. Keep us posted on how your run goes.

[jhautz]

I agree on the battery stops. I will be making some sort of plate for the front stop also. I can see nose diving a landing and having the lipo slam into the spur.... Not good. All the other stops I think will be fine.

As for not running until you get the connectors... I think I would direct solder the wires if that was the only thing stoping me from a test run.

Hey man looks great :)
it looks very tight, but you may be able to squeeze that esc inside the tvp like mine - I have screwed it to the tvp with the threaded holes already existing in the heatsink.. Although my esc may be smaller and my motor clearly shorter...


but I have more room in there than you :)

[Savage03]

nice setup there. The mamba is a big esc for sure and yours looks small in there. The lipo im using tho fits fine and I can fit a longer one easily and maybe a tad wider would fit to. If I get creative one day might find a better spot of the esc. Been told myt lipo isnt a good choice so now when $$ permit I need a new one I guess