OFF THE SHELF MOTOR MOUNT

[garvey76]

Hi all , been a while since last post due to ill health and not being able to go out and fly.

been flying cub on lipo with jumper removed from esc for a while now.

bought an ART-TECH EDGE 540T last year and had few good flights untill this weekend i totaly destroyed it after a wild 5 mins.

i would like to use all the electrics from the edge in my cub as i want to carry on flying lipo in cub.

my question is

is there a cheap motor and mount you can buy that will fit straight on to cub without too many mods???

sorry dont have details on electrics from edge.

any help would be appreciated

[ginginho]

Hi Garvey, good to see you back on here and glad to hear you are recovering from your health problems. I've searched the web for the Art-Tech Edge, and there is little info regarding the motor in that, let alone how it's mounted. So the first thing we'll need to know is whether the motor is mounted in front of or behind the firewall. The way to tell is whether the mounting bracket is the same end of the motor as the prop shaft or the opposite end.
There are some "off the shelf" mounting options for each, possibly a cage if it's a behind the firewall, or a stick mount if it's to be mounted in front.

P.S. Come on Pompey....I have a ticket for the final reserved for me!

[killioughtta]

Is the AT Edge anything like this AT Yak? www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=10350&Product_Name=Hobby_King_YAK_54_&aff=125585

If so, it might be fair to say the electronics are similar... ?

[flydiver]

This one?
www.walkera.com.hk/arttech-edge-540t-4ch-eps-propeller-rc-airplane-rtf-24ghz-p-7346.html

Inrunner in gearbox for that plane.
Most of the after market motor mounts I've seen have been for outrunners.

[killioughtta]

Motor specs: www.buying-sources.com/product_helicopter/ebayb20-25-15l.htm

Shaft diameter: 2.3mm
Shaft length: 10mm
Body diameter: 20mm
Screw size: M2.5mm
Screw hole distance: 16.5mm
Weight: 68g/2.4oz
Rpm/v(kv): 3800pm/v
Idle current (lo): ~0.7
Resistance (Ri): ~0.065
Max Amps: ~16

3800 kv?? Is that right? Is there a gear box on that Edge?

[flydiver]

Re-read your post. It appears you DON'T have the motor and want one + mount.

[is there a cheap motor and mount you can buy that will fit straight on to cub without too many mods???]

Here's an option:
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1213576

If you go into eBay and search on (super cub motor mount) you will turn up a number of hits. No one sells mount + motor I know of.

[garvey76]

Thanks for replys everyone
motor is in front of fire wall
no gear box
think set up is same as art tech yak
motor was on stick mount originaly
do still have the motor but mount is bust up, been told i cant use motor from cub lp as its brushed and uses a gearbox.

ginginho --- god i hope we do the chelsea before we go down.
your very lucky if you got a ticket to the final, my work has a box at chelsea and said they could help me get a ticket but it ment going in with there fans, just couldent do that.

[ginginho]

Apr 26, 2010 13:46:59 GMT 1 garvey76 said:

Thanks for replys everyone
motor is in front of fire wall
no gear box
think set up is same as art tech yak
motor was on stick mount originaly
do still have the motor but mount is bust up, been told i cant use motor from cub lp as its brushed and uses a gearbox.

ginginho --- god i hope we do the chelsea before we go down.
your very lucky if you got a ticket to the final, my work has a box at chelsea and said they could help me get a ticket but it ment going in with there fans, just couldent do that.

If your motor isn't too long, you may be able to use one of these:
www.giantcod.co.uk/alloy-stick-motor-mount-suit-10mm-wide-stick-p-404936.html
or one of these:
www.brchobbies.co.uk/?page=shop&action=additem&item=167

I too hope we do em, but I'm not getting my hopes up as I didn't in the semi. It's all the more pleasurable then!