F5K… I’ve got chills….

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I’m using a T-Motor F1507 3800kv, with a Speedix ES20 Lite, 2S 450mah Tattu for normal flying, and I have 3S for fun.

Since there’s only one source for propeller blades and spinners (Snipe-E) I decided to make my own spinner (25mm) for use with the Graupner Cam 6/3 blades..

So with a $12 motor, $9 speed control, $11 battery, and $8 propeller I have a workable conversion for a DLG.

The conversion process is easy. Simply cut off the nose a little, shove / epoxy the firewall in place, then trim the fuse back to the edge of the firewall assembly. Mount motor and gear and away you go.

The climb performance on a CAM 6/3 with the T-Motor is more than sufficient. It’s not a hotliner, but then it’s not intended to be either.

Before you ask… yes, I was nervous about 3D printing a propeller hub and spinner. I did though, and I’ve tested them completely including to failure and they’re far tougher than I had thought they’d be. The hub should be printed using a specific resin and completely post cured. I did destruction testing on both high strength resin and standard. The high strength resin is worth the hassle. The spinner I’m using general purpose resin and have done several colors. I took a bunch of video of the testing but I don’t want to publish any of that until I get some more flight testing videos to add to it.

Thoughts?

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