Merry T-Motor!

[Solo Keith]

Who me? Selling a motor upgrade? Nope, owed Keith a favor. Come to think of it, where's @Solo Keith ?

If anyone is interested and wants the OEM motors that were replaced, I will donate them. Obviously the pods aren't included. PM me w/shipping info if you want the motors. They are just paper weights for me. And I've got too many now. I'll even take care of shipping domestic only.

@RichWest YOU da MAN!!

 

[RichWest]

I made an ABS (plastic) paste using ABS plastic...

I gave it a try and it does actually work fairly well, the bond was solid. I re-purposed the ABS housing from a HP printer. Setup time however was quite long, maybe two hours for an 1/8" blob. I mean to the point that it was rock solid. Possibly virgin ABS would have worked better...

Overcoming the setup time with longer clamp time, it'd be a lot less wasteful than epoxy and hopefully a lot easier to remove later.

Cool tip, thanks.

 

[PdxSteve]

It can take awhile to cure depending on how much acetone is left in the mixture. You can also put it in a toaster oven or regular one at about 120F/50C for about 20 minutes. If your oven has convection, even better. The ABS melting point is about 220F/105C so 1/2 that is totally fine. The heat will help dissipate the remaining acetone a lot quicker. A hairdryer or hot air gun can also work but don't get it too close.

 

[RolandS888]

Are these something you are selling?

You might have a market there @RichWest

 

[RichWest]

You might have a market there @RichWest

You funny man...I've got a day job and a happy wife....besides, money is over-rated....

Not sure how long it took you to mod the pods, but on the recent build I spent at least 4 hours, start to finish. You know the routine, a lot of details have to be managed and inspected for a quality build. Just no short cuts. Let's say the local electronic repair shop charges $65 an hour labor, $260 bill when done - ouch. Cost of pods and upgrade motors...acceptable costs.

Ideally, 3DR would offer up an ESC and pod frame kit for $10. Then it would be a $100 per pod upgrade....and the world would be a happier place.

 

[Pedals2Paddles]

I have your screen name for 9 months from now when my warranty is up.

 

[PdxSteve]

Buy spare pods in case you have to return (I'm sure you already have spares). They can't know what motors you were using...

 

[Pedals2Paddles]

Buy spare pods in case you have to return (I'm sure you already have spares). They can't know what motors you were using...

I have a M8N GPS and parts to make a dedicated cable for it. That way I can put the factory GPS back in for the same reason. I haven't swapped out the GPS yet, not in too much of a hurry. I don't have any pressing reason to replace the motors right now. If I had $$$ to set on fire, I'd already be trying to bribe Rich into a set just because they're better.

 

[RolandS888]

I have your screen name for 9 months from now when my warranty is up.

There's another one @RichWest
Might as well get a production line going. ;-)

 

[RichWest]

There's another one @RichWest
Might as well get a production line going. ;-)

You keep this up and I'm going to get Elle Macpherson to come over and kick your ars.... whoops sorry meant Mel Gibson or that old crocodile guy Mick....

 

[Jubalr]

You keep this up and I'm going to get Elle Macpherson to come over and kick your ars.... whoops sorry meant Mel Gibson or that old crocodile guy Mick....

Send Mick to him and send Elle to me, thank you.

 

[Solo Keith]

I hope everyone here gets to experience a motor upgrade. By far, this is the best thing done to Solo. It has given so much more to Solo & has taken away the thought of a motor failure. I know a failure could happen as well w/these motors but the anxiety is gone knowing the quality that went into the build. Damn I'm one lucky SOB to have @RichWest throw his best into my Solo. And THANK YOU @RolandS888 for your brilliant talents getting this build started. You guys are frickn AWESOME