It's back...
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AFTER:
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I took my time and rebuilt the Tek Sumo, it was a real mess before the rebuild having already seen a few crude repairs over christmas.
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The nose end inc Lipo bay snapped off during it's second crash and had been glued back on with some CA and tooth picks, the leading edges had chunks missing and the trailing left edge was missing a sizeable piece. The last crash saw the wing torn in half and the right elevon removed.
To address the busted nose end I first fitted a strip of carbon, you can make out the horse shoe esk shape above. I then cut through the Lipo bay so the 2200 3S would fit flush on the underside mounting the lipo strap vertically holds the lipo great.
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I'd cut the servo cables into the wing (all had survived) to try and keep the wiring clear as possible. I bought a Jamara Roo jet to replace the wing with the intention of taking all the electrics from the TekSumo and putting them into the Roo.. having glued the servo cables in place I couldn't actually retrieve them..
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The motor mount has taken a pounding! plenty of CA, EPOXY and HOT Glue holding that together right there.
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I took a couple attempts at the elevon repair, I ended up using five nylon hinges and covering the seam with some Solarfilm.
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On the whole, it's looking alright. i've checked the electronics and all is well, up is up which is better then last time. I'm using a Jamara 2212/10 1400KV motor with a Gliders UK 30 AMP ESC, 2200 3S and 8x4 Prop. It's pulling 21 amps at full stick so maybe a different prop might be called for?
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I've put it back on my wall where it'll stay unless nice weather comes our way.
J.