Vmar J3.PIPER GUB Assembly & Operation Manual page 8

INSTALLING THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND
ESC
Electric motors
vary in size, styles and mounting
method.
Always
refer to
the mounting instructions applicable to your
motor.
We illustrate the general installation procedure here
utiliz-
ing the
recommended standard
VMAX
Brushless Motor
#VMM 111818VM (factory
ref
#Va241o-12)and VMAX
15
Amp Speed
Control
with BEC (#VMC-12OB15VC).
lf
you have purchased a pre-assembled VMAX power mod-
ule assembly consisting of
firewall,
motor and speed control
you
may skip 124 through
12E.
12A-VMAX Brushless
111818VM
( factory
ref
)recommended
ae
rFr
a
12B.
A
special pre-drilled firewall
is
included
for
mounting
the
recom-
mended VMAX motor.
A blank firewall
is also
provided for other motor instal-
lations
12E-
Mount the Speed Control
to
the
back
of the firewall so that the
metal
heat sink faces the ventilation
hole
(forward). Secure
in
place
with a
tie-
wrap
12H- Mount
the
pre-assembled fuse
holder/switch
to
the
fuselage front
former
12G- Securely
mount the
aluminum
motor backing plate
to
the
firewall
using
4 ,
bolt
&
washer sets provided.
Tighten
the bolts securely and
apply
thread locker such
as
Pacer
Z-42
(Blue)
a
I
-
a
a
12F-
Assembled Power Module
com-
plete with firewall, motor
&
speed con-
trol
Motor
#VMM
#
Va
2410-12
12D-
Route
the motor wire
to
the
back
of the firewall
as
shown
12G-
Fuselage
front former
12J-
Install four
3x50
[mm]
bolt
sets
(supplied). Bolt-washer-former-wash-
er-nut (front).
Tighten the nuts secure-
ly & apply thread locker
B
il
121-
Test
fit a
20 Amp
automotive
spade
fuse into
the
fuse holder/switch
and then
REMOVE
THE
FUSE
12K-
Thread four 3 mm nuts onto
the
bolts
as
shown. The nuts should
be
all
be evenly spaced
at
.875
in. (22
mm)
from the firewall
12L- Place
four
3
mm washers on the
bolts & then position the
assembled
power module. Secure in
place with
four
more
3
mm washers
&
nuts.
Tighten snugly