Electric Brushless Motor Installation - GREAT PLANES Performance Reactor Instruction Manual

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19. Turn the model over. Use epoxy to glue the fuel fi ller
mount to the exhaust tunnel. Use sandpaper to roughen the
surface of where the fuel fi ller mount will adhere to.
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20. Test fi t the covered balsa sheet as shown. The sheet is
not "square." It matches the angle of the fi rewall. Note: One
side has clear covering which must face outward.
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Electric Brushless Motor Installation

The electric power system shown in this section consists
of a Great Planes Electrifl y RimFire 80-75-230kV motor
(GPMG4800), a Kontronik Power Jazz 63V Brushless
120A ESC (KONM3140), and two FlightPower 22.2V
5000mAh 6S LiPo batteries in series (FPWP0364).
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1. Turn to the back of this manual and cut out the drilling
template for the RimFire electric motor. Center the template by
matching the template crosshairs with the fi rewall crosshairs.
Tape it in place and use a 9/32" [7.1mm] drill bit to drill four
motor mount holes on the fi rewall for the Great Planes 80mm
Standoff Mount. A center punch or scratch awl can be used
to make a centering mark before you drill. Note: The Great
Planes 80mm RimFire Standoff Mount set (GPMG1275) is
available separately.
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2. Prepare your motor by removing the motor mount
screws, the two forward motor case set screws, and the rear
locking collar set screw. Apply threadlocking compound to
these and reinstall them.
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3. Install four 1/4-20 blind nuts in the fi rewall from the
back side.
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