Mount the motor and speed control – Great Planes Fundango Park Flyer Kit - GPMA0050 User Manual

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3. Use medium CA to glue the hook into the hole you

drilled in the fuselage tube.

4. Hook two #64 rubber bands around the fuselage tube

behind the wing, then connect them to the battery hook.
Mount the battery pack between the wing and the rubber
bands. Later, the exact location of the battery will be
determined to balance the model.

1. Glue both die-cut 1/16" [1.6mm] plywood motor mounts

together to form a 1/8" [3.2mm] motor mount.

2. Drill a 1/8" [3.2mm] hole though the three punch marks

in the motor mount.

3. Drill a 3/32" [2.4mm] hole into the center of the wooden

dowel in the front of the fiberglass pushrod.

4. Attach the motor mount to the front of the fuselage with

a #4 washer and a #4 x 1/2" [3.2mm] screw.

5. Use electrical solder to tin the end of the white and

blue wires coming from the speed control. Do not use silver
solder as it is not suitable for electrical purposes and the flux
will corrode the wires.

6. Solder the blue wire (negative) on the speed control to

the tab on the motor that has a red dot (positive). Solder the
white wire (positive) to the other tab on the motor
(negative). Note: The speed control is connected to the
motor “backwards” due to the gear reduction, which would
otherwise cause the propeller to turn backwards.

Mount the Motor and Speed Control

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