lazd commented on a Build, Garagecrab   Aug 11, 2017  

Nice build! It's awesome to see so many crabs popping up!

Are you having any motor heat issues with those DAL T4040 bullnose? I've used DAL T4045 and TJ4045, and they get hot, but not too hot. I can imagine the bullnose being a bit too much.

My solution for dipoles recently is to remove the heatshrink, attach a small ziptie, to the frame, cut the ziptie so the end of it is about halfway down the metal part of the dipole, insert it into the metal part of the dipole, and add fresh heatsink.

I do something similar with RX antennas, generally hanging them off the front arms and using zipties and heatshrink to secure them to the frame.

Also, DEFINITELY ziptie that XT60 pigtail to the standoffs, or you're likely to rip the pads straight off in a big crash! And I'd go for lighter gauge wire, look at your packs, they're probably 14AWG or so, 12 is a bit much!