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Old 12-17-2015, 07:44 AM
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Default Blenders motor retention?

I picked up a pair of Estes Blenders and didn't realize until I'd opened it they're designed to spit their motors. Our club doesn't allow that at their launches.

Has anyone built these to retain their motors? E.g. drill relief holes in the nose cone (how big? how many?) and secure the motor with tape? Do they still recover okay?
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Old 12-17-2015, 07:51 AM
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Use A10-PT motors.
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Old 12-17-2015, 08:20 AM
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Yeah, thought of that after posting. But is the motor casing weight enough to adversely affect recovery?
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They tend to tumble rather than spin with the motors in. The one I broke out right had an AT 18mm D in it. And landed on gravel. An upscale.
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The (Amazing) Point uses a motor tether. Can something like that be used on the blender?
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