My DNA 250C Build.........

[Spector NS5 RD]

My go at building a 250C......

Materials:

Alpinetech 1590B with pre-cutouts 

DNA 250C Board Cradle

12mm Domed Tactile Switch

Varitube V1 22mm 510

Infinity 4S 1500mah 90c Lipo

14awg Output silicone wires.

28awg enamel magnet wire (fire switch wiring)

Waiting on a 6mm 3D printed spacer, from the UK, for between the lid and box . It’s a big a$$ lipo.....

 

 

 

[dwcraig1]

Pictures or it didn't happen

[iambyrdman]

Is that battery going to fit?  Looks too big....

[ruckus]

20 hours ago, iambyrdman said:

Is that battery going to fit?  Looks too big....

The battery cover's have a cutout used for alignment.. but yeah your right, it looks huge.

[Spector NS5 RD]

21 hours ago, iambyrdman said:

Is that battery going to fit?  Looks too big....

Absolutely not, way too big. 6mm too big to be exact. I have a custom 3D printed 6mm spacer coming from the UK to go between the lid and box. Will update post with pics when the thing gets here.

[steamer861]

I hope you don't mind if I get in on your thread?

These are my first  250C builds

I used  3D printed enclosures  from SW, evolv 510's & 4S 1500 mAH Lumenier  Lipo's 

I didn't take any pics of the build but here they are

There 1" thick  2 & 1/4" wide  & 4" tall  in the middle there is a Silo 950 for size comparison.

There a Bit Big & Heavy But thats a good thing if your running 30mm atty's with Clapton Coils

 

 

[VapingBad]

What no XT30?

 

 

 

[iambyrdman]

I was wondering if it was ok to connect directly. I fried a board and I worried that's what did it but I guess not.  I didn't see why it would but it was fried after I tried.  Good thing I have a second board and Evolv has such awesome  tech support.

[VapingBad]

5 minutes ago, iambyrdman said:

I was wondering if it was ok to connect directly. I fried a board and I worried that's what did it but I guess not.  I didn't see why it would but it was fried after I tried.  Good thing I have a second board and Evolv has such awesome  tech support.

It's fine to connect directly, better performance wise, you just need to make it the last job and be careful not to short anything with the soldering iron or when fitting to the case, Capton tape can help with that.

[gizman]

Hope you don't mind me jumping in too, same mod as steamer861 I think (mine is sized for a maxamps 1300MaH 4S, but in black, used a Cisco v2 510 from Avidvaper.com so I had to shim it 1mm, lov ing replay!!!

[AaronH]

Hope you don't mind another one jumping in!

[iambyrdman]

 

I finished mine last night. Replay stopped working even though the check is there to enable it. 

[gizman]

2 minutes ago, iambyrdman said:

 

I finished mine last night. Replay stopped working even though the check is there to enable it. 

Really? Had mine for 2 or 3 weeks now with zero replay issues. I'm playing a puff today (Tuesday) that I saved on Saturday. I use SS316L exclusively, what wire are you using? 

[iambyrdman]

I went into EScribe and ask for Ohms for every profile and now it's working again.

[steamer861]

Here'a another one

ABM2, 1000mAH 4S lipo, Sorce 510. 

I posted some reference pics, thats a  Silo 950 same size as the old Evolv Reference Mod 

FYI ABM = Analog  Box Mods

[awsum140]

And here's yet another one. Alpine Tech N1 case,  2200mah, 4S, NanoTech with a Source 510.  14 gauge battery wire and an XT60.  12 gauge output wire.  16mm full travel switch wired with 28 gauge silicon.  That's a GL2, dual 20700, DNA75C on the left and and ERM+ in the middle for size comparisons.

 

[67exec]

This is my gxl2

[awsum140]

The belt clip is a nice addition since neither the GL or N are particularly "pocket friendly".

[67exec]

I buy those super cheap Ozark trail knives at Wal-Mart specifically for the clips. For a fold-over design, they have the stongest grip I've found short of an old discontinued kershaw clip that I used to have.

[Frogmod]

28 minutes ago, 67exec said:

I buy those super cheap Ozark trail knives at Wal-Mart specifically for the clips. For a fold-over design, they have the stongest grip I've found short of an old discontinued kershaw clip that I used to have.

It’s nice to see someone else install knife clips on there mod. I did this to my 250. I plan on doing the same for my out and about 250C as well.

[67exec]

2 hours ago, Frogmod said:

It’s nice to see someone else install knife clips on there mod. I did this to my 250. I plan on doing the same for my out and about 250C as well.

I have to have a single fold over clip, because in the summer, it fits in the cargo pocket on my shorts. The rest of the time it hangs on the outside of my pocket, and as a mechanic, so lower is better. Plus, with a decent clip I can roll around on a creeper w/o worrying about it falling off.

[ruckus]

Popped my lipo mod cherry last night.. hahaha

First lipo mod I've owned/built..

[Spector NS5 RD]

4 hours ago, ruckus said:

Popped my lipo mod cherry last night.. hahaha

First lipo mod I've owned/built..

Lipo used, 510 connector? Looks great BTW!

[ruckus]

19 hours ago, ChunkyButt200 said:

Lipo used, 510 connector? Looks great BTW!

Varitube V2 510 - Tattu 3S 1300mah (15.733Wh)

Battery life has actually surprised and impressed me to be honest.. Very comparable to my dual 20700 DNA75C (17.996Wh)

Tattu is a very reputable brand in the RC quad world which is why I went with them, they can handle massive speed punch out's from racing quads... won't have any issues handling the DNA!

[Crazy_Al]

On 27/04/2018 at 10:52 PM, steamer861 said:

Here'a another one

ABM2, 1000mAH 4S lipo, Sorce 510. 

I posted some reference pics, thats a  Silo 950 same size as the old Evolv Reference Mod 

FYI ABM = Analog  Box Mods

Ooh, I like that one, just wish I had the skills to make one myself but I’m a bit scared I’d fry everything or stuff it up & have the thing blow up in my pocket! Perhaps if I start on something a little cheaper & safer. I love my beat up old DNA 75 MODs, but am sick of having to change the 26650  twice a day, perhaps I should start with a DNA 75 with either duel 26650s or a decent sized LiPo???

Edited May 7, 2018 by Crazy_Al
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