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Old 11-19-2013, 05:17 PM
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I was cleaning my 1/2 Cox Killer Bee and noticed it has 3 reeds, was this an acccident when assembling or are there supposed to have 3?

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Old 11-19-2013, 08:00 PM
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WOW!
Run it like that and get a reading. Use a 5x3 prop.
Then subtract just 1 reed and run it again....see if the RPM improves or not.
Of course, by this time you should be able to make an educated guess as to what running just the single reed will do for performance.
The KillerBee reed can oscillate at upwards of 400 times per second, so the added mass of the extra reeds might behave like a RPM limiter...?
If there was a manfacturing error and the space between the retainer clip and the reed is to great, then the reed might tend to flutter...so the assembler might have stacked additional reeds to establish a "blueprint" gap..?
Please keep us informed.
Old 11-22-2013, 12:13 PM
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Alright, I will remember that the next time I do a start up.
Old 11-23-2013, 06:20 AM
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I kind of remember using 2 reed valves when I was a kid. Never heard of three. I would think it would block the mixture from going through if there are too many. Tach readings are good.. Wish I had a tach when I was younger.

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