RE: AXI 4130 w/Jeti 77esc?
Thanks luc!
I have bad news. I went out to test thrust in my AXi 4130/16 with a fish scale attached to my Corsair. When I throttled up to full, there was a serious shrieking whine from the motor. I was only at full throttle, 54 amps for about 5 or 6 seconds, just long enough to read the 9 lbs. on the scale. I have never flown the motor, only tested it with a whattmeter and various props and drove it around the driveway a few times. The motor has never been hot, never smoked and never had a burnt smell to it. It seems like a grease failure on the bearings, but I am not sure. I just know I have to send it back to Model Motors.
Now, I have a motor that has a grinding, metal on metal feel and sound when I rotate it by hand. I am glad this happened on the ground, but I am sick that the motor has failed before it even flew. Anyone else have trouble with the AXi 4130/16 motor?
Guess it will be a while before I am convinced to put another one in the Corsair, let alone putting one in my Air Tractor.
Tango