RCU Forums - View Single Post - Prop Balancing
View Single Post
Old 12-04-2011 | 08:49 AM
  #13  
cheezer1222
Senior Member
My Feedback: (3)
 
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 679
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Little Suamico, WI
Default RE: Prop Balancing


ORIGINAL: Quorneng

So when running an IC prop on electric it will work fine but some of the precious electric is being wasted. A suitable e prop will generate the same thrust but require a bit less current to do it

Normally I do use e props on my electrics, but this plane is quite a bit larger than my others, and my LHS didn't carry large enough e props, so I settled for an IC prop. I may order some large e props online at some point if the need arises.

On a somewhat related note, I was having a bear of a time trying to balance this particular prop. After rebalancing the blades like three times, I finally figured out that the blades are actually fairly well balanced, and that the hub was the out of balance culprit. I think this is the first time I've ever had to balance the hub of a prop. I have it pretty well balanced now, so all that's left is to throw it on the plane and test it out.