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Old 01-10-2015, 05:50 PM
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rcfan450- you should be aware that the 3-bladed 3-1/8" x 2-1/4 PeeWee props are generally WAYYY off balance as supplied and normally require quite a bit of fettling to get them in balance-I've found this more trouble than its worth over the years, and stick to the 2-bladed versions. Hopefully these were the props you ordered-anything bigger in 3-bladed format will overload the PeeWee (there are several possible other candidates out there-Cox 5x3 3-blader, and the WenMac 4-3/4" one. Sometimes its the hub rather than the blades which are the problem, in which case it is possible to use tungsten filled putty in the hollows in the back of the hub to improve the balance, and careful drilling of lightening holes in the adjacent solid sectors ....
That being said-if you can get one balanced, these props perform quite well on the PeeWee.....two other suitable alternatives (but quite hard to find) are the Graupner 5x2 and the G-Mark 115 x50 prop made for the Humming Bird 03. The latter is a particularly nice prop for small glows-one day I must clone it, as the originals are getting very scarce...

ChrisM
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