ORIGINAL: submikester
BAH!
Yesterday I was setting up the plane with my transmitter and I was adjusting the servo reversing for the rudder and accidentally did the throttle! OUCH!
I grabbed the plane but not after tearing up the prop with both my hands! Nothing too bad - a few real little cuts and one real good one on the top of my right index finger on the section between my knuckle and the first finger joint. Again - not a bad cut but a cut none the less. These little planes ALWAYS get me the best. Well...now my gearbox is a little worse for wear and I don't think it's going to last long as it is. It's got a couple of gears that are a little worn.
Here's the thing - which GWS gearbox would I replace it with since eveyone I've looked at online so far is out of the eflight EFLM221 gearbox and it's parts (since I really only need the spur gear).
Edit:
I'm kind of wishing I had bought an outrunner instead of using the geared motor setup; I can see buying more replacement gearboxes and with the outrunner it would have been a non issue I suppose...
The spur gears are about $2, buy a few of them. You should also invest in a hardened shaft for $5.00. If you need a new gearbox, I believe the D model is the correct one. For outrunners, the Himax 2812-850 outrunner will work well with an 11x4.7 or a 10x4.7 prop. It's a great motor, very quiet and almost 50% more efficient than the E-Flite 370 5400KV. Also, you might want to consider programming your transmitter (assuming you can) so that the throttle can be shut down with a switch in case you inadvertantly bump the throttle. Another solution would be to remove the prop whenever you're working on the plane.