How to put a prop on a brushless motor?? PLEASE HELP NEWBIE TO ELECTRICS
 

Hi Guys,

I usually fly 100cc large scale aircraft and wanted to build a little extra I could fly in the park, I understand the concept and have everything right except for one thing. The motor mounting, and prop installation. There is a collar sitting at the end of the shaft at the front, do i take that off or is that supposed to fit through the hole in the engine mount boc, I also have a prop adapter here...please help, any pictures of setups or anyting would be great. here is a pic of the peop adapter i got with it[.

RE: How to put a prop on a brushless motor?? PLEASE HELP NEWBIE TO ELECTRICS
 

I don't understand thecollar at the front of yor motor, but a collet type adaptor slides onto the motor shaft and can be adjusted to fit your installation within limits (you need enough shaft in th collet to ensure purchase).
Walt

RE: How to put a prop on a brushless motor?? PLEASE HELP NEWBIE TO ELECTRICS
 

You should just have a bare shaft on your motor before installing the prop adapter. You should remove the metal spinner/nose cone from that prop adapter, then that collet at the back of the prop adapter should go on the motor shaft, then a metal ring that fits around it, then your prop, then the rest of the prop adapter and spinner/nose cone.

RE: How to put a prop on a brushless motor?? PLEASE HELP NEWBIE TO ELECTRICS
 

Many outrunner motors come with a collar that slides over the shaft on the "fixed" end of the motor. The reason for this collar is to reinforce the snap-ring that holds the shaft into the motor when you attach the propeller to the spinning can end of the motor. If you are attaching a prop adapter to the shaft protruding from the fixed end of the motor, then you can remove the collar.