gregoryshock

Imade a video because Ifelt like it would be hard to explain and show the starter cone cracks.

Here is the link. The video is only a Minute and 40 seconds

http://youtu.be/8DfBwCiPrhI

big max 1935

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Your starting it with the cone on the prop & not the nut. Get a pink colored Sullivan they fit the Higley AMA safety nut . Yours is for spinners . Max H.

Gray Beard

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Nuff Said??

aspeed

Get a new one with a smaller hole like they said.  I would put the cone in backwards until you get the new one.  It will work better than that one with the big hole. I always make my own acorn nuts for every motor I have because I farting around with spinners.  I glued a piece of vacuum line tubing in the centre of mine so it would last longer and there wouldn't be yellow dust inside my motors.

jetmech05

Yep as everyone said get the correct cone

gregoryshock

I understand that I haven't been using the right size. I have a pink one. I used to use a pink one, and for some reason I had trouble with it staying in my starter.

How do know what is right size for the different size cones. What do you look for in a good fit?

tazzzz

with a real sharp knife you can also spin your insert in the starter and lathe the hole to the size opening you need.TAZZZZ

aspeed

I drilled and tapped a couple of holes in the housing of mine and put two short screws in and drilled a couple matching holes in the rubber so it wouldn't fall out.  I made sure it could be reversed and use the same holes.  It doesn't fall out now.  The first cone got all gummy(after 30 years) and the next one was always dusting away.

Gray Beard

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Just flip yours over. When you add speed and pressure it will slip over the nut and grip it. Guess a photo isn't always worth a 1000 words. You can do the same thing and use your starter with the adapter for a Helli too. Other then the giant scale size I can't recall ever finding tem smaller other then the little ones for 1/2A. Maybe John Buckner has some different order numbers for them? I think John uses about 113 different starters. By smaller I mean fitting inside ypour starter.

big max 1935

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If all else fails just buy a Sullivan starter to go with the Sullivan pink cone . If you are going to be in R/C for a long time you will sooner or later get a Sullivan starter & end your problems. Max