Tosh McCaber Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 After setting up electric motor braking, will the motor always stop suddenly at the same spot in the motor rotation, or at random? If at the same spot, my thoughts were that the prop can be fixed to the motor shaft so that it folds in a horizontal position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy48 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Were life that simple! An electric motor will have various stopping positions depending on the number of turns. Try turning the motor, unconnected of course, by hand and you will feel them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 That being the case, will it make a difference on my motor glider, if one prop hangs down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy48 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Not made any difference with mine. It will only hang down when the glider is going slow enough and folds out of the way when landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Posted by Tosh McCaber on 28/06/2020 13:57:27: That being the case, will it make a difference on my motor glider, if one prop hangs down? No, it doesn’t make any practical difference where the motor stops on a folding prop. Just make sure the blades are free enough to fold back easily without too much resistance, that is really The only issue you can have with a good quality folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Thx for the replies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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