I’m learning as much as I can about the Mavic Pro systems right now and getting my equipment in order while waiting for better flying weather. I appreciate what I have learned from you all on this forum!
I put my props on a Du-Bro balancer just to see what happens. Spun them up first using my Dremel (similar to what Peter Homer does on YouTube). All the props fall to horizontal, meaning the blades are balanced. But I cannot get any of my props to hold in any given position on the balancer, meaning the hubs are not balanced (at least according to traditional prop balancing technique). It takes a lot of material to balance the hubs so that the props will hold in any position I put them on the balancer… I mean a lot more drops of CA than seems reasonable or I would think should be necessary. I even took one of the locking rings off a motor to add to a prop while balancing, thinking that the position of three locking pins needed to be cancelled out by the ring, but no change in imbalance.
I know a lot of people say not to worry about Mavic prop balancing, but I am just curious about this and wonder what I am missing. Does traditional hub balancing not apply to folding props? Haven’t had this issue when balancing my heli blades mounted together in the head. I can’t believe the Mavic hubs would be that far out of balance. My Mavic does not appear to exhibit vibration at any motor RPM, so I know this is all academic. Any feedback or thoughts about this will be appreciated while I wait to fly. Thanks!
I put my props on a Du-Bro balancer just to see what happens. Spun them up first using my Dremel (similar to what Peter Homer does on YouTube). All the props fall to horizontal, meaning the blades are balanced. But I cannot get any of my props to hold in any given position on the balancer, meaning the hubs are not balanced (at least according to traditional prop balancing technique). It takes a lot of material to balance the hubs so that the props will hold in any position I put them on the balancer… I mean a lot more drops of CA than seems reasonable or I would think should be necessary. I even took one of the locking rings off a motor to add to a prop while balancing, thinking that the position of three locking pins needed to be cancelled out by the ring, but no change in imbalance.
I know a lot of people say not to worry about Mavic prop balancing, but I am just curious about this and wonder what I am missing. Does traditional hub balancing not apply to folding props? Haven’t had this issue when balancing my heli blades mounted together in the head. I can’t believe the Mavic hubs would be that far out of balance. My Mavic does not appear to exhibit vibration at any motor RPM, so I know this is all academic. Any feedback or thoughts about this will be appreciated while I wait to fly. Thanks!