Re: measure the torque in level flight

From: izgo <izgo_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:51:53 -0000

Fred,

This sounds as a nice way to break in motors. I will put
in practice. But can you tellme about time intervals:

How much time you rest motors between each stage?
And how much time you rest them before using for flight?

Ignacio.



Original message from Fred T.:

FT> As for break in I prefer winding as it tells me the amount
FT> of turns a motor will take to a given torque. I learned this
FT> from a very smart young man Doug Schaefer, he called it the 3
FT> wind break in. I wind F1D motors to .25 in/oz 1st .3 2nd and
FT> .35 3rd I record the turns to each torque, the initial length
FT> and rested length after each wind
FT> Fred
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