Compass motor lube ?

[Rotary Lad]

Can anyone tell me if the stock compass motor SZ 2617 1400kv motor needs oiling on a regular basis. I`m used to doing so with the scorpion motor on my Protos.

Thanks.

[velocity90]

Don't. Also on the scorpion. You will wash the grease out and will have to continue doing it. Too much trouble.

[uiron]

err... why not on scorp? Scorpion specifically insists you should lube it like every 10 flights or so.

[Ah Clem]

"err... why not on scorp? Scorpion specifically insists you should lube it like every 10 flights or so."

I lube my Scorpion motors about every five flights or so. Scorpion recommends it. I have had friends who had Scorpion motors lock up in flight without lubrication.

It takes less than a minute to do, is quicker than rebuilding a helicopter due to a motor/bearing failure, and definitely much cheaper...

[Rotary Lad]

Yeah, I oil the scorpion on my protos on a regular basis, Have done for last 2 yrs & its sweet as a nut, but i`ve not read anything about the motor on my new warp.

What do you regular warp flyers do ?

I`ve only had 4 short flights, working out my flight times ( looks like 7- 8 mins @ 2300 rpm ) including the maiden, i don`t want to wreck the motor just yet.

[Raz0rSh4rp]

If you've got the equipment you may grease them, but I wouldn't oil them. As stated earlier this will break down and wash-out all of the grease and leave them with no lubrication. I would venture to guess that scorpion bearings are oiled at the factory and such require oil to run with no problems.

I don't oil any bearings at all. If they get notchy, they get replaced, but never oiled because I don't want to oil everything every 5 flights and don't want bearings locking up if I forget.

[velocity90]

Originally Posted by SMarvin

If you've got the equipment you may grease them, but I wouldn't oil them. As stated earlier this will break down and wash-out all of the grease and leave them with no lubrication. I would venture to guess that scorpion bearings are oiled at the factory and such require oil to run with no problems.

I don't oil any bearings at all. If they get notchy, they get replaced, but never oiled because I don't want to oil everything every 5 flights and don't want bearings locking up if I forget.

+1 SMarvin, same here

There are a lot of topics about this and they all end the same. Do what you think is best.

I know what scorpion states. Used to oil my Scorpions. Since I stopped that they last longer

[Rotary Lad]

Well it looks like I'll leave it alone unless it becomes a problem.

It will be good to see if there is any difference between it and the scorpion which I will still treat the same old way.

Thanks for the advice.

[ARM_Coder]

I recently lubed - for the first time - my Atom 5.5's motor as it was becoming very noisy.

Apparently it worked. No more notches, no more noises.