What happened to the Brass/Collet Fan nut??

[DavidH]

No collets. They are not going to be needed. Talked to Tim at the Bham event. He has something new coming. This will be just put it in place and tighten the nut on the crankshaft.


David

[Alfred]

So what is the ETA of the "NEW" part?

[misio]

He has something new coming. This will be just put it in place and tighten the nut on the crankshaft

Let me see, new fan?

[mayhem]

Is anyone flying the fan yet ?

How easy does it go on ?

How many parts does it add to the heli ?

what is the weight ?

I am curious to what they are working on ?

[Scrub]

Any news on the collet, fan or whatever it is? I was thinking of re-checking my fan again but I hate the idea of dial-indicating it. It seems like it's the only part of building the heli that's not fun.

[DavidH]

No news that I have heard.
But I at least check every fan I install with a dial indicator where the manufactuer says it is needed or not.

I personally prefer the collets as I can adjust the fan to a proper alignment. If it is screw on type fan and happens to be out of alignment. There is not anything you can do to get it aligned other than buy a new fan or crankshaft.

David

[q8hobbytime]

I have red in the magazine that they are coming out with a new fan without a collets and its going to be pre drilled for the magnates, so wondering when will it be out

[Scrub]

I guess they're still not ready.

[Knud Pedersen DENMARK]

hi

Tim S had this new no-collts-fan thing with at 3DM.

:mrgreen:
ChopperKnud

[mace]

I made several of these fans for myself and some good freinds I have some extra if anyone is interested please email If you would like to test out !

I designed this Fan and Have been testing it along with some other Very good Pilots(I am not good) for several months now seems to be the way to go for the guys that dont like to see anything past .001!
(I believe that this is how all fans will eventually be made!)

1. It is heat shink fit on any ys os 60 - 90 motors no extra collets or pieces
2. Predrilled for gv-1 magnets Very precise location within .0005 location evenly centered
3. One piece billit 6061 t651 Aircraft Aluminuim
4. It balances better than I ever got any other fan with out drilling to counter balance(with no work to it at all)
5. The Fan uses keyway not compression of collets so you dont have to over tighten and twist your crank(In return I believe A true running fan will help in rear bearing life )
6.typical runout is less than .001 the runout is actually not the fan but your bearings in the motor itself
7.Every fan I make is tested for runout and it is less than .0001 so if you do have run out it is usally bad bearings.
8.10 fins for increase cooling

Wow about time
I love my stratus

Please email me If you would like to test one of the last 25 I have produced

Macesmayhem @ comcast.net

[Ed W]

I have been using mace's fan/ hub for about 5 months on 2 extremes. Probably close to 400 flights, absolutly no problems! The installation takes approx 10 minutes, this long only because I check the balance, which is not necessary, they are perfect! I was spending way too much time trying to dial indicate the collet method only to have the run-out go to .002 or .003 when I would give it the last twist on the crank nut, very frustrating. With this fan (no collets) you just heat it in the oven or with a heat gun, slide it on the crank with a key, tighten the nut and you are done! I don't have a real expensive dial indicator but it is pretty good and I get just about .000 runout. The magnet holes are the correct size too. All you have to do is push them into the predrilled holes, a drop of green locktite and you are done.
I had to change motors so using my home made puller the fan came off the crank easily, heated it with a heat gun and slid it on the new motor, couldn't have been easier. I cut my fan shrouds so they don't touch the head, with the 10 blades on this fan over heating has not been an issue even in Maryland's.100 degree temperatures!
It's nice to have a real PIA problem solved. Oh and by the way I love my Extremes.
Ed

[Knud Pedersen DENMARK]

Hi mace

Sent you a PM :-)


That looks NICE.
that a very preciese hole you have made there!
That must be hard to get the toelrance in the hole for the crankaxle that exact, so that it is a "heatup - precision hole"...


Have you done any test on have good it runs (runout) if it has being mounted and "demounted" many times?


If taking of the fan, would it then not also be best to heat up the fan with a heating gun, before ulling it of with a puller (because alu get faster "bigger" when being heated up as steel, and then you do not damage the fine cranckhole) ???

Maybe it would be good to "offer" a puller for the fan......?



ChopperKnud