Help!!! Shaft threads all clockwise!!!

[Ryan63]

I ordered new motors (emax rs2205s 2300kv) took forever to get here. I get them and all the threads are clockwise when I tighten them. Is there ANY way around it? lock nuts? anything? I really want to fly...

 

[dragger201]

Hey Ryan............my son is big into racers...........he doesn't concern himself with rotation........he uses lock nuts.................

 

[Jackson]

That's what's nice about the older DJI keyed motor shaft and props. The nuts just clamp down on the prop, they don't need to fight any actual prop spin.

 

[dragger201]

That's what's nice about the older DJI keyed motor shaft and props. The nuts just clamp down on the prop, they don't need to fight any actual prop spin.

Hey Jackson............that's what I thought to..........until my CCW motors spun the nuts off and those two props came off. I have no idea what actually happened...........just all of a sudden I hear the props nuts hitting the metal roof and watch the props fly away.

Right now I got thread locker on the new nuts and am waiting for right and left hand locking nuts.................

 

[Jackson]

Were you using the matching keyed props?

 

[dragger201]

Were you using the matching keyed props?

Yeah, Jackson, I was. But to be honest...........I was doing some pretty serious stress testing. Flying it like it was a racer(well kinda)..........

 

[DuaneM]

I just use the plastic filled nuts, I guessing those are "lock nuts"? They work really well in a crash since they will spin a tiny bit loose and saving the props. I actually found that out today. Rolled my hex over on take off during a pretty decent wind gust that caught me off guard. I have 3 of them on it on the side that hit the dirt. Probably would have broken off my plastic props if it rolled over to the other side.

 

[Ryan63]

Thanks guys. I put lock nuts on them all. Good as gold! Now if this damn wind would die down..

 

[DuaneM]

We have had record heat here for two days (NEPA) and I couldn't enjoy it because we also had 10-20 mph winds. Tomorrow will be cooler and calm winds!

 

[rosco11]

Some motors do not have opposing threaded shafts. Those do though, i have a set on one of my quads. The next series in the Emax line do not however, and just use lock nuts. Opposing threaded shafts are better. i have had lock nuts spin off, but they will work. just check them once in a while.