A bent prop blade from a crash will still ballance but be bad in use, maybe you did replace it.?

Could well be a bent collet; they're only made from soft aluminum.

John

Same problem here : all worked fine until a minor crash bent the motor shaft.
Replaced the shaft, collet and propeller. Reinforced the whole motor compartiment both horizontally and vertically.
Now everything runs smooth up to about 90% throttle, then I get those vibrations again.
Driving me completely mad,about to give up on this bird, I've spent more time solving vibration issues then flying it seems.

Originally Posted by Phaedra

Same problem here : all worked fine until a minor crash bent the motor shaft.
Replaced the shaft, collet and propeller. Reinforced the whole motor compartiment both horizontally and vertically.
Now everything runs smooth up to about 90% throttle, then I get those vibrations again.
Driving me completely mad,about to give up on this bird, I've spent more time solving vibration issues then flying it seems.

Have you checked the prop tips to see if they are tracking each other well - spool up to a minimum rpm and see if they are in line.

Cheers!

Gary

Multiplex FunCub is such a good plane !
Powerful and perfectly stable, you can put a Wingcam or a Gopro on it without any problem!

You need a proof ? Watch our second episode : FunCub cam on board
http://www.matterhorns.org/pages/vid...sion-2012.html

Have Fun & Fly. Over.

Originally Posted by GLM

Or you can try one of these

http://morganmill.com/RC/FunCub_Parts.html

Is the motor mount option available? Inquiring minds want to know.

Originally Posted by Prof100

Is the motor mount option available? Inquiring minds want to know.

Yup!

Scroll down the page and it's there.

Gary

I am new to the funcub and am wondering if I should try longer throw servo arms for rolls. Not real responive at present. It may be the nature of the beast so any advice is apreciated re: aileron response.

[QUOTE=Rickflaguy;22466185]I am new to the funcub and am wondering if I should try longer throw servo arms for rolls. Not real responive at present. It may be the nature of the beast so any advice is apreciated re: aileron response.[/QUOTE

I found it to be partly the nature of the beast, plus aileron throw is limited by the angle molded into the aileron/wing interface. Tried to get more throw myself and started jamming servos.

John

Originally Posted by GLM

Yup!

Scroll down the page and it's there.

Gary

Gary,

Get ready to process the sale.

Bill

[QUOTE=jhark37;22467101]

Originally Posted by Rickflaguy

I am new to the funcub and am wondering if I should try longer throw servo arms for rolls. Not real responive at present. It may be the nature of the beast so any advice is apreciated re: aileron response.[/QUOTE

I found it to be partly the nature of the beast, plus aileron throw is limited by the angle molded into the aileron/wing interface. Tried to get more throw myself and started jamming servos.

John

Did you increse by programming or with longer arms?

Ok guys, here is a checklist that i have found to work to rid of all vibrations from the hatch forward. Its quite easy, and with some patience and knowledge, it will be fixed quickly.

#1 BALANCE YOUR PROP. Get a decent prop balacer as well, as this is the best way to accurately balance your prop.

#2 Make sure that your motor shaft is straight. If it is not, replace it.

#3 make sure your collet or prop adapter and straight, and threads/fits correctly.

#4 GET A METAL MOTOR MOUNT! The plastic mount will work for a little while, but eventually the plastic softens and begins to bend easily, thus transfering ANY vibrations from the motor.

#5 Thread lock your screws that go through the motor mount and into your motor. Make sure these screws are as tight as you can get them, otherwise they will come loose enough the create slop, thus vibration.

#6 take the motor mount screws that go into the plastic lugs in the plane (the two longest screws) out, and squeeze some thin CA down the plastic lug thread holes. with the motor mount seated, screw the screws back in, but right before you tighten them down, leave enough room to squeeze a bit of thick CA right where the screw head will seat. Then proceed to tighten the screws down the rest of the way, making sure to get them as tight as possible, then let dry for about 10-15min.

This SHOULD fix all vibration problems attributed to the funcub. If you continue to have vibrations, check your motor bearings for slop, and check your prop for damage. if prop is damaged, replace it with a new prop (that is balanced).

(P.S. make sure your fuse halfs are properly glued together at the nose.)


if you want to know where to find metal motor mounts, i make home made ones that work just as well as the expensive aftermarket ones, but they all work equally well.

So i hope i have answered some questions and solved some problems, and please dont hesitate to ask me anything, or correct me on something. Have a great day guys

Colin Harrington!

The Morganmill Funcub stiffener and motor mount will solve vibration problems that are simply inherent in the plane if you want to use a motor bigger than the recommended motor. That said, a severely out of balance or a bent motor shaft will always vibrate.

Motor Mount

Stiffener

[QUOTE=Rickflaguy;22467787]

Originally Posted by jhark37

Did you increse by programming or with longer arms?

Longer servo arms

John

Yes Eflite sells the Power 10 and Power 15 and they run $70 and up. I'm testing out TACON BigFoot 10's 15's, and 25's from Hobby-Partz with great success - and they start at $31

http://www.hobbypartz.com/bigfooutrubr.html

Originally Posted by Bluhammer

Eflite.