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CS8 Swinging 15inch Props?

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  1. Josh Lambeth

    Josh Lambeth Well-Known Member

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    I think I know the answer to this... but just curious if anyone out there is swinging 15inch props on their CS8? From what it looks like they won't fit. Thanks!

    Josh
     
    #1 Josh Lambeth, Oct 23, 2012
  2. Ozkan Erden

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    With 450mm booms supplied with the standart kit, it's not possible to use 15" props. Freefly offers 550mm booms, which you will be able to swing 15" props easily.
     
    #2 Ozkan Erden, Oct 23, 2012
  3. Andy Johnson-Laird

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    Or you can use the standard booms, 15" props, start the motors and the system will "self-adjust" the props to the correct length. :rolleyes:

    Andy
     
    #3 Andy Johnson-Laird, Oct 23, 2012
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  4. Tabb Firchau

    Tabb Firchau Administrator
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    You need 500mm's for 15's and 550mm's for 16s on an Octo. I am flying 500's on my Octos right now with XOAR 15x5's and it is flying really nice!
     
    #4 Tabb Firchau, Oct 25, 2012
  5. Andy Johnson-Laird

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    Which motors and batteries are you using, Tabb?

    Thanks
    Andy.
     
    #5 Andy Johnson-Laird, Oct 25, 2012
  6. Tabb Firchau

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    Hi Andy, Motors are from FF skunkworks and I am using 4s 9000mah packs in parallel. Nice long duration heavy lifter ;) More info to come in the near future.

    Tabb
     
    #6 Tabb Firchau, Oct 25, 2012
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  7. Nico Turini

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    Hi Tabb,
    does FF is selling 500mm and 550mm booms in any shop?
     
    #7 Nico Turini, Oct 26, 2012
  8. Tabb Firchau

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    HI La Turbine, Yes the booms are available through any of our distributors. I think they were just added to our product list so they might not be widely available yet. Certainly if you ask you favorite re-seller to stock them they can order them up.
     
    #8 Tabb Firchau, Oct 26, 2012
  9. Pavlos Antoniou

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    Where are these booms.. i cannot even find them on quadrocopters.us ??
     
    #9 Pavlos Antoniou, Oct 26, 2012
  10. Andy Johnson-Laird

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    I think you need to call them and ask for Karsten in Sales and they'll arrange to order them from FF for you.

    Andy.
     
    #10 Andy Johnson-Laird, Oct 26, 2012
  11. Pavlos Antoniou

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    Aha.. thx...! I dont want them Right now but for a second Heavylift ring i have to buy them :):)

    Andy with 450 booms what the max weight you think is ok?? i have 7 kg and its ok..!
     
    #11 Pavlos Antoniou, Oct 26, 2012
  12. Andy Johnson-Laird

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    If I'm not mistaken Tabb has a video somewhere that shows a C8 lifting 30 lbs (13.6 kg). Of course, it's the inevitable trade-off between weight and flight duration. But 7 kg does not seem excessive to me.

    Andy.
     
    #12 Andy Johnson-Laird, Oct 26, 2012
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    #13 Adam Paugh, Oct 26, 2012
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  14. Pavlos Antoniou

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    Lol for the price... also width and depth cannot be the same.>!
     
    #14 Pavlos Antoniou, Oct 26, 2012
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    Tabb, i'm holding off my bigger-lifter needs for this new release. Would it be able to handle 5s-6s?
     
    #15 Howard Dapp, Oct 27, 2012
  16. Josh Lambeth

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    Hey Adam,
    How much will you be selling the 15inch Xoars for? Also are the 500mm booms listed as CS6 on your site the same as the 500mm booms for the CS8? Im assuming they are but thought I would check.

    Josh
     
    #16 Josh Lambeth, Oct 28, 2012
  17. Adam Paugh

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    Hello Josh,

    Xoar 15x5" propeller pair MSRP will be $32.

    Yes, the "cinestar6-xl" boom is 500mm in length and can certainly be used on a cinestar 8. Perhaps it would be less confusing if the 500mm boom be called "XL" and the 550mm be called "XXL"? Or just drop the X's and L's and stick with the hard numbers :)

    We always appreciate feedback on QC web store navigation.

    Thanks
     
    #17 Adam Paugh, Oct 28, 2012
  18. Josh Lambeth

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    I would say just drop the X's and L's and go with hard numbers. :D

    Thanks Adam!

    Josh
     
    #18 Josh Lambeth, Oct 29, 2012
  19. Andy Johnson-Laird

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    I agree with Josh.

    I wear an XL T-shirt -- so what size is that? It's an example of double semantic mapping where the trait in question (500 mm) is mapped to an intermediary value (XL) that has the effect of losing the semantics of the original trait. Sorry to geek down on you here, but the world is already doing this enough (quick: Why is the MX-20 beeping? Well, it means: "There has been an error, see if you can guess what's wrong.")

    Oh. Am I ranting? :)

    Andy.
     
    #19 Andy Johnson-Laird, Oct 29, 2012
  20. Augusto Alves da Silva

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    Hi Tabb:
    I have a Cinestar 8 with KW10 motors, 70A ESC, running 5S 10000mah batteries and graupner 14x5 props. I would like to start flying my M10 with a RED Epic. Do you think the octo will lift it?

    Thanks
     
    #20 Augusto Alves da Silva, Feb 21, 2014
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