Prop Suggestions

You could try Foxtech Supreme Lite props. I have had pretty good luck with them. They're dramatically cheaper than T-motor props, but not as good performing. But if cost is a major issue, they'll save you a lot of money.

http://www.foxtechfpv.com/foxtech-supreme-lite-cf-propeller14x55-p-1375.html

 

And to be clear, those 3 hole mounts like the tiger props use are much more sturdy than the older single hole prop adapters. The tiger props also perform the best of any props I've used. But they are very spendy and hard to find.

 

I second the suggestion for using Foxtech Supreme Lite props. They are great to use and I bet you will find that you get a little better performance and much better durability by using them.

 

Both.

 

Alex the XOAR props are the most fragile of any prop on the market. The Foxtech supremes are carbon fiber just like the Tiger props and they are very durable. As far as fastening of the props the 3 hole design like Tiger and Foxtech uses is much more secure than having one nut holding the prop on via the prop adapter. If you have to take the props off/on a lot you will probably find using the 3 hole mounting system a bit of a pain and like the normal style prop adapters better.

 

It's been a while since I used the 3228's. I believe if you remove the prop adapter on the 3228's you can use the 3 hole configuration. I'm pretty sure most motor bolt patterns support that adapter.

 

Has anyone tried the APC multiroror 16in props, I'm in the same boat , I've had good luck with the APC slowfly 14in props in the past,

 

IMHO the APC MR props are considerably better than the Slo-Fly, providing you're not lifting too much. Those nylon props have a lot of flex to them and they deform when lifting a lot of weight. How much is "too much weight"? Hard to say. But when I was flying my CS8 with the 2-axis and a NEX5n at 15 pounds or so, it felt like a good match. But once I started getting closer to 20 pounds (and eventually over that), I went to CF props and haven't looked back.

 

I don't recall where I saw it, but somewhere out there is a prop adapter that allows you to use the CF props on older motors that were not made with the CF prop bolt pattern. If you find those prop adapters you could put them on your QC motors and use the CF props with the 3 hole pattern instead of the single M6 nylock.

As far as the MR props from APC, I have used them in 14, 16 and 18 inch sizes and they are pretty good. Far, far better than the slow flyers, but not quite as rigid as CF props.

 

Steve and Dave do you remember the TM CF V1 props they look very similar to the current V2 props but the difference was that the V1 had a flat profile in a spoon like pitch, the V2 have a true airfoil shape in the profile + the pitch, looking at the Foxtech props the Supremes look in shape closer to the TM CF V2 props vs the Supreme Light look like the TM CF V1 am I right

Alex check here
http://www.gravesrc.com/xor1450pme-...nter-rotating-propellers-14-x-5-electric.html

 

There are other differences. One annoying difference is that in an X8 config, the Foxtech props won't mount flush to the motor bell on the lower 4 motors without a little spacer. The T-motor props work fine.

 

Steve, how are the Foxtech to balance? Do you the dubro?

 

I didn't balance them. They worked fine out of the box.

 

Hi Steve, thinking of trying the Foxtech or the Tiger props for my CS 8.
No using Meijslik but they are a bit on the expensive side :-(
You say the Foxtech dont perform as good as the Tiger props.
In what way is that? Less thrust, more vibrations?

Regards.

/Janne