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[Anubis328]

Hey all... I'm working on running my Blade CP in Governor mode, and was stuck with a high headspeed for my setup. I have a Phoenix 25, 1350mah 3 cell, and the E-flite Park 370 4100kv motor running an 8 tooth. Using this setup and setting the radio's throttle curve as low as possible, the headspeed was around 2800 rpm, and my flight times were limited to around 4 minutes due to motor heat.

I'm in the middle of a rebuild due to an unrelated wreck, and decided to plug in my castlelink, and found that it was set on High Gov. I changed it to Low Gov, and the motor is now running at a slower speed. I haven't been able to tach it because the head is not complete and I'm waiting on a 10 tooth gear to be delivered.

I started out in High Gov, because that's what I use on my T-Rex, and it's happy with it. Is anyone else running Gov mode on their Blade? I'm wondering if anyone knows what kind of headspeed I should expect.

Also... I figured this would be good info for anyone using this setup... The motor was NOT happy, but I think I might have fixed things before any real damage could occur.

[slikrx]

I have a VERY simlar setup (different battery, and a 9 tooth pinion) in my Frankenchopper... I *think* I left the governor on high, so I could control everything from the Tx.

Still hasn't flown, so no clue how well it will work. Could you post a screen cap of your settings? I know it's only a 2 page setup, but the things that they allow you to adjust just seem weird to me. (maybe they make more sense on a plank or a car)

THANKS!

[carlo_the_wonder_frog]

Yep that high governor mode will really run that motor fast, the high governor mode is for Low KV motors , the 4100 is a fairly high KV. Good thing you found it out, Im sure at low gov its running 2200 or so with an 8 tooth, you may end up changing out to a 9 or 10 tooth to get that 3k+ headspeed.

[Gino CP]

I tried it with my Phoenix 10. High gov mode. Head speed is good but I needed to stretch out the throttle endpoints to get it spinning. Problem is I get pulsing with my 4200kv Elf Hobby motor. Tail also pulses. So I ditched it for now and am running fixed pitch throttle.

[Anubis328]

Hey Slikrx... If you leave the high settings, you won't have full control of the motor through the radio... You can only adjust it down to a certain point. Mine was around 2800 RPM. I don't want to think about where the headspeed was when I started... I've never been afraid of a Blade before!!! I backed away like it was a 90...

My heli is at home, and I'm at work, so I'll have to get the screen shots later, but a lot of it is similar to the Gyro settings, were it's just kind of a feel thing. They won't be right until I get some stick time in since I'm making a few changes in the current rebuild that won't be captured in my current settings.

I have a 10 tooth on the way, because I liked the high headspeed, but don't want to burn the motor to get it.