I am new to larger props and recently got new sunneysky x2212-13 980kv motors and 1045 props. I love this combo, it nearly doubled by flight time from my old inefficient setup, but I am new to the nut motor mount setup.
I used locktite like everyone suggests but I tightened all of my props way too much, again this is new to me.
I learned that over tightening can lead to splintered of the hubs and even creation of weak points where the blade meets the hub.
Still easing into the new setup, I was taking it easy on some night flying when the quad suddenly drop out of the sky and landed up side down. Very forutnately for me, I was doing slow low manuvers and only broke the GPS stand off and a prop (which broke in mid air).
Initially I didnt know what happned. Why would my seemingly perfect quad fall out of the sky? As I walked up to it, it looked as it the prop had exploded. Knowing I didnt hit anything (except for the ground after losing a prop), my only conclusion must be that my props were too night and one in particular couldn't handle the stress in this fractured state. This was confirmed when I looked at the rest of the props and they all looked like they had exploded.
(homemade pan and tilt)
All in all a cheap mistake (could have been MUCH worse), but you should learn form my mistake... Don't over tighten your props!
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In your case the documenting photos show its a cause, over tightening the prop's. When I first started flying Multi's my props broke from hitting the ground at high speeds, as I got better? They started snapping off at the hub from fatigue. We ask a lot of these little bits of plastic on a multi. Side loads, Constant flexing up and down, as you apply the throttle. Where a plane just ask's a prop to pull it along.
Then I moved on to the Carbon/Nylon Props. They with stand the loads much better and rarely snap at the hub? But the trade off is they are brittle, and will crack if you hit something. They are hard to find. Been ripped off on Ebay 3 times now. Even after emailing them to make sure they were Carbon/Nylon. So now I have enough props for a life time for my planes.
I fly mostly Carbon props on all my multi's. They are more expensive. but I trust they won't break in mid roll or flip. My 2 Cent's
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http://www.buddyrc.com/sunnysky-x22-ii-bolt-on-push-prop-adapter.html
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