[TowerTalk] Prop Pitch Motor

Bill Turner dezrat at copper.net
Wed Jan 24 11:36:33 EST 2007


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On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:19:07 -0800 (PST), John Cowan <w0tmm at yahoo.com>
 wrote:

>Why would you use a prop pitch motor as opposed to a regular rotor?
>
>John W0TMM

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In the years after WW2 they were cheap, plentiful and very, very
powerful. One drawback is you have to make your own position
indicator. 

I haven't priced them lately but I suspect they are more expensive
now, plus they are getting pretty old.

Bill, W6WRT


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