A beautifully designed gearbox! It uses two 3mm ball raced bearings to support the shaft at the front and rear of the housing. The bearings are seated into the plastic housing but are removable and able to be replaced if when needed. This feature alone results in very smooth and free running with minimal power loss through the whole drive system. The motor is a 1.7ohm rated 7mm pager motor. Note that although this ball raced system gives great performance, the bearings will need to be replaced from time to time as they wear out.
Mounting is made easy with three rear facing shaft mounting holes. The first one below the drive shaft is 1.45mm diameter. The other holes are to either side of the motor and these are also 1.45mm Diameter. The motor and drive shaft can also be inserted in reverse bringing the mounting plate to the front.
The larger gear is removed for safe postage. To attach it simply support the rear of the shaft on the edge of a bench and press the grear on to the shaft.
MicronWings Test Data
Prop
Thrust - 3.7 Volts
Thrust - 4.0 Volts
Thrust - 4.2 Volts
75mm With Fixed Spinner
12.5 grams
14.0 grams
15.3 grams
GWS 4025
29.2 grams
33.1 grams
35.5 grams
90mm e-Prop
28 grams
32 grams
34 grams
GWS 4040
23.7 grams
26.8 grams
28.1 grams
108mm Light Weight
29.1 grams
31.4 grams
33.4 grams
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