Stress Cracks efficient solution to prevent damage

[elie kattar]

hey guys thought i'd share what i did for my P3P to avoid Future stress cracks..
already have flown around 25 flights, checked for stress cracks nothing so far,
what i did first is:

• Removed all screws from all 4 arms in parallel way, then tightened them gently not forcing them on the chassis.
• Used gorilla tape on all 4 arms on the 2 screws behind the motor set to add more resistance to stress.
• Balanced my props

so after i'm done, flown it some time & all went well so far, hope this help u guys prevent such an issue, the drone is acting normally and the tape just looks bit ugly but for the sake of protection i did it.
NB: i don't recommend the Glue on such a frame it will cause some damage with time for the plastique and actually make it worst.
Thanks

 

[jcknows0]

Good idea thanks

 

[SnoozeDoggyDog]

Gorilla tape in UK = good ole Gaffer tape! A DIY'ers friend.

 

[Claydoc911]

White colour tape may look better?

 

[elie kattar]

White colour tape may look better?

they might look better, but under sun heat and long flights they tend to loosen up or curve a bit, had that in mind and u don't want that tape to get in your props way while in flight this will cause direct crash if not so maybe something not that better.

 

[F6Rider]

I did re-torque all of the arm and motor screws (those suckers were tight!) but that's it, 50 flights and no sign of problems.

 

[delirious]

Has anyone removed a motor to see if there is any vibration dampener under the motor?

 

[bobmyers]

Has anyone removed a motor to see if there is any vibration dampener under the motor?

Yes and no there isnt

 

[Kman]

Awesome fix. I did thew same thing but did small zip ties.
http://www.phantompilots.com/thread...-stress-cracks-video.46749/page-5#post-438129

 

[elie kattar]

Awesome fix. I did thew same thing but did small zip ties.
http://www.phantompilots.com/thread...-stress-cracks-video.46749/page-5#post-438129

Hey i saw your post did you just apply 2 zip ties for the rear arms only or actually for the 4 of them thanks

 

[Kman]

Hey i saw your post did you just apply 2 zip ties for the rear arms only or actually for the 4 of them thanks

I did all four! I couldn't find any more zip ties so I ran to the store and picked up more.

 

[jim rat]

What size screws behind motor screws please

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[RCFantom]

I have been using zip ties since the p2v+. Now with my P3A....Been a great piece of mind for me and never had a problem with cracks. A friend had a small crash and his arms busted separated, I accidentally flew into a 3 foot tree trunk, my wife into a cemetery headstone, other than a busted blade, no other damage was sustained...

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