dji props breakage

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I was flying the other day when one of my stock props broke in half mid flight,thank god i was only 3o feet up,Has this same thing happened to anyone else? :eek:
 
Wow.. Nope, I'vee done several flights without problems on stock props.

I bought some GEMFAN carbon props, but they looked very brittle. I was afraid they might break during flight as well. So I went back to stock props.
 
Hoping it was just one prop with a flaw. I have been through 5 sets of props. From carbon, to composite, to stock.. Never broke any of them.. Just tested them.. I use stocks most of the time. If you can find the DJI 8" black props. They work great and are more balanced than the original white ones I got.
 
davinsta said:
I was flying the other day when one of my stock props broke in half mid flight,thank god i was only 3o feet up,Has this same thing happened to anyone else? :eek:
Some folks have reported having a really hard time getting the props on the motor shafts and was having to force them on. Did you have that problem? I could see where that might overstress them.
 
Over tightened the prop nuts may also cause the stress and/or hair line fractures that will act up in flight.
 
If I crash I always check for stress at the hub of the prop to see if I should replace it. These props are very strong and flex a lot. They can with stand several crashes without replacing.
 
I took a very thin, fine, half round file and took a tiny amount of plastic off the inside of the stock prop hole. Instead of scary fighting with them they now pop on and off for quick balancing after a crash. Way better. By the way, tried the wood Zingers props, first crash shattered them. Back to the stock props, cheap and cheerful when balanced.
 

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