Recent content by LaurieC

I have used only Imax B6 or clones, except for an old Swallow that required a separate balancer. I have two that require a 12V DC supply and one that is rated at 80W and can use either AC or DC. I find the B6 is more than adequate for my needs, but I don't charge 4 cell 6000mAh batteries. If you...

I am talking about the convention for the way the propellers are named (being the issue in this thread), not the definition of clockwise or the convention for how motor mix images are represented. Look closely at one of the manual images you are referring to. The propellers they show rotating...

OK. You break a prop, so you have to order a replacement. Using your argument, you order a CW prop, because that's what it looks like to you, viewing it from above, which btw is NOT the convention. The wrong prop arrives, because you have used a convention opposite to the rest of the world.

This whole problem, which people seem to be able to get passionate about, arises because of the unfortunate use of the words "clockwise"(CW) and "anticlockwise" (or counterclockwise CCW). There are two types of screw or propeller. Each is a mirror image of the other. Unfortunately, in trying to...