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Title: Fan or no fan?
Post by: Russell Bond on August 04, 2010, 05:10:48 PM

Hi all,
I am getting a Plettenburg Orbit 25-10 and they asked me if I want it reverse mounted with the fan.
I am rear mounting it (I assume that is reverse mounted) so the question is; do I need the fan on the motor?

Bandolero.

Title: Re: Fan or no fan?
Post by: Wynn Robins on August 04, 2010, 06:18:04 PM

if you have enough cooling air passing over the can of the motor - then no you dont need a fan at all.

Title: Re: Fan or no fan?
Post by: Dean Pappas on August 04, 2010, 06:20:35 PM

I'm with Wynn on this ...

Dean P.

Title: Re: Fan or no fan?
Post by: Rudy Taube on August 04, 2010, 06:44:53 PM

Please heed the "IF" in Wynn's reply (and Dean's).

Kim did a lot of research to come up with the Plettenburg set up used by Paul. Kim highly recommends the fan. Paul and Kim use the fan on this motor. I use the fan on all the motors that offer them (my Plettenburg's and Hacker's).

Like Kim says: "...... they weigh almost nothing and they help a lot on hot days with no down side .... "

Our motors are better the colder they are (they really would like to be well below zero C). The fan is good, light, inexpensive, insurance.

But, like Wynn says, if the "IF" is taken care of you will be OK without a fan. We do have thousands of E flights without them.

But I like to copy the best pilots setups when I can, if Paul and Kim use them, I will try to also. ;-)

BTW: Kim says the fan works from the front or the back. So have them mount it to fit YOUR installation preference and you will be happy. :-)

Regards,  H^^

Title: Re: Fan or no fan?
Post by: Russell Bond on August 04, 2010, 08:58:23 PM

I replied to everyone but now the post has disappeared  ??? ??? ???

I'll repeat it...........

Thanks for all the replies, I'll go with the fan I think as it gets hot here in Aussie!