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06-17-2009 10:04 PM 11 years ago
| Nickvon
rrNovice London, England |
Ceramic bearings-worth the cost?? Okay, so I've established that my hyper 50's bearings are shot, now time to replace them. Boca bearings has an amazing range, the big difference is between stainless steel and ceramic, the question is, is ceramic going to give me WAY more performance, or is it just going to mean that I get way more life out of my engine? Is it worth it? |
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06-17-2009 10:06 PM 11 years ago
 jschenck
rrProfessor La Vista, NE. |
Not worth it - buy the $7 bearings and replace them as needed. Call your buddies and buy several sets at a time to help spread the shipping costs. |
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06-17-2009 10:11 PM 11 years ago
| Andy from Sandy
rrElite Veteran UK |
Many that have gone before you have purchased SS and ceramic bearings. It has been widely reported on here that the ceramics break up and then so does you engine. The SS bearings don't last much longer to warrant the extra cost.rc-bearings.com for very low cost bearings. The front one does not normally need changing. |
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06-17-2009 10:28 PM 11 years ago
| JJMAN (RIP)
rrVeteran Chesapeake, Virginia - USA |
I learned the hard way about ceramic engine bearings, you dont have to, dont do it.JAY HIGGS |
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06-17-2009 10:31 PM 11 years ago
| JRjoe
rrElite Veteran Jonesville , IN USA #1 |
Ceramic Bearing are 100% not worth it. Just buy the cheap ones.
JRjoe.....
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06-17-2009 11:05 PM 11 years ago
| Nickvon
rrNovice London, England |
Weeeeeell that's a negative ghost-rider! Will leave the ceramics in the bathroom then. Thanks guys. |
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06-18-2009 12:10 AM 11 years ago
| TaleGunner
rrElite Veteran Deer Park WA |
they work as well as this
 CRASH! GLUE! REPEAT!
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06-18-2009 12:12 AM 11 years ago
| jbdww
rrElite Veteran Round Rock, Texas |
I destroyed an OS 50 with ceramic bearings. Do not use them.
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06-18-2009 12:14 AM 11 years ago
| MaSt0RaS
rrApprentice Greece |
not the ceramic but the better wquality bearings such as the rc-bearings? are worth the money? |
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06-18-2009 02:15 AM 11 years ago
 dkshema
rrMaster Cedar Rapids, IA |
The inexpensive steel bearings from RC Bearings work just fine. I bought a couple of sets, just to have a spare around for next time. I get about a flying season here in Iowa out of a set.The stainless steel races/ceramic ball versions fail just about as quickly as the steel ones, and it's the races that fail. The balls are usually very happy, but their cage to roll around in flakes away.-----
Dave
* Making the World Better -- One Helicopter at a time! *
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06-18-2009 02:25 AM 11 years ago
| Furious Predator
rrProfessor Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
when it comes to the larger engines. a lot of us here have found that the stock OS bearing (made by NTN) has the highest quality and lasts the longest compared to anything else out there.they aren't cheap for a reason.Shawn
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06-18-2009 03:10 AM 11 years ago
| devious17
rrApprentice Malaysia |
If you have money spilling all over as you walk then go ahead and get them ceramics ,they are mere ego booster.You would see some improvement on higher RPM application like the on/off roaders. |
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06-18-2009 08:12 AM 11 years ago
| Taipan
rrElite Veteran Sydney, Australia |
What about in electric motors?? Would ceramic last longer??Like in a Scorpion 4035-560 for T-Rex 700E. |
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06-18-2009 02:06 PM 11 years ago
| rotorstart
rrApprentice USA |
I use ceramic bearings in the main shaft blocks on my Trex-600ESP. The 600ESP has the infamous play in the main shaft and my tictoc habit is likely to make the bearings suffer a whole lot more. The ceramic bearings is going smooth for about 80 flights so far without that notchy feeling like the stock bearings did for me after about 50 flights. |
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06-18-2009 03:02 PM 11 years ago
| Big Edge
rrApprentice Oldsmar, FL USA |
rc-bearings.com for very low cost bearings. The front one does not normally need changing.
Don't taze me bro... |
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06-18-2009 05:23 PM 11 years ago
06-18-2009 05:36 PM 11 years ago
| Furious Predator
rrProfessor Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
i haven't bought any for the 50 size yet, but the 90 size rear bearing is about $25Shawn
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06-18-2009 05:51 PM 11 years ago
| Sm1nts2escape
rrNovice MD |
We use them in our rc cars and they help the engine rev up faster but with the helicopter your rpm is pretty much fixed.I have tried boca ceramic bearings and I didn't notice any difference what so ever in performance and they developed play very fast.Then I put tko ceramics in my ninja and the motor reved up about 10% faster and was easier to tune after that.If you do decide to buy ceramics I would go with the tko's they were cheaper then the bocas for my motor and better quality.With ceramic bearings you should break them in for a half gallon. |
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