Can anyone tell me how freely this should spin right out of the box? It has a lot more drag than I expected when I gave it a spin...
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It does have some drag prior to use. I was a little worried myself, but it worked great upon install.
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As others have said, there is "some" drag, but it is really hard to quantify it. If you pick up the wheel and spin the tire it slows down faster than it did with the old hub, but I think the drag is completely insignificant when actually riding. My controller had no regen.
485609
I could never get mine to fly at all. One of the motors only spins up intermittently causing the craft to invert and crash. Just got it a few weeks ago but never got it to work.
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Hmmm not sure, I will try mine when I get home! Have not had an issue, mine was the wheel coming off!!
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I do not count its round per min, however it has the same speed whether you put load on it or not. It is a pretty strong motor. Its speed is around a normal robot you used to see on the YouTube videos. It's not too slow, but certainly not fast. I have not try to detach the wheel, since it looked like it is pretty well glued. But I think you can detach it by force!!!
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Hi. I'm not sure if it should move on you??? I have to manually spin mine. It doesn't just spin easily. My guess is something is loose or there is a defect. I hope this helps.
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You shouldn't need that much force. I am a 60 yr. old woman and can't left over 35 lbs. I didn't have any problems. The only thing I can suggest is trying to reverse which wheel you put on the end of the shaft. If all else fails reread the directions. I know sometimes I miss something.
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I tested it yesterday. It keeps spinning in the dead zone until you stop it. I thought that it lifted but it does not.
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The scroll wheel doesn't spin freely. It "clicks" or "ratchets" into the next position on the wheel, but it does so extremely smoothly. I have very little issue with either kind of mouse you have referred to, but I haven't felt much of a difference between this and a free spinner if you will. You may have stronger feelings on the matter, of course.
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Looks like you have a defective unit. I would return and upgrade to a nicer unicycle, because this one is not very well made.
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Turbine spins very fast, I hope people don't try to block it as it keeps things within operating temps. Duster already gets quite warm with extended use. Also as of note the fine tool attachment adapter has a 'blow hole'. I wanted to block it at first, but it regulates the pressure out of the tiny nozzle so it doesn't get overloaded. Don't try to block that either, it blows plenty strong without covering it up.
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There are two things you made need to check. 1. Is your pole completely level? If you have a level check your pole at a few different points on each side. If it's not straight it won't spin evenly.2. Is it over tensioned? This was my problem. Out of paranoia that it might fall and send me crashing to the ground in some unpleasant fashion I really tensioned it to the ceiling. It was really stable but didn't spin smoothly because it didn't have enough freedom to move. Once I reduced the tension it smoothed right out and was still very stable. Hope this helps.
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will only continue to spin due to momentum. i do not believe it is a freewheel.
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Are you sure your winding it enough? Try putting it on a glass surface, after you wind it by hand, and tighten it a bit more. Also after lifting it make very pronounced/bigger circles with your hand to keep the gyro going. You might think it's not working properly, but keep trying you'll get the hang of it.
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Mine has been spinning since i got it. It sometimes gets stuck with the magnet on top. Just give it a tap to get it going again. Dont know how it could break. No moving parts on the electrical side of things.
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It spins pretty good. I use my wonder washer, to wash my clothes and the laundry pod to spin them out. They dry a lot faster than if I ring them out by hand.
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I just got it today and the wheel definitely turns with slight "stops" as opposed to a totally smooth rolling motion.