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Electric Stunt => Gettin all AMP'ed up! => Topic started by: Tim Wescott on September 09, 2011, 12:44:43 PM
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On a more serious note:
Does anyone recognize this motor? I remember motors like this being available 5-10 years ago, but I know nothing of their quality levels or ratings, or anything. I'm thinking of using it in a 1/2-A ish sort of plane.
It came from the estate of a club member who's recently passed away, so there's no chance of asking him. It also came with a speed controller that's either malfunctioning or that is assuming NiCd cells and doesn't know what to do with a LiPo pack. So once I figure out what it is and if it's worth it, I need to get speed controller, batteries, and timer.
From the wire size it looks to be capable of 10-15A; I have no clue of the Kv rating (I'm gonna measure it). It's about the same diameter as an E-flight 300, but a bit longer and the wires are a couple of sizes bigger (if that means anything at all).
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While I'm at it, here's pictures of the controller, too -- if I could find directions for setting it up, and what the heck that extra pair of wires on the motor end may be, I may be able to salvage it.
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Those were first sold by BP hobbies as a budget outrunner for parkflyers and were usually sold as a combo with the speed controllers. Before you knew it lots of dealers were selling them and they still are.They were loosely based on the CD Rom outrunners that lots of people were winding themselves because at that time even small brushless outrunners were very expensive. In a way you can say that that was the motor that started the price spiral downward. Here is a link to it on the BP hobbies website. http://www.bphobbies.com/view.asp?id=A1190097. The quality is probably similar to any budget motor that is currently available.
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I figured it'd be 'budget' quality. Now I'm frustrated because their 'motor-ESC combo' page shows the controller that I have, but I can't find a picture of it elsewhere -- I assume that it's been obsoleted.