Budget Brand and High Grade Motors for Radio Control Cars
The turns rating is a (very) rough method of indicating power and current draw. Basically, it's the number of times a wire is passed around the magnetic core of the motor, and the lower the number (8 turns is pretty much as low as they get currently) the more current it draws, the higher the speed but conversely the lower the running time and the poorer the torque. A standard motor (at the reverse end of the scale) is a 27 turn - lower speed, low current draw, long run time, high torque.
The second number in a motor rating (e.g. 27x1, 13x2, 10x3) is the number of wires that are used in the wrap. So a 27x1 has one wire wrapped 27 times around the core, a 10x3 has 3 wires wrapped 10 times. The lower the number of turns (e.g. 10) the lower the torque generated so many manufacturers add more wire loops (e.g. x3 x4 etc) to increase the magnetism and therefore the torque.
Compatibility car wise, we don't recommend a motor lower than 17 turns in a shaft driven car (they tend to overheat the gears) but many get away with it. Belt driven cars are able to take a higher power motor with less risk of damage to the gearing.
When applied to speed controllers, please bear in mind that a worn standard motor (a notional 27 turn) or a standard motor used in extreme conditions (for example on an off road car negotiating a rough ground or long grass course) will draw more current. It is therefore wise to purchase a higher capacity Electronic Speed Controller (for example buy a 18 turn ESC rather than a 20 turn if running an off-roader) so that the electronics within are not running at their limit. This will reduce the likelihood of cut-out or overheating. |
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Pair of brushes, with leads. NB these brushes are supplied without slip rings - i.e. for soldering on.
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Pair of brushes, with leads. NB these brushes are supplied without slip rings - i.e. for soldering on.
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FTX6558 Vantage / Carnage / Outlaw / Bugsta 550 15T Brushed Motor
This is the standard motor fitted to the Vantage / Carnage / Outlaw / Bugsta and [...]
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FTX6558 Vantage / Carnage / Outlaw / Bugsta 550 15T Brushed Motor
This is the standard motor fitted to the Vantage / Carnage / Outlaw / Bugsta and [...]
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This is a standard brushed motor from Etronix, designed for use in Tamiya kit cars, FTX and HPI ready to run cars and similar.
Please ensure you [...]
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This is a standard brushed motor from Etronix, designed for use in Tamiya kit cars, FTX and HPI ready to run cars and similar.
Please ensure you [...]
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This is a standard brushed motor from Etronix, designed for use in Tamiya kit cars, FTX and HPI ready to run cars and similar.
Please ensure you [...]
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This is a standard brushed motor from Etronix, designed for use in Tamiya kit cars, FTX and HPI ready to run cars and similar.
Please ensure you [...]
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This is a standard brushed motor from Etronix, designed for use in Tamiya kit cars, FTX and HPI ready to run cars and similar.
Please ensure you [...]
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This is a standard brushed motor from Etronix, designed for use in Tamiya kit cars, FTX and HPI ready to run cars and similar.
Please ensure you [...]
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Cheap but fast. Disposable, standard can motor but with the timing and wind of something special.
Just look at the RPM! You need a suitable ESC [...]
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Cheap but fast. Disposable, standard can motor but with the timing and wind of something special.
Just look at the RPM! You need a suitable ESC [...]
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An economy spec crawler motor - effectively a standard silver can with many more windings. This gives a good budget motor with low speed and high [...]
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An economy spec crawler motor - effectively a standard silver can with many more windings. This gives a good budget motor with low speed and high [...]
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This is a standard brushed motor from Etronix, designed for use in Tamiya kit cars, FTX and HPI ready to run cars and similar.
Please ensure you [...]
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This is a standard brushed motor from Etronix, designed for use in Tamiya kit cars, FTX and HPI ready to run cars and similar.
Please ensure you [...]
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A good quality, low price traditional modified brushed motor for use in RC models.
- High Purity Copper Windings Maximizes Efficiency
- High RPM [...]
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A good quality, low price traditional modified brushed motor for use in RC models.
- High Purity Copper Windings Maximizes Efficiency
- High RPM [...]
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This motor is the standard motor included in MAVERICK STRADA (Brushed) series RC cars from HPI.
Suitable for 1:10 scale cars with two wires going [...]
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This motor is the standard motor included in MAVERICK STRADA (Brushed) series RC cars from HPI.
Suitable for 1:10 scale cars with two wires going [...]
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This motor is the 12T High Power motor for MAVERICK QUANTUM2 and PHANTOM Mk2 (Brushed) series RC cars from HPI.
Suitable for 1:10 scale cars with [...]
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This motor is the 12T High Power motor for MAVERICK QUANTUM2 and PHANTOM Mk2 (Brushed) series RC cars from HPI.
Suitable for 1:10 scale cars with [...]
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Formerly sold as Ansmann motors, Absima's Race Spec motors are good value and feature replaceable brushes.
Motor leads are included.
You will [...]
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Formerly sold as Ansmann motors, Absima's Race Spec motors are good value and feature replaceable brushes.
Motor leads are included.
You will [...]
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