Motor size and makes

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Whilst I'm at it I may as well ask about motors.

Model in mind is a Fairey Swordsman so at 1:12 is 33 inches long.

Looking for a good turn of speed but not manic so will be a brushless with LiPos.

I'm not looking for cheap, so what are the best makes to consider?

Chris

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

DM will post and sort you out as he loves Fairies. Ashley

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

DM loves fairy's.. here he is complaining about the recent price hike on magic wands.

[harry smith 1Participant @harrysmith1]

Hi Chris

I have a Sea Commander with a 35mm 1100kv motor, 3S 5800 mah Lipo, 60 Amp ESC and 40mm 2 blade prop.

My mate has an original Aerokits Swordsman with the same setup.

Both have a good turn of speed without manic speed.

Harry

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Thanks Harry.

I'm Interested also in what folks think about the various makes.

And is there a Rolls Royce of electric motors?

Avoiding the cheap end of the market are they much of a muchness?

[shipwrightParticipant @shipwright]

Yes there are very high quality DC permanent magnet motors available – but they are intended for the oem engineering companies. Typical example is Maxon Motors – but prices are in the hundreds of pounds.

In general the dc motors for the hobby market are perfectly good for model boats and are much much less expensive (than the professional motors just mentioned). One supplier is MFA (**LINK** There are 2 types of DC motors nowadays. Brushed (with an integral commutator) or Brushless. Don't want to bore you with technical details. The main decision is to select a motor that is suitable for the type of boat that you have – and that choice also involves selecting suitable props and electronic speed controllers (ESC). There are many experienced model boat constructors on this website who can advise on motors and propellers.

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