Questions tagged [brushless-motors]
Use for questions regarding brushless DC motors.
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I have a design for powering four motors, could someone verify that it will work as I planned?
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This is a simple design that I have created using everything that I know about electronics so far. Is there anything missing in my design or are there any concepts which I have ...
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How to maximize range with 2212 1400Kv motor and 30A ESC?
Premise, I'm not interested in speed or any type of sporty flight attitude, but only on range maximization I have
30A ESC,
2212 1400Kv motors 180W max with maximum efficiency current in the range ...
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Generic Brushless motors equivalence for calculations with ecalc
The ecalc website is very useful to do estimations for models, however I haven't found how to choose correctly the motor options for generic brushless motors like these
In motor choice option there ...
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Can I use a 1.5 amp 5v or 12v supply to power the esc and cd rom brushless motor?
I'm new here on the site, and I want to start the cd rom motor you see in the image below:
but can i use a 1.5amp 5v or 12v supply to power the esc and start the cd rom brushless motor? the source of ...
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How to calculate the ESC and the LiPo?
I would like to know how many amps the ESC needs in order to use my brushless motor, and also which LiPo battery I'm going to need. I want the know how to calculate this, so that I can do it myself ...
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Will different brushless motor sizes work with the same flight controller and esc
I recently built a 5-inch quad using:
Diatone Mamba F405 Mk2 F40 Mk2 3-6S 30x30 Stack/Combo (F4 FC / 40A 4in1 ESC)
Motors: iFlight Xing-E PRO 2207 1800Kv Motor with DShot 600 and 4S battery cell. I ...
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Which propeller for these motors for rc airplane
I am new to this hobby and I am looking to make a rc airplane myself but I am confused to buy which propeller for this motor?
Shall i buy CW or CCW propeller
Thanks, Paarth
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Brushless Motor not spinning when controlling with Raspberry Pi, PWM and ESC
I'm currently working on a drone which is controlled by a Raspberry Pi. I try to control the motors by using PWM on the connected ESCs, which is described in many guides and forums. For that I use the ...
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What battery/motor setup will replace this 1980s vintage glow engine?
I have a sport model (RCM Terrier, balsa/plywood construction covered with Monokote or Econokote stick/shrink film) that I built in 1984, and it has somehow come through multiple moves apparently ...
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Choosing ESCs for an Autonomous Drone
I'm about to build my first drone. I chose the PixHawk 4 with PX4 as a flight controller and the Raspberry Pi Model 3B as the companion computer.
I am not sure about the ESCs yet. So far I'm ...
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How to limit the power of the brushless motor
I need to limit the power of my brushless motor at 700 Watts. How I can do it?
I dont have a fix motor or propeller, for any configuration the max consumed power need to be less or equal 700W.
The max ...
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Lipo battery with an ESC and a BLDC motor
I'm not sure if I can connect four brushless dc motors to my Lipo battery. I don't know how to calculate it. The brushless motor I have is the Turnigy L2210C-1200 brushless motor (150w) and the Lipo ...
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Can a BLDC motor meant for a multi-rotor be used for a fixed-wing aircraft?
I am designing a propulsion system for a fixed wing aircraft (RC plane). I have found a motor that meets all the requirements of my fixed wing aircraft. But the motor was for a multi rotor. Can we use ...
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Brushless Motor Acting Weird
I recently got a brushless motor upgrade set for my RC car (I have previously asked questions about it), and there seems to be something wrong with it...
The steering servo works fine. The brushless ...
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Brushless Motor/ESC Voltage Cut-off
I got an ESC and brushless motor set for my RC car. After I finally got it to work, I put my car back together, but then when I turn on the transmitter and then the ESC, the motor emits a "beep&...
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Lift off without receiver
Can I make a small drone frame achieve lift using 4 coreless 3.7 v motors of 55000 rpm, 3.7 v lipo batteries having 40c without a receiver and remote. Motors are all alike. The propellers I have are ...
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quadcopter motor spinning with resistance and not as freely as other motors
I haven't completed the assembly of my quad but I noticed one of the motors was not spinning as freely as the other 3. It seems like the top spinning part is scraping against the bottom fixed plate ...
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Brushless Upgrade for RC Car
I was told that if my question was about motors and ESCs than it would be okay to put it on here even though it has to do with an RC car...
I am wanting to do a brushless upgrade for my WLTOYS 12428 ...
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How can I increase the lifting power?
I understand the concept of lower KV bigger prop to increase the lifting capacity.
But sometime that is not possible if your drone frame is just so big. For example I have a S550 I like to increase ...
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How to connect Opto esc to BLDC Motor
I'm using 30A Opto 2-4s LIPo Blheli-S ESC for my drone. And I'm currently confused about how to connect the BLDC motor to the ESC. I found nothing online that currently explains the type of ...
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All motors vibrating but not spinning?
I made a 3D-printed drone body and attached some MT2204-2300kv brushless motors. I have the standard yellow 30A ESC for each of the 4 motors. I also have an Arduino Uno running YMFC-AL and a FlySky FS-...
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One of my motor don't turn if throttle is raised too rapidly
I've recently have an issue with my quad.
One of my motor don't spin if I raise throttle too rapidly.
If i raised it slowly i the motor turn correctly.
Only one of my motor have this issue and i've ...
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ESC shutting down when motor loaded
I have a BLDC motor and a 300 amp ESC, The ESC shuts down after a few seconds at full load. The motor only draws 2 amps at full throttle, full load and the voltage only drops .5 volts. The battery is ...
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BLDC Motors not spinning at commanded RPM
I have a F450 Quadcopter frame with BLDC motors of 1000Kv and ESC (simonk) 30A each. I am trying to verify if the bldc motor rpm output at a commanded rpm is same as commanded rpm. I am using ...
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Help finding ESC for brushless motor
I'm very very new to hobby electronics however I have studied a bit about basic electronics in school. I have four EMAX 0802 Brushless Motors and I want to drive them with an Arduino Nano. I know that ...
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Vibrating like a jelly when takeoff
I have Kotleta 20 UAVCAN ESCs. When I trying to increase throttle, motors are vibrating like a jelly. How can I configure my ESCs via development port? What are best options for non vibrated flight? ...
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How tight should the screws at the bottom of the motor shaft be?
As I was replacing a shaft screw on a motor, I thought I'd check the other motor shaft screws. I noticed that none of them were tight, so I tightened them. As a result, the drone flew horribly. So ...
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How to secure the screw on a BLDC motor shaft
I lost the screw that holds the motor bell to the base of the motor. I replaced it and flew, but it came loose and I lost it again. I used blue thread lock to secure it. Do I need to use red thread ...
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What is this ring attached to the bottom of this rotor shaft?
My motor came with a black ring attached to the bottom of the rotor. It spins along with the rotor, and it's not exactly a ring shape since it's open at one end - kind of like an omega symbol or like ...
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Is there a method to wire a brushless motor to an ESC so it spins in the required direction first time?
So I know that three phase motors will reverse direction when 2 wires are swapped round, or that the direction can be changed in software (such as BLHeli).
But is there a method to get it right first ...
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Recommendations for a BLDC motor and battery for a 28x20 propeller?
I'm looking for a motor and battery set up that can last for over an hour and spin the propeller at 6000+ rpm. The propeller is a 28x20 single blade being connected to a second blade for a total of 56 ...
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What do the numbers mean on a brushless DC motor?
Brushless DC (BLDC) motors can have a range of numbers on them:
A four-digit number (e.g. 2212)
A Kv number (already explained on this site)
A number with N and P (e.g 12N14P)
What do they mean?
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How can I run 2207 2450Kv motors on 4S with 7” props?
I’m looking to use some spare motors I have to build a 7” rig.
The problem is that they are 2450Kv, and I don’t want to burn out my other components. As I understand it, if I set a motor output limit ...
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Grinding sound on FPV motor but no apparent damage
I have been testing a new brushless motor for an RC plane. It is a 2200KV motor controlled by a 30A BLDC ESC. I heard a grinding noise coming from my motor, as demonstrated in the following video: ...
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Does motor KV requirement scale linearly with voltage?
There have been myriad questions regarding motor KV, such as this one. Many of these come close to answering my question, however none have given me a definite answer.
If I am picking motors for a ...
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How to clean dirt out of my miniquad motors?
I accidentally crashed my 250 class quadcopter into the dirt today and got dirt all over it, including into the motors. I managed to clean the dirt off of the frame and electronics, but I have no idea ...
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Does frequently changing the amount of power to a bldc motor wear it out?
If you had a brushless dc motor and kept it running but changing the power input every few seconds/minutes would it wear it out?
I ask because for a drone like aircraft I'm designing, making turns ...
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How to measure the RPM of a drone motor using Betaflight?
I am interested in finding out the RPM of the motors on my drone with certain amounts of load and without load. Is there some way to measure the RPM of a drone motor using BetaFlight? If not, is there ...
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What motors, battery and ESC to use for a drone of payload >50kg?
So I am designing this octocopter which can lift up a payload of more than 50kg, min 50kg for an intra-city package delivery drone. From what I figured, with 8 motors, the safest thrust needed will be ...
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On a multirotor, how effective is braiding of power wires from the ESC to the BLDC Motor(s) in reducing or eliminate emf?
Assuming BLDC motors with the ESC positioned at the 'worst case' (furthest distance) with longest power wires between the ESC and the motor, will braiding these three wires reduce the EMF that would ...
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Are there any extremely small brushless drone motors?
I have seen many tiny brushed drones, about an inch from motor to motor, and was wondering whether it would be possible to create a brushless drone that small. Are there any brushless motors available ...
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How should one chose the correct motor KV for a build?
For a 5 inch, 4S build, the general advice is to go 2300-2750KV. For the same size but 6S, it should be ~1800KV. However the same motors could be used on a 4S 7 inch quad. And all of this scaling ...
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What happens if i select the wrong number of motor poles in BetaFlight?
what kind of effect has on my gear and flights to have set a different number of motor poles that I actually have installed. for example, my motors have 14 poles but I set 12 on BetaFlight or vice-...
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What is the performance difference between a brushless motor with a wider vs taller stator?
In the drone motor industry, there are a lot of variations in the stator sizes of brushless motors. There are several motors that have similar stator volume but one is wider and the other is taller. ...
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Why do most multirotors use outrunner brushless motors?
I've noticed that most every quadcopter drone I see uses outrunner BLDC motors like this:
Why is that? What unique advantages to outrunners have that make them better than inrunners for multirotors?
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Are there any brushed outrunner motors?
The most common motors on drones are brushless outrunner motors. I´ve also seen some brushless inrunner motors. Are there any brushed outrunner motors? If so, why are they so uncommon?
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How to recognize damaged brushless outrunner motors?
I would like to know how to recognize damaged brushless motors on a drone? What are the most common symptoms?
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Does the performance of a brushless motor decrease over time?
The brushes wear out in brushed motors and their performance decreases until they stop working, but brushless motors have fewer parts in contact and thus don't wear out nearly as fast.
Does the ...
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Why do brushless drone motors tend to be more expensive than brushed?
The most common motors used for modern drones are brushless outrunner motors and I have heard that they are simpler to manufacture and are less susceptible to issues when being mass-produced than ...
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When to replace bearings in a brushless motors?
When, if ever, should I replace the bearings in my drone's brushless motors? Are there signs that a motor needs new bearings?
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