How many ways to stuff up a 4pole brushless 1/8 motor
#1
How many ways to stuff up a 4pole brushless 1/8 motor
Hi everyone I have a leopard 2000kv brushless motor and Im wondering how can you actually stuf up brushless motors? The only way I know is obviously if you get them wet and running them too hot! Is there any other ways brushless could start losing torque,speed,demagnetizing ect.?? Answers would help alot
Thanks
Matt
Thanks
Matt
#2
If you let the motor free rev without any load on it the rotor can fail, the centrifugal force shatters the magnets. But this is an instant, catastrophic failure, not a loss of power over time.
Overheating can cause 2 things: the rotor will demag, which will be seen as a loss in power and even higher current draw and temps, or the windings can short, but this type of failure is more catastrophic and instant, and can take the ESC or lipos with it due to the surge in current.
There can be conditions in the system that might make you think the motor is dying, but are really something else. Like a dying lipo pack, or a bad/damaged solder joint.
How hot has the motor been run up to? If you don't already have a temp gun I would get one. Very important tool for RC.
Overheating can cause 2 things: the rotor will demag, which will be seen as a loss in power and even higher current draw and temps, or the windings can short, but this type of failure is more catastrophic and instant, and can take the ESC or lipos with it due to the surge in current.
There can be conditions in the system that might make you think the motor is dying, but are really something else. Like a dying lipo pack, or a bad/damaged solder joint.
How hot has the motor been run up to? If you don't already have a temp gun I would get one. Very important tool for RC.
#4
If you let the motor free rev without any load on it the rotor can fail, the centrifugal force shatters the magnets. But this is an instant, catastrophic failure, not a loss of power over time.
Overheating can cause 2 things: the rotor will demag, which will be seen as a loss in power and even higher current draw and temps, or the windings can short, but this type of failure is more catastrophic and instant, and can take the ESC or lipos with it due to the surge in current.
There can be conditions in the system that might make you think the motor is dying, but are really something else. Like a dying lipo pack, or a bad/damaged solder joint.
How hot has the motor been run up to? If you don't already have a temp gun I would get one. Very important tool for RC.
Overheating can cause 2 things: the rotor will demag, which will be seen as a loss in power and even higher current draw and temps, or the windings can short, but this type of failure is more catastrophic and instant, and can take the ESC or lipos with it due to the surge in current.
There can be conditions in the system that might make you think the motor is dying, but are really something else. Like a dying lipo pack, or a bad/damaged solder joint.
How hot has the motor been run up to? If you don't already have a temp gun I would get one. Very important tool for RC.
Matt