R/C Tech Forums - View Single Post - Brushless vs brush @ energy consumption
View Single Post
Old 12-22-2009, 05:39 AM
  #6  
pirape
Tech Addict
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 581
Thumbs up

Originally Posted by interplanet
efficiency, runtime, heat, and power all go hand in hand.

Brushed effiecency is around 60%, where brushless is anywhere from 75 to 94%, depending on the motor(94% motors are not available to the public yet)

For runtimes comparing equivilant motors you are looking at a 20% to 35% longer run time for the brushless over the brushed motor.
Do you have an Idea when these motors will become available to us?
pirape is offline