motor brushes universal?

[stanmondz]

i got a fleet of 5 integy motors ranging for a 35t to 65t.
i cant find brushes for my motors, can i use any brushes in em?

4 are the older version motors and 1 is the newer matrix v10tt motor

im looking at these brushes, but they dont say what motors they work in
http://www.integy.com/st_prod.html?p...1#.T02xUHl8EfU

[Charlie-III]

Probably 95% of RC rebuildable motors use either stand-up or laydown brushes.
Rebuildables usually mean you just remove the brush spring, pull out the brush and install new ones.
Other than laydown/stand-up, the other big difference is the brush compound. For crawler motors, the range of "OK" compounds is greater.

[stanmondz]

would the ones in the link work ok? i dont comp so 100% max performance isnt really needed. just a consistent running motor

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by stanmondz

would the ones in the link work ok? i dont comp so 100% max performance isnt really needed. just a consistent running motor

Likely, if your motors use stand-up brushes as that is what those appear to be.

I would prefer EddieO to chime in since he knows more about motors in general than most of us do.

[stanmondz]

found him in one of the "similar threads" listed under the reply box. reading everything i can find by him.

got to score a lathe cheap now. my LHS don't have one. they can get me one,but it would be way high im sure

[EddieO]

as long as your sure your motor is a standup, then those should work. I am not familiar with the compound those are, but they should function just fine in your motors.....just monitor the break in period, as they may take more or less than the previous brush you were using...

Since your ordering from integy anyways...

*X-MOD Super Lathe 3 w/ Motor & Carbide V-Block for R/C or RC - Team Integy

not bad units, just take some time to setup correctly.....

Later EddieO

[stanmondz]

it is standup.
i found a cobra pro com 2000 real cheap. decent lathe?

[EddieO]

Cobras are fine as long as they are not tweaked......if its tweaked, you will spend some time getting it cutting straight.

Later EddieO

[stanmondz]

iv never even seen a lathe in person, so would i be better off buying a new one over a used one?

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by stanmondz

iv never even seen a lathe in person, so would i be better off buying a new one over a used one?

I bought used and it is great.
For the price, I would still do used, you just need to do some checks before going nuts cutting comms.
The comm thread goes over some of the checks, basically checking to be sure it's not cutting a taper.
Used can be in the $40-$80 range depending on the brand and what cutter it has.
I think I paid $65 for a nice Hudy with an original case ready to go, just add battery (I run an older 4 cell NiMH to power the lathe.)

[stanmondz]

i can get the cobra for 25 bucks

[TEDROCKZ]

Originally Posted by stanmondz

i can get the cobra for 25 bucks

Not a bad price. As for as buying used it is most likely set up decent enough. I think MOST people that take time to buy a lathe and rebuild their own stuff would most likely have put the effort in to true a lathe. There are exceptions to anything though............

I bought 5 used ones in the last year or so(addicted) and all have been true to the T. So don't be to feared of used.