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08-28-2019, 05:04 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Twin Lake
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| Brushed motor rpm to brushless kv comparison
Let me start by saying this is for a taigen tiger 1 tank. I would post on some of the tank forums but the general consensus is that brushed motors are plenty good. Lipo batteries also seem to not popular items either. I'm not looking to make my tank into a rocket, just have it a trailable speed (say 4-5mph). It runs about around 4mph right now. So after a full run my motors are anywhere from 150°-170° which tells me it's not geared right. And it gets kinda buggy up some inclines. There are 2 different gearboxes 1 is 39:1 and the other is 90:1. I am running the 39:1 with the faster 390 motor. The 390 are supposed to have a rpm of 25,000 on a 6 cell nimh (I am guessing because that's what ships with the tank). So if I take 25,000rpm/7.2 volts=3472kv. So am I looking for 380 brushless motor around 3500kv? Is that right or doesn't it work like that for brushed? I would like to go brushless but I don't really want to go on smaller brushless buying spree. |
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08-28-2019, 07:26 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: My mothers basement
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| Re: Brushed motor rpm to brushless kv comparison
That's for the same speed. You need more then double that with the 90:1 gearbox Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk |
08-29-2019, 09:41 AM | #3 |
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| Re: Brushed motor rpm to brushless kv comparison
Ok looking at Holmes hobbies site I'm really thinking that the claimed 25,000 rpm is a bunch of crap. A Holmes 11t crawl master pro gets up to 2675kv.
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08-29-2019, 09:56 AM | #4 |
owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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| Re: Brushed motor rpm to brushless kv comparison
Thats a five slot you are looking at. A three slot 11t would be around 5000kv. I would recommend you keep the KV under 3500 for phase amp reasons. Above that speed, and the ESC needs to pass a lot of current for the needed torque at the wheel. Even with geardown, we can't get around the heat problems that arise with higher kv motors in stalling situations. The upside is that the same speed on a brushless motor will hold RPm better than brushed, so you could probably go lower on KV and still net the same wheelspeed. |
08-29-2019, 01:20 PM | #5 | |
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08-29-2019, 01:21 PM | #6 | |
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08-29-2019, 01:27 PM | #7 |
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| Re: Brushed motor rpm to brushless kv comparison
If you get the Holms 380 revolver on 9.6v sidewinder 4 or mamba x mini you ger 2500rpm and more torque. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk |
08-29-2019, 02:12 PM | #8 | |
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Using a much larger esc could offset the issue. | |
08-29-2019, 03:46 PM | #9 | |
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08-29-2019, 06:03 PM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Twin Lake
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| Re: Brushed motor rpm to brushless kv comparison
I gave the other 90:1 as info for another option. The pinion on the 39:1 is really small already and doubt I can find a smaller one. I don't want to get some brushless motors for this gearbox and end up with hot motors yet. With the 90:1 I could put a bigger pinion on and gain some speed, but the reduction seem so high that it still seems like I would need some crazy high kv motor. I was thinking about some outrunners but I haven't found any with higher kv numbers. |
08-29-2019, 06:13 PM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Twin Lake
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| Re: Brushed motor rpm to brushless kv comparison Wow, I didn't know he had 380 sized revolvers. Now revolvers have a lot more torque right? Possibly enough to go up in pinion size to make up for a lower kv?
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08-30-2019, 12:40 PM | #12 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: My mothers basement
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| Re: Brushed motor rpm to brushless kv comparison
I would go up in voltage first. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk |
08-30-2019, 01:13 PM | #13 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: My mothers basement
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| Re: Brushed motor rpm to brushless kv comparison
And yes they probably have triple the torque of a brushed 380 motor. Considering a tiny snub nose has about twice the torque of a sealed 550 motor. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk |
08-30-2019, 06:35 PM | #14 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Twin Lake
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| Re: Brushed motor rpm to brushless kv comparison
Alright I think that's my path then, the 380 revolvers it is then. Thanks for the help! |
09-23-2019, 06:56 AM | #15 |
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| Re: Brushed motor rpm to brushless kv comparison
A update. I ordered 2 Holmes 380 revolver motors and when they came in I was a bit worried. They are so much smaller then the 390 motors that were in already I was thinking I may have made a mistake. Boy was I wrong, these little guys are very powerful, and the tank is a lot faster then it was before. Which still makes me question the brushed motor kv numbers. After 2 5000mah packs back to back motor temps are 105f and esc's are 115f. In setting up the esc I was wondering about what to set the timing at for outrunner motors. Looked online but didn't find anything specific for outrunners and crawling type stuff. |
09-23-2019, 07:03 AM | #16 |
owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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| Re: Brushed motor rpm to brushless kv comparison
Use lowest timing for outrunners. Glad to hear its working out well! |
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