motor break in

[colonelangus]

lathe motors usually a break in period some have people certain methods they use and so on ..i dont usually bother ,but i recently purchased a
h.h cobalt puller motor.if there is any proven break in method that would help .please explain

[DaViolentOne]

4 cell pack to the motor and dunk it in a glass of water for about 10 seconds... Take the motor out, remove batteries, clean out with motor spray, lube bushings/bearings and have at it...

The water helps get the brushes to form to the comm and clears out the gunk that causes at the same time...

[andreazinno]

This is my method:

• glass of water with few drops of plate soap
• connect the motor to a battery charger with run-in function
• set the voltage between 2 and 3 volts
• dip the motor and run for 60 seconds forward and 60 second backward
• remove the motor from the water and let it run for few seconds more (this help to eliminate the water)
• put the motor outside (not under direct sun light) and let it dry
• put some oil to the motor ball bearing (if any)

Remember that some motor are already factory breaked-in (for example the Axiom V10).

Bye.

[MattH]

I haven't water dunked a motor since 'nam. Water dunking works and it rapidly seats hard brushes, but it also reduces the life of your motor. Those well seated brushes will be will be that much closer to the end of their life and the large amount of motor spray needed to properly clean the motor will dry out the brushes and bushings. Personally, I wouldn't water dunk any motor with bearings. For rock crawling, I simply wouldn't break in the motors. For racing, I would, but in racing we expect to throw away motor on a regular basis.

[Stormin2u]

Originally Posted by MattH

I haven't water dunked a motor since 'nam. Water dunking works and it rapidly seats hard brushes, but it also reduces the life of your motor. Those well seated brushes will be will be that much closer to the end of their life and the large amount of motor spray needed to properly clean the motor will dry out the brushes and bushings. Personally, I wouldn't water dunk any motor with bearings. For rock crawling, I simply wouldn't break in the motors. For racing, I would, but in racing we expect to throw away motor on a regular basis.

X2 your right IMO the benifits don't out weigh the negatives regarding water dipping break in. Typically used by electric road racers at hand out stock motor events. I like the idea oiling the bearings then running it at very low voltage for 5 -10 minutes just to let them seat a little. But the truth is that for crawling it's probably not a factor.

[Mortimer Snerd]

I break all my motors in using a very specific methodology.

1. Place motor against the motor plate.
2. Install bolts.
3. Set pinion mesh.
4. Drive over big rocks.
5. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Works great! Really, 3s lipo does the trick pretty quickly.

[CCFBERG]

Originally Posted by Mortimer Snerd

I break all my motors in using a very specific methodology.

1. Place motor against the motor plate.
2. Install bolts.
3. Set pinion mesh.
4. Drive over big rocks.
5. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Works great! Really, 3s lipo does the trick pretty quickly.

ya thats what I say too, well said

[Stormin2u]

Originally Posted by Mortimer Snerd

I break all my motors in using a very specific methodology.

1. Place motor against the motor plate.
2. Install bolts.
3. Set pinion mesh.
4. Drive over big rocks.
5. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Works great! Really, 3s lipo does the trick pretty quickly.

Bawhahah now that's what I'm talking about.

[Desolas]

For rock crawling, I simply wouldn't break in the motors.

x2

Like I've said before...I break in all of the motors we sell to ensure they are functioning motors and so they are RTR out of the box, but for my own personal motor I just install and run.

It's just a crawler...we're not fighting for tenths of a second in lap time here..

[JohnRobHolmes]

The cobalt puller is already broken in.