Today let's take a look at all the common problems brushless RC basher motors can have and how to fix those motors. This will allow you to fix and upgrade your Traxxas Arrma Team Associated and Redcat motors!
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@WildBoyRC5 ай бұрын
“And my girlfriends toothbrush” 😂
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
:)
@geordienufc31325 ай бұрын
Bread trick is excellent
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
For sure!
@vitodambra725 ай бұрын
@@DoRChey ya brother 😉👍🏽💯 also guys make sure you inspect your shafts 🤪 😂 hahaha
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@vitodambra72 always important!
@vitodambra725 ай бұрын
@@DoRC heck ya
@osamasi2 ай бұрын
Makes me want to work on my rc’s and I am hungry for some reaso
@Marcellus7416 күн бұрын
You know it's gonna be a good video when the green mat is on :) Great video indeed, excellent teaching skills. I already knew all of it but I stayed all the video long. I really don't understand why you only have 21k subscribers... anyway, got one more here! Cheers from France!
@DoRC16 күн бұрын
Thanks I'm glad you enjoy. Tell your friends :-)
@smoothrc285 ай бұрын
Great video!! They used to sell a gear puller. It would attach to the shaft underneath the pinion and a screw on top that would tighten down on the top of the shaft same diameter as the shaft. When tightened would pull the pinion off from the bottom. Hard to explain!! But worked good. Lol. I raced b4 brushless came out. We had miniature lathe’s. To cut the commutator with a diamond bit. I still have mine. They also sold a lot of different brushes and spring options back then. Yes I’m old LOL 😂
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
There are several options for pinion gear pullers out there. The problem is I've never really found one that was strong enough to rip a stuck pinion off of a shaft in the sizes of gears that we typically use these days. They usually just bend
@AaronBittenbender5 ай бұрын
The brushless trick in the trash can is the best. Awesome trick.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Works every time!
@onemanmayhem5 ай бұрын
Good tricks and straight to the action, no sidetalk whatsoever! Subbing.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy the style and thanks for watching :-)
@gillian91785 ай бұрын
Having a gear puller is a great tool to have as well for pulling stuck pinions off.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
I have found a work well for smaller gears but seems like I was break them on most of the larger gears like mod 1. Maybe I just haven't gotten a good one.
@gillian91785 ай бұрын
@@DoRC I make my pullers myself, so I beef them up where necessary.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@gillian9178 nice. I don't have the facilities to do that.
@jerryvolpini79875 ай бұрын
"I just used some soap, water and my girlfriends toothbrush" Savage! 🤣 Btw, plenty of rebuildable brushed motors still made, just mostly for crawlers where brushed is still common (probably not for much longer). Great tips! 👍
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah for sure. I just think that the vast majority of people that encounter a brushless motor especially in my audience are going to be encountering non-rebuildable ones.
@DoubleBFPV5 ай бұрын
Reminded me of my grandpa when he pulled out the bread! Great idea! I forgot about that old trick!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah an old-timer Volkswagen mechanic taught me when I was in my early twenties
@Blimpus5 ай бұрын
The McGuyver of RC! you rock brother, these were great tips
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed :-)
@dub25365 ай бұрын
One of my top 5 RC tech content creators. I have benefited signifigantly from this channel.
@NathanStorer-RC5 ай бұрын
That bread trick was just genius
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Definitely not my original idea but happy to share!
@RoostedFilms5 ай бұрын
These are all great tips. Some of them I've used my self to save more than one motor
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Nice!
@jandl07045 ай бұрын
Great video!! Keep them coming!! 👍
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed I will!
@shadowviper9575 ай бұрын
Oh damn I lost it when you said my girlfriend's toothbrush lol golden 🤘
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
:)
@SleekHobbies885 ай бұрын
Awesome,best part ,my girlfriend's tooth brush LMAO 🤣
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
:)
@adamjudis4 ай бұрын
What a fantastic video, so well done and informative, you rock!
@DoRC4 ай бұрын
Thanks glad you enjoyed :-)
@lonewolfsstuck5 ай бұрын
The bread trick is also used in automotive situations to remove pilot bearings in vehicles.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yep. That's where I learned it from. I've been a professional mechanic for 25 years now and learned it from an old timer Volkswagen guy
@alantaylor3535 ай бұрын
You can get motor pinion pullers that work really well to remove stuck pinion gears.!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Maybe I've only had low quality ones but I've never really had good luck with the pinion pullers on pinions that had stripped grub screws.
@LetsGoRCn5 ай бұрын
I’ve seen plenty of your videos my guy but only decided to subscribe once you showed KZbin how to fix a brushed motor 😂 😂 😂 thank you sir 🫡
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the sub and glad you enjoyed!
@DaddyDaughterRC-sw2zb5 ай бұрын
If Allen/ hex screw won't come out or is rounded, use a torx bit same size and gently hammer/ tap in. The percussion of hitting it in helps break a stubborn screw and torx bit will grab into worn hex/Allen hole. Great for grub screws and no drilling / cutting needed. Replace worn screw with new one once out 👍
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
That can definitely work though I've had it fail more often than be successful.
@DaddyDaughterRC-sw2zb5 ай бұрын
@@DoRC fair enough though never had it fail yet and use that trick daily as a building contractor 👍
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@@DaddyDaughterRC-sw2zb Yeah maybe It's a different type of fasteners because I've been a professional mechanic for over 20 years and I've tried it a bunch of times and had really mixed results.
@jalee65875 ай бұрын
Another major reason brushless motors are far more powerful then a same sized brushed is because rotational mass of the rotor in bushless is far less freeing up much more power. Brushed motors have the mass of the windings and a largerer diameter rotor causing more rotaional mass to accelerate
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Excellent point!!
@razorblade71085 ай бұрын
The biggest advantages of brushed motors next to being cheap is that they have higher starting torque and run smoother at lower speeds, while brushless motors tend to cog. You need a sensored brushless motor to mitigate that and those are quite expensive. For something that is supposed to go slow like a crawler or truck, brushed is still a very good option.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
True though sensored brushless systems are a lot cheaper than they used to be.
@clockworkvanhellsing3725 ай бұрын
Sensorless smooth field oriented control exists. The odrive boards and clones support it down to at least ~20 rpm. You can't convince me that this doesn't involve witchcraft, but it is possible.
@ZapTeam3 ай бұрын
Depending on the kv of your brushless motor you can get more low speed torque
@razorblade71083 ай бұрын
@@ZapTeam Even a low kV brushless motor has low starting torque, which can only be mitigated with sensors and intelligent ESCs. It takes one full rotation until a normal brushless motor reaches it's full torque, because the ESC doesn't have proper feedback from the motor windings beforehand and randomly fires on the three phases. A good 5-pole brushed motor with lots of turns still beats a sensored brushless motor with low kV in starting torque and low speed control for less than half the price. The low kV sensored brushless systems make the most sense for rock racers and rock bouncers which need to go both slow and fast. But for pure crawlers they are kind of a waste of money.
@ZapTeam3 ай бұрын
@@razorblade7108 Ok well you taught me something I didn’t know before. I dont know a whole lot about rc ground vehicles I was just saying something I’ve heard.
@M14armorer5 ай бұрын
Awesome video man… I would add that a small machinist vise & drill press makes drilling out broken screws/bolts much easier…. A man can never have too many tools & a good little bench top drill press & vise can be picked up on the 2nd hand market for very little money.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Absolutely! It can be done by hand but a drill press and vise is always better if you have the room for them!
@christopjerreid71345 ай бұрын
lol when you tossed that brushed motor
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
:)
@laserbeam16205 ай бұрын
Great video! But my Holmes Hobbies Crawlmaster Magnum is the best crawler motor I've ever used and it's a classic brushed motor! I know that this motor is an exception obviously though 🤪
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
I just looked at that motor. That's amazing for a brushed motor!
@vintagespeedshop5 ай бұрын
Did you realise the extractor drill bits cut counter clockwise to help extract the stud whilst drilling?
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yup! Unfortunately the extractor drills are also not very good quality and the screw was too hard for them. Ideally I would have used a left-hand drill bit but all of my left hand bits are too large
@jamesbrown77585 ай бұрын
Very cool video! Not just entertaining but informative. I learned a few things today! Thank you!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Awesome Glad it was helpful!
@insanebmxthomas5 ай бұрын
Man i was so stoked to see you use the bread trick. And not get into some brute force mode lol. That's the sign of a mechanics pro right there!👍 The version i know is grease + towel iirc. Brilliant, this is why i subscribed!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Awesome I'm glad you enjoyed. Yeah an old Volkswagen mechanic taught me the bread trick when I was probably 20 years old. Great for removing pilot bearings in flywheels
@marioledesma40145 ай бұрын
Man my slash 2wd always throws the pinion off so i used blue locktight on the shaft and screw. I bought a pinion puller off ali express and it saves me so much time. I don't even try to take the grub screw out anymore.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
It's good that works for you. It shouldn't be necessary though as long as you clean the grub screw and threads on the pinion with alcohol or brake cleaner. Let that dry apply the thread lock tighten securely then give 24 hours to dry.
@alantaylor3535 ай бұрын
I RC on a budget so use a lot of Surpass motors, there's no way I'm throwing £15 bearings in a £15 to £50 motor, cheap bearings (10 for £5) are good enough for them, I don't mind replacing them a bit more often. Good advice.!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah and they probably didn't have high speed specific bearings in them to begin with. I'm not going to lie I've thrown regular bearings in motors in the past and haven't really had any problems with it I just don't like to recommend things that are outside of the specifications of the parts.
@salesale2045 ай бұрын
This channel is full of great informations. Thank you for your work❤❤❤
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Thanks glad you enjoyed!
@TheBiteSize5 ай бұрын
I like that speedkar99 reference. Great vid. Watched it while I replaced my own bearings in this Arrma
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed but the reference wasn't intentional. What did I reference?
@TheBiteSize5 ай бұрын
@@DoRC @speedkar99 if you watch any engine tear downs of all kinds of makes and models he always claimed his brothers or wife’s toothbrush. Either way that kind of joke makes me chuckle.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@TheBiteSize ah. Yeah strangely I hadn't even heard of his channel before you mentioned it.
@richiebledsoe10065 ай бұрын
those TRB bearings are what i use on all my cars.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah they seem to make pretty good stuff.
@vanmiguelpanem40095 ай бұрын
an rc came in 3 days ago and the motor might have broken, this video came in just in the right time😂
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Awesome glad it was helpful!
@atillathehung20005 ай бұрын
Fyi, the bread trick works for main bearings on some engines. Really it works for all bearings as long as you can clean it up after.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah as long as there's a blind hole behind it it will work. I actually learned it from an old timer Volkswagen mechanic when I was just starting out in the profession:)
@evanjones47282 ай бұрын
When the bruhed motor hit the trashcan i lost it 😂😂😂
@DoRC2 ай бұрын
:)
@shadowviper9575 ай бұрын
sculpting putty works really well also lol
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
For what?
@shadowviper9575 ай бұрын
@@DoRC pushing the bearings out
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@shadowviper957 ah! Yeah pretty much anything viscous will work but that would be good for not making a mess too
@robbryan30445 ай бұрын
For removing bearings, my first "go-to" is my bearing insertion/removal tool. Should be a standard tool on everyone's RC tool kit. It doesn't always work...but, for me, I'd estimate it works at least 90% of the time.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah special tools are definitely good though I appreciate methods that don't require them :-)
@JasonGunn4185 ай бұрын
the last fix you did, just remove the cap and turn it to the good holes, until you break another screw off into the motor.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
That normally works except in this case those two holes were the only two with that bolt spacing.
@Rangoli_rc5 ай бұрын
Excellent tutorial. Very helpful 👍
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Thanks Glad you enjoyed!
@ThunderBird800855 ай бұрын
When installing bearings if you put the bearings in your freezer as well they should just drop in place.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
The freezer thing isn't quite as effective as some people think it is. Going from room temperature to freezing is only going to give you about 0.0002" or 2/10 of of a thou on a 20 mm diameter bearing. The temperature differential just isn't really enough to make much difference. You really need significant Sub-Zero temperature is in order to shrink it enough to really affect the fit much.
@ThunderBird800855 ай бұрын
@@DoRC Yes it has less effect on smaller bearings compared to something like an engine bearing but more clearance means less bearing pounding so I always do it anyways.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@@ThunderBird80085 true. Doesn't hurt:)
@tjcben15 ай бұрын
Cool. Can you do any checks with a multimeter to troubleshoot perhaps?
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
You can test between the phases to see if the resistance is similar. If one is much higher or lower than the others or one of them's open then that is indicative of a problem.
@willshack31085 ай бұрын
Always have great tips and information
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed thanks for watching!
@brucebaker03165 ай бұрын
Thanks for the knowledge 👍🏿
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Scoobers-fj6jk4 ай бұрын
That brand of motor I thought had what they called a toonup pkg that came with the PC board 🤔 for the one I used in my slash for racing thanks for sharing 👍
@DoRC4 ай бұрын
They do have parts for some motors but not for all and I wasn't able to find that specific part for this motor.
@EinSwitzer5 ай бұрын
Windings and bearings for center pulses
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Sorry not sure what you mean.
@yiannisyiannis5 ай бұрын
The bread trick was genious! Also on the sensored motor you could try checking if there is any part number on these 3 black components on the pcb (the magnetic sensors) to replace them because they are dirt cheap and also there are not any other complicated components on the motors' pcb to get bad so, it is most likely to be the sonsors or just some connectrions from the pcb to the pinout. Great video as always!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah you definitely could try to do board level repair though I thought that might have been a little beyond the scope of this video :-)
@yiannisyiannis5 ай бұрын
@@DoRC I agree! It is definitely something that needs soldering skills...
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@yiannisyiannis yep
@insanebmxthomas5 ай бұрын
Yeah probably a hall effect sensor? Not sure how they work but i know they're not complex
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@@insanebmxthomas Yes most likely
@MagnifiedGiant5 ай бұрын
To think that I have just been eating my bread!! Sweet trick!!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
It's more than just food!
@rcfailing5 ай бұрын
Great video. I got a few motors in a box sctratching my head what to do. Now i know. Thank you
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Awesome let me know how it goes :-)
@bbeckers245 ай бұрын
Lmao... Let me show you how to fix a brushed motor... I nearly lost it... Good one. 😂
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it was fun to make :-)
@MichaelMcClung-et8nk5 ай бұрын
Great video! Very informative, thanks
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Thanks Glad you enjoyed!
@davidbegeotsr40255 ай бұрын
That thing you're calling the rotor is called a armature
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
In this case the armature is technically the stator. The armature is the part of the motor that the electric current goes through. The magnets are on the rotor in this particular setup so it wouldn't be considered the armature
@GemFarmer765 ай бұрын
My favorite kind of content 👍
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
I'm happy to hear that. It's my favorite kind to make:)
@PigglyWigglyDeluxe5 ай бұрын
3:12 unless of course you’re Traxxas. Fixed front end bell. Some spektrum too, and castle 0808. Good luck lol
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah in that case you can just take the back one off and proceed the same way. It's a little bit more challenging to install the new front bearing but it is doable.
@AmpRC4 ай бұрын
another great info video!
@DoRC4 ай бұрын
Glad you found it informative :-)
@rctd32605 ай бұрын
I love how they’re all castle Motors 😂. I’ve seized 2 $200 Castle motors in my Sledge. Even after checking temps they seemed normal. I gave them another chance and same thing happened. Funny thing is that they completely locked up (like a motor wire came out) while it was about 30ft in the air😤
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah that's just a coincidence though. Ive fixed just as many hobbywing motors for
@rctd32605 ай бұрын
@@DoRC I’ve used Hobbywing for quite some time now and never had issues like that.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Fair enough. Everybody's experience is going to be different.
@NerfCraft5 ай бұрын
Haha, never seen anyone use the bread/grease method to extract one of these motor bearings. Good trick for the pilot bearing in your car engine. I am a bit disappointed though. Was hoping I was going to learn how to repair a motor with bad windings as I believe one of mine has some, and would like to get it working again.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Is technically possible to repair windings but unfortunately it's generally not really economical from a timestand point. You're pretty much going to be cutting the old windings out and threading new windings in which is not going to be fun.
@NerfCraft5 ай бұрын
@DoRC I've got a couple of stock Kraton 6s motors with bad rotors (broken magnets) and I think it's a Poisedon motor or something like that, just stutters when I try to run it on a known good esc, even without load. Thinking some of the windings may be burnt or damaged, but I believe the rotor is nearly identical size to thr Spektrums, so I was thinking of trying it, but haven't yet. Ideally I'd like to get the Poseidon working again just for fun, cause it was actually bigteedos motor that he ran in his 100mph erevo.
@DozersRCPlay-vf4pd5 ай бұрын
Great information! Thanks!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching :-)
@smoothrc285 ай бұрын
Can you run a brushless motor with a sensored ESC?? The ESC That comes in some tamiya kits. It’s brushed and brushless.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
I'm not sure exactly what you're asking here. If the ESC is brushless but not censored you can run either a sensored or sensorless brushless motor Just in sensorless mode. If the ESC is sensored you can still run either one.
@smoothrc285 ай бұрын
@@DoRC Sorry, I meant to say a sensorless brushless motor. With a sensored ESC. But you answered my question. Just have to see if I’m able to change the ESC to sensorless mode. Thank You for answering my question!! Love your channel 👍👍 Your knowledge in Rc is amazing!! 👍👍👍👍👍
@kylarstern7627Ай бұрын
Hey mate excellent video, very informative. Is there any way to solder new A B C wires into a brushless motor?
@DoRCАй бұрын
That depends. Exactly what are you trying to accomplish and what did the wires coming out of the motor now look like? Are they pretty flexible or pretty stiff?
@kylarstern7627Ай бұрын
@@DoRC it's a Spectrum Firma 2050 from a Kraton. It's got those ridiculously small stiff wires with the bullet connectors that don't fit anything but a Spectrum ESC. If I cut the bullets from the Motor then the wires are going to be too small to reach anything.
@DoRCАй бұрын
@@kylarstern7627 those wires are the actual windings from the motor. You can technically solder onto them but if you don't solder onto the part that already has solder on it you're going to have to get through the enamel coating on the wire first and it can be problematic. There are ways to do it but you'd probably be better off just getting some extensions.
@kylarstern7627Ай бұрын
@@DoRC Sounds like a plan Thank you for your time Good Sir 🙂
@DoRCАй бұрын
@@kylarstern7627 thanks for watching :-)
@zarakikenpachi8205 ай бұрын
super interesting, thanks! the motor bearing of my talion exb went bad and i was not able to find a replacement here in germany 😑
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
You can try just using regular bearings of the same size. Any local bearing shop should be able to supply them. They're also a fairly common size so you can just measure them and then order replacements online. I can pretty much guarantee you that they'll be available as they are metric.
@zarakikenpachi8205 ай бұрын
@@DoRC i will check that out, thanks!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
You're welcome let me know how it goes!
@TA-87875 ай бұрын
The bread trick is so clever… Do you have any thoughts on Rlaarlo rcs?
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Overall they make decent cars. Their support seems to be kind of hit or miss though. The Omni Terminator is a really cool vehicle.
@TA-87875 ай бұрын
@@DoRC thanks! I will order the ak787
@jordankeith6745Ай бұрын
Hey man. I just got a brand new to power 5680 1010kv motor. It worked well on the bench but the second I put it down on the ground the motor started smoking. It’s literally brand new. Any tips man? This is an expensive motor. I could use some help
@DoRCАй бұрын
Assuming everything was hooked up correctly it sounds like a manufacturing defect. Best thing you would be to contact either the manufacturer or where you got it from.
@Rc_cars55 ай бұрын
On ours the shaft broke and half a sticking out, and it like ran like the pinion was slipping
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
I'm surprised it ran at all like that.
@Rc_cars55 ай бұрын
@@DoRC I know
@Rc_cars55 ай бұрын
Traxxas tough
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
:)
@jordankeith6745Ай бұрын
@dorc Hey man. Huge fan. Is there any way I can touch base with you somehow. To power isn’t willing to help. I’m hoping you can walk my through some kind of fox or even just posing me in the right direction. Thanks
@DoRCАй бұрын
Email address is in the about section of my channel. You have to look at it on desktop to see it though.
@janosbajusz46805 ай бұрын
15:13 you can hammer in a torx
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Definitely is an option. I haven't had the best luck with doing that but it can work
@buckrogers88585 ай бұрын
Lol the bread trick also works for throw out bearings for real cars
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yep. I learned from an old-timer Volkswagen mechanic when I first started turning wrenches 25 years ago :-)
@bobbyvanoosten40165 ай бұрын
How do u solder the coated wires that r a continuous winding?
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
The easiest thing to do is just burn off the coating first which you can do with a small torch. You have to be careful not to get the wire too hot. You can also scrape the coating off though it's not quite as effective.
@barbedwirerat6615 ай бұрын
Great question, was wondering the same thing...and thank for the response DoRC.
@kee10743 ай бұрын
I damaged my shaft with stuck gear is there a repair ?
@DoRC3 ай бұрын
How exactly is a damaged?
@Desauce5125 ай бұрын
THIS IS HUGEE!!! I have a Copperhead 10 esc 1412-3200Kv and the bore feels loose when pulling and pushing I think it’s the bearing like you said just that I have no idea what size they are and I don’t know if they sell them too. :/
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
A little bit of free play axially as in when you pull the shaft in and out as normal and does not indicate a bad bearing. If you push it side to side and you hear or feel free play then that would be an indication of the bearings going bad.
@Desauce5125 ай бұрын
@@DoRC when I turn the bore. I feel like it’s scratching something like it gets stuck onto something and when I get over that hump. It feels smooth so something is definitely wrong.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@@Desauce512 okay that sounds like there's either some contaminant inside the motor or more likely you're right it is a bad bearing. Best thing to do is pull it apart put the rotor in the bearing and spin it. You'll be able to tell pretty much immediately if you've got to bearing problem or not.
@jordankeith6745Ай бұрын
Hey man, any want I can talk to you. I’m in dire need of some help with my tp motor setup
@DoRCАй бұрын
I responded to your other comment. My email address is available in the about section of the channel. You have to look at it on desktop though.
@markcole64755 ай бұрын
I have a castle 1717 motor with a bad rotor….castle doesn’t offer a replacement rotor for this size motor…(figures 😢) I did email them and they offered a core return price for a new motor $130…..not terrible I suppose …just rubs me wrong cause I could fix it myself if I had the parts…
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah I'm not really sure why they offer replacement rotors for some motors but not others. It seems strange though I'm sure they have their reasons.
@normcleod3605 ай бұрын
I've done 3 out of 4 of those. Didn't know about the bread, DOH. 😏
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Nice! The bread trick is fun :-)
@dangullik117 күн бұрын
I would use SS barings
@DoRC17 күн бұрын
Stainless can be okay but at least in my experience the problem usually isn't the bearing itself rusting as there's generally a good amount of lubricant in it it's usually contamination getting inside the bearing that causes them to fail and the material the bearings made out of isn't going to help that.
@dangullik116 күн бұрын
@@DoRC I have heard/seen , that the Ceramic should not be good for high speed , its around the bigger motors for electric surfbords and equal, those motors even thou the KV is far less..??
@DoRC16 күн бұрын
I'm not sure. Ceramic bearings are used in some high speed applications though they are also susceptible to damage from contamination so for bashing I really don't think they're much better either.
@PigglyWigglyDeluxe5 ай бұрын
7:41 SAVAGE 😂😂😂
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
:)
@captainchaos30535 ай бұрын
I would disagree about brushless bcing more powerful and i have tons of rebuilt brushed motors i havd one that is 27 years old and still runs perfectly up to 32000rpm
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
For a given size and for amount of power supplied a brushless motor will pretty much always be more powerful. There are two main reasons for that. The first one is that they use neodymium magnets which are more powerful and the other one is that there is no power loss due to The making and breaking of contacts at the brushes themselves. That's not to say that a brush motor can't be powerful because they can be and some are even made with neodymium magnets but brushless inherently is able to use the available power more efficiently.
@captainchaos30535 ай бұрын
@DoRC I see your point and perhaps my experience of motors is just a bit different than yours but I have found that in most instances even though they turn to very high rpms with ease a brushless motor produces less torque for a given wattage. I think they are definitely the way forward for many applications. Maybe newer examples are making more power but my experience is that most rc manufacturers are using high rpm motors with significant gear considerations to achieve the correct power required and avoid the cogging that often befalls them at start up.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@captainchaos3053 hmm maybe. It is also possible though that brushless motors run at higher RPM simply because they can. Brushed motors do have RPM limitations based on the centrifugal force that the mindings can handle and the surface speed that the brushes themselves can handle.
@captainchaos30535 ай бұрын
@DoRC Yeah that is also true. I believe the lack of brushes and therefore frictional heat also helps. In general they can tolerate high current better as there is no arcing which in turn allows for higher voltages and currents than ever thought possible in the hobby. 20years ago a 60v battery and over 200A just would of been so impractical but now it's quite normal. Perhaps that's why people think brushless is more powerful.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@@captainchaos3053 Yeah the amount of power put into these things definitely is a lot higher than it used to be.
@BASSstarlet5 ай бұрын
The motor in my Notorious has a slight bend shaft! Any ideas how to fix it??
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
There aren't really many good options. With the right jig you could probably bend it back but it's unlikely you would get it straight without some sort of custom tooling.
@isaackshirley46955 ай бұрын
What's wrong with the motor when it is harder to spin it and the bearings is good
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
When you say harder to spin what do you mean? Also how are you verifying the bearings are good?
@cjchannel12RC5 ай бұрын
Cool informative video, So did you have an XO-1 at one point? since you have one of their motors i was thinking about buying a stock XO-1 motor for my XO-1 someday. Not like i'm asking you to sell me one of your motors. I should definitely do this whenever i have bad\broken brushless motor.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
I have had a couple of them but I don't think this motor came from one of those. That being said there's nothing really that special about an x-01 motor.
@cjchannel12RC5 ай бұрын
@@DoRC I also think there's not much special about an XO-1 motor, they're a previous gen 1717 Sensorless Traxxas called it the "Big Block" then they built there own that they now sell in the new XO-1's. The reason i was interested i own an XO-1 and it currently has a Castle MMX8s\1717 1,650kv sensored combo. And i like the Black can of the stock motor better than the green that Castle has nowadays.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@cjchannel12 actually no you mention it That motor wasn't out of an x-01. It's just a 1515 size motor so must have been out of a first generation E-Revo or something like that
@cjchannel12RC5 ай бұрын
@@DoRC Oh really? I guess that's cool i remember hearing about when Castle and Traxxas had that perfect partnership before they threw most of it away for proprietary defective ESC. And i mean the VXL-4s to 8s systems most of them go bad or catch fire although i haven't had these issues but others have. The solution in my opinion i think Traxxas should renew their partnership with Castle or better yet start a new partnership with Hobbywing like the other companies do like Arrma, Redcat and Corally
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@cjchannel12 Yeah I'm not really sure they have more failures than any other brand. I feel like if they did they would do something about it because warranty claims would cost them a lot of money. I have personally never had a Traxxas ESC fail and I've probably had a hundred of them
@Macgyver465 ай бұрын
I have spektrum 1900kv motor, when vertical the drive shaft can move up and down a little and hit bottom. Would that be a bearing? Bench tests sound fine.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
There's always going to be a little bit of axial play like that. As long as it's running fine it's not a problem
@Macgyver465 ай бұрын
@DoRC Thanks. Oh they also sell pinion gear pullers on Amazon, had to use one last year because the motor plate was in the way of the grub screw.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@@Macgyver46 Yeah there are a couple that you can buy though I have found that they tend to not work very well. That's just my experience though
@Matty_mccfly5 ай бұрын
Bread has been used in the auto world for a long time.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yup. Learn it from an old school Volkswagen mechanic many years ago.
@bb.ben.g5 ай бұрын
Radio shack?
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Sorry not sure what you're asking here.
@bb.ben.g5 ай бұрын
@@DoRC haha no sorry I wasn't asking anything. I noticed the bottle you used of contact cleaner was from RadioShack!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@@bb.ben.g ah. Yep an oldie but a goodie:)
@Murphys_Law95 ай бұрын
what about one that broke open
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
What do you mean?
@thomaswalton90895 ай бұрын
Funny thing is i used my sister in laws tooth brush last night to clean my car cause i couldnt find an old one lmao
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Nice:)
@PigglyWigglyDeluxe5 ай бұрын
11:52 if you ask Joe at Castle he’ll tell you they repair sensor boards. However, if you ask Linda, she’ll tell you Joe is full of shit and needs to stop saying that. Ask me how I know. 😂😂😂
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Lol. I'll have to find out.
@PigglyWigglyDeluxe5 ай бұрын
1:39 😂😂😂
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
:)
@jstro-hobbytech5 ай бұрын
I coukd fix that sensor. A multimeter in diode mode. Castle motors cost like 100 beans plus tax in nova scotia. That's a horrible iron brother. You shoukd refer people to basic electronics repair instead of fumbling over a lesson. No offense, great video. Get a ksger stm32 oled t12 station. Then you don't have to worry about waiting to change tips. The built in ceramic heaters in low end irons are a pain. I fix electronics for friends and repair game consoles. Microsoldering is a hobby. I use an lcr meter too.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah I could also fix the sensor. The video was aimed more at people who probably wouldn't have the skills or inclination to do so. I wouldn't say the 888 is a horrible iron. It's certainly not high-end but it will do everything the vast majority of people in this hobby need to do. I've been using that iron for both RC and electronics repair for probably 10 years now and it's never let me down. The only issue is is not quite powerful enough for some of the largest connectors that are currently being used.
@jstro-hobbytech5 ай бұрын
@DoRC cool. Sorry if i came off like a know it all. A ksger t12 stm32 oled station from ali will last you forever man. I paid 140cad years ago but they go on sale for 40usd all the time man. I upgraded the handle but didn't need too. I have a jbc station now and would be up for a trade for an old rc if ya wanted. I'd include tons of extra cartridge tips, leds of every type and shape along with some other stuff for repair and new rc parts. It's up to you, I have tens of thousands of leds hahaha. I have a new 2 channel spectrum transmitter as well that I forgot to send back with an axial I bought and returned. I'd even throw in a multimeter if ya wanted a new one. I send electronics learning kits to random people for free but I stopped doing it recently because I'm saving for a road trip down to Utah and some other places. I want to go to some rc comps (as a spectator) along with some swap meets. Even with the exchange rate, rc is a super expensive hobby here compared to the us. I'm building an rc park on my property at some point and might have an open house where I give away a bunch of rcs to get the hobby going around here. Im 45 and retired haha. I have a ton of hobbies and I'm thinking about getting a second engineering degree this fall to pass the time haha.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@jstro-hobbytech I appreciate the offer but I actually have a generic jlb station sitting in a box waiting to be setup. The QS8s I solder need more jam than the 888 can do so this one is 250w:)
@G35Jeesh5 ай бұрын
1:40 😅🤣
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
:)
@make4all20005 ай бұрын
Nice video, girlfriend's toothbrush :))))
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
:)
@RcSpeedFreak-kk8wj5 ай бұрын
Just have some tips when soldering 1 is to use a vice made it so much easier for me and 2 is to say soldering not sardering. Jk Jk.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah I've actually got helping hands a vice and a jig specifically for soldering connectors directly off camera. I just didn't grab any of them. saaaaderr:)
@RcSpeedFreak-kk8wj5 ай бұрын
Yeah I hated to solder until I got a vice and it made my soldering 100% better
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@@RcSpeedFreak-kk8wj I usually use the tools I just get distracted sometimes when I'm filming. Actually making the movie uses probably half of my focus. It's kind of the same reason why I ended up almost melting the one to end bell:/
@michielpoortvliet30035 ай бұрын
My girlfriend always asks me why her toothbrush tastes like brake cleaner. Little she knows. 🙈
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Yeah it can definitely leave a little bit of an aftertaste.
@timmy4539Ай бұрын
I have a way better and way easier way to fix a motor !! If one of mine goes bad i'm just going to send it to you to fix !! Lol
@DoRCАй бұрын
Sounds good :-)
@timmy4539Ай бұрын
@@DoRC 👍👍
@ivanponce96585 ай бұрын
Great tips buddy, hopefully your girlfriend don’t follow you on KZbin 😂
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
She was one of my first subscribers :-)
@meanus015 ай бұрын
Seems like castle motor are crap!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
In my experience they don't really fail any more often than any other motors. It just so happened that the pile of motors I currently have were all castles :-)
@NatesRCclips5 ай бұрын
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉BREAD🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
:)
@torpedoLaw5 ай бұрын
I got the first comment, how about that?
@RcSpeedFreak-kk8wj5 ай бұрын
NO ONE CARES DUDE.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
Nice!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
I do.
@michielpoortvliet30035 ай бұрын
My girlfriend a
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
:)
@scaleworksRC5 ай бұрын
Good tips and that Syncro looks like a lot of fun! I just fried my stock brushed Fazer motor, tried a Tamiya 540, but it's too under powered to be fun. Thankfully, my hobby shop had an exact replacement for about $20. How long do you usually let your Loctite set before a run? I go with a least overnight or 24 hours for speed run stuff. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
It's best to wait a full 24 hours though because of my recording schedule I sometimes don't and sometimes pay the price :)
@scaleworksRC5 ай бұрын
@@DoRC Yep, same here lol
@666cemetaryslut5 ай бұрын
have you ever replaced just a shaft?
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
No. As far as I know shafts alone aren't available and I believe they're pressed in so it would probably be pretty challenging to replace one.
@666cemetaryslut5 ай бұрын
@@DoRC If you can find where to buy a shaft/rotor then for a Castle 2028 or Dynamite DYNS1665 I might need one. I read they both have the same specs
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
@666cemetaryslut only place I'm aware of would be straight from Castle. Did you check their site?
@barbedwirerat6615 ай бұрын
Great tutorial, nice techniques. Do you usually replace your problem motors with new ones, and then just set the old ones aside as future repair projects? There are some brushless motors that have an endbell/plate that isn't removable...or at least does not have any fasteners that hold them on...I don't know if it is just press fit or if there is an adhesive involved. Anyway, do you have any thought on working on those motors for getting bearings in and out? I suppose if that plate is on the shaft end there is probably room to knock the old bearing out from the outside (though if the bearing comes apart the outer race could get jammed in the bore). I guess perhaps these are the cheaper motors so not as big a loss if they can't be fixed.
@DoRC5 ай бұрын
I've got a pretty decent reserve of electronics that I can dig into if I need to so broken motors tend to pile up until I get a chance to sit down and fix all of them. There are some brushless motors that don't have a back end bell and in that case you're pretty much just having to reach down inside them to replace the rear bearing. It can be kind of a pain. Generally speaking with the bread trick the bearing won't come apart so it should be removable that way though getting the bread down there is going to be a little more challenging.