Dive bomber
Newbie
So my motor broke and I just need a decent cheap motor to get me up and running. And maybe something that can last a little while
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What is a good Amazon brushed crawler motor?
- Thread starter Dive bomber
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One of the very few products from Integy I would recommend are their motors. They are well built and they last.
cul8tr
Quarry Creeper
Holmes Hobbies trail or crawl master sport motors.
Amazon is the worst place to shop for RC parts IMHO (not the best prices and multiple multiple multiple duplicate listings).
Amain is a great retailer and has most of Holmes Hobbies sport motors that come in around $15-$22 and $2.99 shipping (just dont get a Retro Sport, those are for go fasts). If you need recommendations on which specific sport motor to go with just let us know.
EDIT: Its worth noting there are knock offs of these motors out there so its best to buy from reputable retailers (again not Amazon)
www.amainhobbies.com
Amain is a great retailer and has most of Holmes Hobbies sport motors that come in around $15-$22 and $2.99 shipping (just dont get a Retro Sport, those are for go fasts). If you need recommendations on which specific sport motor to go with just let us know.
EDIT: Its worth noting there are knock offs of these motors out there so its best to buy from reputable retailers (again not Amazon)
Search for: holmes hobbies sport - AMain Hobbies
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Couldn't agree more!Amazon is the worst place to shop for RC parts IMHO (not the best prices and multiple multiple multiple duplicate listings).
Amain is a great retailer and has most of Holmes Hobbies sport motors that come in around $15-$22 and $2.99 shipping (just dont get a Retro Sport, those are for go fasts). If you need recommendations on which specific sport motor to go with just let us know.
EDIT: Its worth noting there are knock offs of these motors out there so its best to buy from reputable retailers (again not Amazon)
Search for: holmes hobbies sport - AMain Hobbies
Amazon sucks. You may or may not get a fake product.
Holmes Hobby Sport motors are great budget motors.
The great Integy motors supposedly got worse over the years. There used to be a thread on that. Going off of memory here.
holms hobbies cheap and work great about the same price maybe a doller or 2 more as the other cheap motors but work better
not that the cheap chinese motors are bad but john is a great guy and makes great motors
that doller or 2 goes to innovate in other areas like brushless motors and am32 opensorce programing for escs
it goes directly back in to our hobby
not that the cheap chinese motors are bad but john is a great guy and makes great motors
that doller or 2 goes to innovate in other areas like brushless motors and am32 opensorce programing for escs
it goes directly back in to our hobby
hnoroian
Quarry Creeper
Assuming 1/10 scale so 540 or 550?
The motors are quite good.
But spend a few more $ for Holmes. Just the bearings in the can compared to the bushings are worth it for longevity. But go through a hobby store like Holmes Hobbies or Amain for them. There are lots of knock offs from other sellers I hear/read.
The motors are quite good.
But spend a few more $ for Holmes. Just the bearings in the can compared to the bushings are worth it for longevity. But go through a hobby store like Holmes Hobbies or Amain for them. There are lots of knock offs from other sellers I hear/read.
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Dive bomber
Newbie
Ok, thanks
HAY dont forget to post up a pic or 2
pics are like crack there only good for about 30 seconds and ya want another one
FWIW. I Picked up a RHINO ESC last fall. Wanted a cheap but useable outrunner for it.
After a bit of research, I decided to roll the dice. I bought a 2815 Surpass Hobby Outrunner Drone Motor, which had a 4.5mm shaft I think it was. May have been a 5mm output shaft onit. At any rate, I set it up In a simple mount, then used a file and took the shaft down to 3.175mm. Took about 5 maybe 10 minutes of lightly running the motor using the trim control to spin it steady, then just rode the file and measured it with my calipers for size until it was good.
Motor was 16.00 I think it was. Strong motor, gobs of torque, runs silent and was cheap.
I haven't been able to use it much so I can't say much about longevity, long term build duality, but overall for 16.00 its a nice lil outrunner motor that you should be able to find on Amazon. I got mine from Ali Express.
After a bit of research, I decided to roll the dice. I bought a 2815 Surpass Hobby Outrunner Drone Motor, which had a 4.5mm shaft I think it was. May have been a 5mm output shaft onit. At any rate, I set it up In a simple mount, then used a file and took the shaft down to 3.175mm. Took about 5 maybe 10 minutes of lightly running the motor using the trim control to spin it steady, then just rode the file and measured it with my calipers for size until it was good.
Motor was 16.00 I think it was. Strong motor, gobs of torque, runs silent and was cheap.
I haven't been able to use it much so I can't say much about longevity, long term build duality, but overall for 16.00 its a nice lil outrunner motor that you should be able to find on Amazon. I got mine from Ali Express.
Going to parrot the group here. Steer clear of the Amazon motors (You never really know what you're getting unless it's a direct Amazon Store by a reputable shop).
The Holmes Hobbies Brushed motors are really hard to beat price wise. I have 3 of them, sitting as spares now as I've converted over to Brushless. But for the $$ They just are damn hard to beat.
The Holmes Hobbies Brushed motors are really hard to beat price wise. I have 3 of them, sitting as spares now as I've converted over to Brushless. But for the $$ They just are damn hard to beat.
The worst thing about Amazon is all of the blatantly fake crap that is on there. There seems to be zero accountability by Amazon regarding this issue. My chosen ecosystem for power tools is Milwaukee; you have an 80% chance of getting cheaply copied products. It is almost 100% for batteries; worse than they being branded knock-offs, they are often fire hazards.
With that, I am not sure why anyone would try to sell Intetgy-branded knock-offs, so you are likely good to buy their motors from Amazon.
With that, I am not sure why anyone would try to sell Intetgy-branded knock-offs, so you are likely good to buy their motors from Amazon.
integy motors are probably the same chinese motors there using to make fake holms hobbies motors out of
cul8tr
Quarry Creeper
Just curious what turn motor are you looking for?
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