Micro Stronger Tail

[enduser]

I thought going easy on the right rudder would make my brushed tail motor last longer, apparently not. I thought life expectancy for the tail motor is at least 3 weeks. I guess not. My previous tail motor lasted 3 days. Previous to that, the tail motor lasted 11 days. Previous to that, it lasted almost a month.

Before going brushless on the tail, I decided to try a 7 mm tail motor. I ordered a Blade 120 SR tail set and a Nine Eagles 328A tail set. If they're both the same, I found a cheap tail set at myrcmart.com for $2.99

If anyone has or has tried a 7 mm brushed tail motor, how long do they last ?

 

[Lee]

Hi Enduser, Welcome to the forum. Go to the intro section and tell us a bit about yourself. Funny enough my 7mm motor today started to show signs of dying. So i got it in May, its had a tonne of use and abuse, and its lasted 6 months. It worked very well for holding the tail up until today.

 

[enduser]

Hi Enduser, Welcome to the forum. Go to the intro section and tell us a bit about yourself. Funny enough my 7mm motor today started to show signs of dying. So i got it in May, its had a tonne of use and abuse, and its lasted 6 months. It worked very well for holding the tail up until today.

Thanks. I should've mentioned that it'll be for my Walkera Genius CP. If I could average more than a month on the 7mm tail motor, I'll be happy.

 

[enduser]

The Blade 120 SR tail motor I ordered came in today and I was disappointed. It is 8.5 mm in diameter with a weight of 6.5 grams. It's huge. My Genius CP tail motor is 6 mm and 2 grams. I took a motor from an old helicopter, a King Cobra G3 (similar to the Syma S107G), which is 7 mm and 3 grams. I'll try that and observe what kind of life span it has.

 

[enduser]

An update: The 7 mm tail motor I put on lasted 2 days short of 3 full months, and it was a used motor. Average number of flights per day is 3.

It took a while, but HobbyKing.com is finally stocking parts for their Turnigy FBL100. It's tail motor holder is useful for 7 mm motors (the tail motor holder is intended for 2 mm tail booms).

 

[Lee]

I get my tail motors and holders from Hawk-RC they have everything you need for micro helis

 

[Island Breeze]

Hmmmm! Would this saying also go with the Mini CP. I have to worry about motor not lasting also.

 

[Lee]

Any heli with a brushed tail motor has a limited life span, before you will need to change it out. You'll know when, as the tail will not hold the heli anymore.

 

[enduser]

Hmmmm! Would this saying also go with the Mini CP. I have to worry about motor not lasting also.

The 7 mm diameter motor can go with any heli 50 grams and under. The Mini CP is very similar to my Genius CP.

 

[Island Breeze]

I will keep that in mind when it comes down to it. Thanks.