Blueprinting UL-1 Motor Wires

[ray schrauwen]

Yep, the problem is that most everyone was running 445's, 545's, H5's, and I even heard of an H7!!! Tough crowd last weekend!! lol!!

I've been running this do-hickey for some time now and haven't burnt up any wires. No mods to the motor itself. Motor is as-manufactured. Just slips over the end bell.

BTW Ray - You've got yourself one heck of a great lady to put up with the ESC stink all the way home! My wife almost made me drop a boat hull in the garbage at the gas station one trip!

See ya!
Pete

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Yes I do sir, she is tops! She even helps me build! I need to make one of those end bell coolers, pretty slick Pete.

[Shooter]

Thanks guys. Yes, I machined it on the mill with a saw cutter. Took 3 stinkin hours! There is a separate thread on it... 'Endbell Heat Sink'. Didn't mean to hijack Tony's thread.....just wanted to mention other ways of addressing the wire insulation issue.

[Brushless55]

just wanted to bump this thread as I lost a UL-1 motor this past weekend during our finals .....
not sure if quality has dipped but the motor had 2 or 3 laps for testing a few weeks ago then Sat. it went up in smoke going into lap 3 during the first heat of the day...

[ray schrauwen]

I'm starting to wonder the same thing. Maybe the 1800kv motor will work better, that's what I might try.

[Doug Smock]

just wanted to bump this thread as I lost a UL-1 motor this past weekend during our finals .....
not sure if quality has dipped but the motor had 2 or 3 laps for testing a few weeks ago then Sat. it went up in smoke going into lap 3 during the first heat of the day...

What class, set up etc?

[ray schrauwen]

For me LSH, I have melted 3 motors in my PTSS and haven't finished a race in a while. Of course I could be guilty of too much prop and not enough setup/pond time. I'm sticking with a 42mm prop from now on.

[photohoward1]

When are we going to admit that those motors suck. I have gone to a nue 1515/1y in all my spec setups. More reliable and better built.

My 20 SGX rigger clicked at 63mph on an H7 and 120 seaking. 85 degrees on the motor.

I think we made a big mistake picking cheap motors. I have burned up too many. We all would have saved money by buying better quality from the start.

[ray schrauwen]

AGREE! That would kinda make it P-sport hydro then sort of but, unless they are handing out spec props for LSH these motors are costing too much imo. A Castle 1515 1Y would be not too bad also. With spec props, all you have to tech is the diameter I mean, nothing over XXmm in diameter and the CD has a Template to check. You can work it any way you want and have any pitch you want just not over a specific diameter, just a thought.

When are we going to admit that those motors suck. I have gone to a nue 1515/1y in all my spec setups. More reliable and better built.

My 20 SGX rigger clicked at 63mph on an H7 and 120 seaking. 85 degrees on the motor.

I think we made a big mistake picking cheap motors. I have burned up too many. We all would have saved money by buying better quality from the start.

[Doby]

Here we go.....

[LuckyDuc]

I replaced a UL-1 motor I had in my LSH for the last 2 yrs with a new one at the beginning of summer. It only lasted 3 runs before frying on the same setup as the 2 yr old motor. I put the 2 yr old UL-1 motor back in and haven't had a problem since doing that.

[LuckyDuc]

Here we go.....

Where's the dead horse emoticon?

[T.S.Davis]

Not my yob.

[Doug Smock]

I replaced a UL-1 motor I had in my LSH for the last 2 yrs with a new one at the beginning of summer. It only lasted 3 runs before frying on the same setup as the 2 yr old motor. I put the 2 yr old UL-1 motor back in and haven't had a problem since doing that.

Hey Sean,
That sucks. Hope that isn't the new norm.

[properchopper]

While I really want to cautiously avoid "stirring the pot" on this topic, I'm sitting on a mountain of shared experience in the P-Ltd realm in which the AQ2030 motor is the bread-and-butter powerplant and there seems that some "discussion" may be warranted regarding the durability of later-model versions of this motor.

[T.S.Davis]

Make sure you let Grim know this.

I hope this isn't the norm too. I just replaced my working LSO motor last night and have a race this Sunday. That would be a season killer for me.