waynemia

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I have a FlyZone Piper. Went out today with a new transmitter setup. Short story, bent motor shaft. This is the second one. Replacements are $13 at Tower BUT! anyway to do something about these bent ones? Any ideas of what to do with them other than throw them out?

These are 380 size brushed motors.

OK, I did crash so it is my fault .

I guess I could turn them into tatoo guns and sell them at the prison?

Oh, any ideas about a cheaper sub would be OK too.

Thanks,
Wayne

Time Pilot

Never heard of anyone replacing a bent motor shaft in a 'cheap' canned motor. They really aren't designed to be taken apart and fixed.

If you want a plug-and-play substitute, can't help you with that. The 380 (AKA Speed 400) motors are quite abundant and you can find them in quite a few places. The motors aren't all the same even though they may look the same on the outside. You want a motor that will swing a 6x4 or 7x3 prop on whatever battery you are using (voltage).

Looking at a picture of the replacement motor though, the shaft looks quite long. How much of it sticks out of the can?

-pkh-

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Same here, never heard of replacing shafts in the cheap canned motors.

Glacier Girl

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JRickey

It can be done. Take the shaft out of the motor and out of the housing bell. Roll the shaft on a flat steel surface. I use my table saw table. Take a rubber mallet and hit the shaft while rolling it on the surface, concentrating on the obvious bent area. If the mallet won't do it, take a piece of soft flat wood like fir and roll the shaft between the steel surface and wood while hitting it with a hammer. Use harder wood as needed. This is what I do and also use it on the inner shaft of my heli.

JRickey

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TallDoode

LOL @ Glacier Girl!

I have to agree with most people here. I usually consider brushed motors disposable and when I goof one, I replace it with brushless for better performance. I have tried to straighten shafts with mixed results. If they are not too bent, I can hammer them out and still fly until I can make it to the hobby shop.

Cheers,

dave