bcredneck

i just bought a atomik fireball micro 370 motor for my lighthawk igniter and i have less than half the speed of my stock silver can
i broke it in right im using the stock 11 pinion insead of the 13 i need for the stock motor to get grip i cant even do doughnuts old motor made it spin like crazy
this motor is a 28 turn the old one was a 30 *** is going on

bcredneck

also I hand wound my old com to 18 turns and im thinking of puting that into my new motor if it cant be fixed

Northern Mike

What scale is that rc?
370/380 motor can be a bit small for a 1/10.

bcredneck

1/18 i would never use a 370 in a 1/10

collector1231

My Feedback: (1)

How did you break in the motor? That could be the whole problem.

bcredneck

i broke it in at low speed no pinion ran 2 packs thru it took all day

collector1231

My Feedback: (1)

That is proper. Do you know how many RPMs the old motor had?

bcredneck

no it was just some random stock silver can when i unwound the com it was a 30t single the brushes
are gone but rewound 18t its way faster than stock or the atomik i may throw it in my new can

bcredneck

when i say the brushes are gone i mean theres only copper strips left

bcredneck

well i finally took it apart and im pissed the com is way shorter than a normal 370 the brushes are almost dead already the bushings are shot and the slots in the com where packed with copper ive been in this hobby for 8 years and have never seen a motor wear out that fast ever i broke it in the same way i always have
the damb thing has only run 2 1/2 packs and its almost garbage
one of the brushes was even put in at a angle i will NEVER buy anything from atomik again in dont care if it was only $10 its crap and proves they dont care about there name
ive seen motors last longer when there owners dont even bother with break in
so i put in my hand wound 18t com and old bushings and it flys at least till the brushes quit probley soon the way there going

collector1231

My Feedback: (1)

Huh, very odd indeed. Did you get in touch with Atomik Support and see if you could get a replacement?

bcredneck

no i only paid $10 for it and i got a new set of brushes so i can keep driving my rc next time ill get a better motor