ORIGINAL: Bustabloodklaart was going to ... buy an eflite 160 for my 2 meter Capiche 140
Here is a bit more info on F3A motors:
LiPolice LPA-F3A-5030-210KV, 580g, Kv 210, 7T, 28 pole
OK Hobby Infinite A5030-210 (For F3A), 580g, Kv 210, 7T, 28 pole
Mega Power TAURUS MPA5030-210KV (F3A), 580g, Kv 210, 7T, 28 pole
-THESE F3A MOTORS ARE ALL <u>
COMPLETELY IDENTICAL</u>, EVEN ON THE OUTSIDE -THEY ARE JUST DIFFERENT COLOURS ...
<span style="font-size: small"> -They arebasically the same 28 pole motor as a Hacker A60-22 S, Kv 215
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Turnigy F3A SK3 Competition Series 28 Pole Outrunner, 590g, Kv 240, 6T, 28pole
-WILL BE ALMOST IDENTICAL TOTHREE MOTORS ABOVE, EXCEPT IT IS A 6T MOTOR, AND HAS KV 240 ...
-OF COURSE, IT IS MADE IN THE SUNRAY FACTORY AS WELL -SO WILL BE IDENTICAL INTERNALLY TO OTHERS
-IT IS JUST COSMETICALLY DIFFERENT,WITH THE REAR END HOUSING MACHINED TO DIFFERENT SHAPE(FRONT HOUSING IS IDENTICAL ...)
<span style="font-size: small">-This is basically the same 28 pole motor as a Hacker A60-20 S V2, Kv 245
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Torque F3A "Silver Bullet", 580g, Kv 220, 7T, 28 pole
Shulman Aviation FURY 60/67-230 "F3A", 590g, Kv 230, 28 pole
-THESE TWO ARE ALSO BASICALLY IDENTICAL, THEY LOOK IDENTICAL EXTERNALLY, EXCEPT SHULMAN MOTOR HAS KV 230 ...
-BOTH AGAIN MADE BY SUNRAY ...
-THEIR OUTSIDE APPEARANCE HAS JUST BEEN COPIED FROM THE PLETTENBERG XTRA / ADVANCE F3A MOTORS
<span style="font-size: small">-They are basically the same 28 pole motor as a Hacker A60-22 S, Kv 217 (Torque);or Hacker A60-20 S, Kv 245 (Fury)
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Sunray also make:
Apache X60-9T-Acro-Competition, 570g, Kv215, 9T, 20 pole
Apache X60-8T-Acro-Competition, 570g, Kv230, 8T, 20 pole
-WHICH LOOK IDENTICAL TO TORQUE / SHULMAN FURY, BUT ARE 20 POLE MOTORS (EVIDENTLY ...)
-These Apache motors are also sold by SLOWFLYER.CH in Switzerland -
http://www.slowflyer.ch</p>
And finally, for completeness, Sunray also make the: Lipotech GTAR25 F3A motor (Italy)</p>
Also very similar to all these above F3A motors (and also probably identical internally), and ALSO made by Sunray Tech, are:
Hacker A60-24 S V2 28pole, Kv 195,
Hacker A60-22 S V2 28pole, Kv 217
Hacker A60-20 S V2 28pole, Kv 245
-THESE MOTORS ALSO WEIGH 595g -JUST LIKE ALL THE ABOVE F3A MOTORS -Just choose the Kv you want ...
-OF COURSE THESE A-60 S HACKER MOTORS ARE MADE IN THE SAME SUNRAY FACTORY, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHERS ...
-Torque, Shulman FURY, LiPolice, Megapower, Turnigy SK3, Apache, etc etc
I suppose there is possibly theGens ACE Mars 5953 225KV motor(-also made by Sunray) -also 590g, has about right Kv, however it is 14 pole rather than 28 pole -the smaller Gens Ace 5943 motordoes not have adequate power for a 2m plane,but this bigger 5953 motor might well have enough power -See:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11...m.htm#11457315
The Hacker Q60-7M F3A motor,is MUCH more expensive than all the above motors ($540 -and $622 in UK) -and anyway is just basically a copy of the Plettenberg Xtra 30-10 -with a purple colour on the outside, and a slightly different rear end housing.
Pics show: 1, Apache X60-8T / 9T-Acro-Competition (identical appearance toE-F Torque and Shulman F3A motors); 2, 3, Turnigy F3ASK3 Competition motor; 4,Gens ACE Mars 5953 motor; 5, Hacker A60-24 S motor
<span style="font-size: medium">NOTE: THE TurnigyF3A SK3 MOTOR HAS <u>
EXACTLY</u> THE SAME FRONT HOUSING AND THREADED SHAFT ASTHE LIPOLICE, OK HOBBY INFINITE AND MEGAPOWER F3A MOTORS ...
-AND ALSO HAS THE SAME THREADED SHAFT AS THE HACKER A60-S AND THE GENS ACE MOTOR ...
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<span style="font-size: medium">-DIAGNOSTIC OF A SUNRAY-MADE MOTOR ...?</span></p>