Mabuchi 540 motor

[tomato53]

Does anyone know weather a Mabuchi 540 motor, that is a sealed siver can, is a 25t or not because I bought a motor that said on the packet "Mabuchi 25t Motor" but on the motor itself it has a little series of numbers and letters that are identical to my other Mabuchi 540.

What I'm trying to get at is, Is a mabuchi 540 the same as a 25t
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Tom Massey

[Jim Spencer]

Hi

It's been a long time since used one of these, but yes I think you can get a 25T Mabuchi, in fact if memory serves me right there are / were several different winds knocking around.

However you would perhaps be better asking this question in the 1/12 oval section, as 1/12 circuit racing doesn't use these motors.

Jim

[Mark Stiles]

If the motor has this stamped on the can;

MADE IN CHINA
RS540SH
TD079 x 22

Then it is a 22 turn mabuchi (the best you can buy for 1/12th oval racing. These motors are quicker in reverse, so connect it to your esc the wrong way. It will have a duller can than the 25T motor.

If the can is really shiny, its probably one of the 25T motors you get in a mardave kit. These aren't much cop for racing, as they're much slower than the 22T

[Jonny_H]

What's a Tamiya 540 then?

I had it in my head it was a 30x1, but perhaps that was wrong...

Whatever, my 10L3 kicks donkey with one on small carpet tracks - about 44 mmpr on six cells!

[Mark Stiles]

I don't know, but on 4 cells, the mabuchi 22T motors are quicker than a 27T stock because if its lower turns.

[tomato53]

So let me get this right.

The Mabuchi 540 is ok for racing and the mardave 540 is not much cop?

tom

[Mark Stiles]

yep, but this is in 1/12th OVAL racing, you'll never keep up using one in 1/12th CIRCUIT!