Y- vs. D-wound! What's the story?
 

Hi guys,
got a Stampede 4x4 recently and I'm looking into getting a nice motor for it.
Sort of settled on a Neu 1415 with 2000-2200ish kV.
That leaves the 2D and the 1Y.
This motor will run on a MMP and 4S lipo.

So are there any advantages/disadvantages to one of the winding types I may take into consideration since both options are absolutely equal to me?
I do know how the different kinds of windings work, and how the currency flows.
I just can't get behind what different effects that might have.

Wye motors respond well to increased timing, Delta motors do not; in either case the current draw will increase & so will the effective kv rating. This thread is relevant:

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...ight=wye+delta

Well now I'm even less sure which one to take.
Originally I would have leaned towards the 2D because it has a little less kV.
But now that I've read the thread you linked where Bernie said that D-wounds have no place in ground vehicles...

Please someone just tell me which motor of those two to get.
I'm not really interested in using the motor with timing.
I don't want a gazillion miles per hour top speed.
I want torque for wheelies and control in the air for back and/to front flips.
So quick spool up would probably be interesting as well.
Apart from that the motor shouldn't run hot, but that shouldn't be a problem for a Neu 1415 in a 1:10th scale 4wd monster, should it?
I would most likely run it at the lowest possible gearing of 12/54.
12T seems to be the smallest possible for 5mm shaft.

So, mighty RCM crowd, what's your verdict?

Bernie has his opinion, but so do I.

I've been running D wind motors for a while now and have yet to blow up a Castle esc or Tekin. Just yesterday I ran a D wind motor in the RCM CRT.5 with a Castle esc with zero issues. I also ran the Delta motor with 5 degrees of timing instead of the usual 0 degrees of timing, as I was swapping motors during the day.

If Torque is what you seek, then get the Delta.
Quick spool up is with 2 pole motors only.

Get the KV you need... I run several different D winds with no problems (0 and 5 deg. timing)

I'm inclined to agree- any 4 pole motor will have more than enough torque, just get tyhe kv rating which best suits your needs ( regards gearing + voltage = topspeed desired ).

2 pole motors do spool up faster than 4 pole motors, though I can't imagine you'll notice much difference in an MT that you aren't drag racing..

I agree with snell; I've run several Delta-wound motors with success. Actually, I still have a Neu 1512/2D running with an old Quark 125B (which is basically a Gen1 Mamba Max internally) geared for ~40mph, and it still runs fine.

Whatever motor has the KV closest to your needs, if that happens to be a D wind just don't time it past 10 degrees.