1717 Repair Kits

[brian015]

Originally Posted by sikeston34m

That statement is true.

Kv rating of any motor is not established by the rotor.

Kv rating is a result of the number of turns in the wind.

OK - but Castle has only made a 1717 with two kv ratings (1580 and 1650) - does it work with both of those motors?

The answer that has been established by the President of Castle Creations in this thread is "NO".

I don't know why you are trying to respond to me with some technicality - the bottom line is that if someone buys this for the 1650kv version, they're not going to be very happy. And your eBay ad is still misleading.

[bigblkblazin]

Its only sense that if the stators are the same , The rotor will work . However your motor will be gimped . At least thats what castle support explained when i begged for a repair kit.

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by sikeston34m

That statement is true.

Kv rating of any motor is not established by the rotor.

Kv rating is a result of the number of turns in the wind.

That's not exactly true.

The kV is inversely proportional to flux in the air gap, so weaker magnets = higher kV, stronger magnets = lower kV.

And by the same token, smaller air gap = higher air gap flux = lower kV, and larger air gap = lower air gap flux = high kV

[Pdelcast]

And the new 1717 is completely different -- different stator, different rotor diameter, etc.