Upcoming Castle Outrunner Motors

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by Metallover

+1, it said first quarter 2009. It's the third quarter now.

Yeah, we know. One of the issues is that the demand for the Monster motors exceeded our expectations. The other issue is that we have been tweaking the designs for particular helicopter applications (TRX 600, 450, 700, etc.)

[Metallover]

Will these be out by the end of the year?

How does the magnet grade in the outrunners compare to the magnet grade you use in the inrunners?

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by Metallover

Will these be out by the end of the year?

How does the magnet grade in the outrunners compare to the magnet grade you use in the inrunners?

We are shooting for late July/ early Aug now for delivery of a small number of the motors -- the full line should be available by the end of the year.

There are several magnet grades we are using, and the magnet grades change from diameter to diameter on the motors (they are optimized by motor size.)

They are ALL better grade magnets than are used by currently available outrunners on the market. There are those who claim that they have "BETTER" magnets that handle more heat -- don't buy into the BS hype. We've tested their magnets, and they are not as good as the magnets we are using.

ALSO -- we are using better laminations (M19 and M21 grade .2mm lams in most motors), better aluminum, better bearings, better copper (in some motors we are using 240C rated wire -- nobody else in the industry spends the extra $$$ for higher quality wire...) We are not trying to compete with the Chinese motors -- these will be top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art motors. We are sparing no expense to make the best quality motors in the industry.

[johnrobholmes]

Can't wait to see what you get finalized.

[TexasSP]

A TRex 700 motor sounds like a beast for sure!

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

A TRex 700 motor sounds like a beast for sure!

Video of Tim Jones flying a TREX700 with a Phx-110HV and the (prototype) Castle motor:

http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=...e=timje700.wmv

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by Pdelcast

Video of Tim Jones flying a TREX700 with a Phx-110HV and the (prototype) Castle motor:

http://video.helifreak.com/?subpath=...e=timje700.wmv

That sucks, you have to be logged in to view the vid. Does he have a you tube or photobucket link?

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

That sucks, you have to be logged in to view the vid. Does he have a you tube or photobucket link?

Sorry, I can't. The video is copyrighted.

[Arct1k]

Can't tell if it works but try this:

http://www.helifreak.com/forum/video...9/timje700.wmv

[DLS II]

Shucks, video "not found on this server". Question: will they have "movable" shafts so they can be set up to drive off both ends? Thanks, Don

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by DLS II

Shucks, video "not found on this server". Question: will they have "movable" shafts so they can be set up to drive off both ends? Thanks, Don

No, but they will have a mount that will allow driving a prop off the back of the motor.

[Pdelcast]

BTW: Tim gets about 4 minutes of flight time off the 12S 5000mah 40C battery. 5HP average, 12HP peaks. Over 200A under high load maneuvers, about 15A hover.

[MetalMan]

Originally Posted by Pdelcast

No, but they will have a mount that will allow driving a prop off the back of the motor.

I think his idea here is to attach a drive cup to each end of the shaft, so the motor could be placed in the center of a car/truck/buggy without any reduction. What we call "direct-drive-to-diff".

[sikeston34m]

Provided the shaft is not a press fit alone.

Provided the shaft has set screws, then it is moveable or replaceable.

Just looking at the pictures, I believe mods are possible.

I'm just waiting for them to be released.

[DLS II]

Yes, I believe I attached some pics previously in this thread. Don