Brushed Motor Break In. Part 2

Continues from last post.

M03 Break In: Bolt brand new motor into M03, Run for 3 hours and 20 minutes in Whangarei Winter 200.

Bushing Break In: Apply Brasso to bushings. run for 3-4 minutes at 3.3v. Clean thoroughly and re oil. You can use this same method for breaking in brushes, just clean regularly and don't apply oil.

Brushed Motor Break In.

Ever wanted to know how to break in a motor? I will not be telling you how you should break in your motor, I will tell you various methods and you can choose for your self.

Method 1: Water dip.

Grab a jar of water. Submerge motor in water completely except for wires. Attach 2-3v power source. Run until brushes are broken in completely. Do Not take out without switching power source off first. Clean Motor with motor spray or co-contact cleaner thoroughly to remove water. Oil Bushings.

Method 2: Dry Run.

Attach motor to 2-3v power source, oil bushings. Leave running 8-12 hours oiling bushings periodically. Clean comm with Brasso and clean motor with motor spray afterwards.

Method 3: Slave Run.

Attach an old motor to new motor via the piece of tube on the end of the motor's shaft. Connect old motor to 2-5v power supply. run for 8-12 hours. Polish comm with brasso. Clean motor with motor spray.

After this all that is left is to install in your car and choose gear ratio, I recommend using a gear ratio that is slightly less than your usual one. And now that you have a new motor with a (hopefully) shiny comm, I recommend cleaning between rounds with brasso. For a gear ratio try, 4.3 or 4.4 FDR.

Also, Clean the bushings and oil them frequently to keep the motor at the top of its speed range.

I will post new and different methods frequently so check back.