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Motor Heatsink
motors)
28mm diameter motors (Mega 16/x/x,
Hacker B40, etc)
Hacker B40 heatsink
Hacker B40 heatsink
Kontronik KK480 heatsink
GWS Speed 400c heatsink
(GW/EHS-400) (blue color)
Sparrow Products 28mm heatsink
36mm diameter motors (Hacker B50,
Kontronik 500/600, etc)
Hacker B50 heatsink
Kontronik KK600 heatsink
The Mega 22/20/3H has the shaft extending out the backside for mounting a small fan using a
5mm prop adapter instead of a heatsink. A fan can be made by modifying a Maxx Products
MPIACC328. Cut off the top part of the prop adapter so the prop adapter looks like a cylinder
with a disc attached. Next, disassemble a small computer fan to extract the fan portion, and
epoxy the fan to the top of the prop adapter.
Be careful of motor amp ratings. These are usually specified for airplanes in a tractor prop con-
figuration where the propeller blows air directly onto the motor. In a helicopter, there is no
forced air cooling, so the same motor will only handle about half the max amp rating or less.
Most brushless motors use neodymium magnets. These magnets will lose their magnetization
when operated at temperatures over 70C/158F to 120C/248F depending on magnet type.
Therefore, it is important to keep the motor temperature below about 150F (by using a heat-
sink) to avoid demagnetizing the motor magnets.
Some brushless motors use samarium cobalt magnets (Astroflight, etc). These magnets will
lose their magnetization above 250C/482F, so overheating is less of a concern with these
magnets. The Hacker C40/C50 series is the same as the B40/B50 series except the C40/C50
series has a built-in heatsink so no additional heatsink is necesary. The Hacker B40/B50
series require an additional heatsink available for $15.
The easiest way to install a Hacker B40/B50 heatsink onto a motor is to use a drill bit that is
slightly larger than the gap in the heatsink, and press the base (not the spiral side) of the drill
bit into the gap to force it open, then slip the motor inside. This technique works extremely well.
To install a B40 heatsink onto a Mega 16/15/3, you should use a 4mm drill bit.
Motors are listed from mild to powerful. Please note that I have no experience with most of
these motors therefore the ordering should only be considered a rough guide, and not absolute
oracle. In general the lower Kv motors with a larger pinion are milder and better for duration fly-
ing, and the higher Kv motors with smaller pinions are better for sport/aerobatic flying.
For more info on motors and pinion sizes, I recommend searching the RC Groups electric heli-
copter and micro helicopter forums for people's opinions on various motor and pinion combina-
tions.
30.2.3. Other characteristics
30.2.3.1. Motor quality
Technical Appendix
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