Hey Folks,
I purchased 4 new Solo motors with pods attached. I was somewhat concerned about one of my old motors and decided to buy 4 so I could start a small inventory of Solo parts. (It can take quite a while to get parts from China.) The questionable motor had a different pitch than the other 3, was quite a bit different in the vibration test graph using the vibrate app with MP and when slowly turning it by hand was quite smooth. The other 3 had a more pronounced "cog" or "tick" feel to them.
I received the new motors a couple of days ago. Upon inspection the new motors seemed to have an even more pronounced "cog/tick". Because of this I assumed the more pronounced "cog/tick" was due to the fact that they were brand new. I had also read that they may have made the newer motors a bit better than the first iteration. I decided that I'd go ahead and replace all 4 and keep my used ones for backup.
I went about installing the new pods (quite easily, I might add!). When I got to the last new pod I noticed it had that smooth feel to it as well. The other 3 had a very distinct "cog/tick" to them. I really wanted these motors to be consistent across all four, so at this point I took one of my old motors with the more distinct "cog/tick" and used it to replace the last motor. (and yes, I was careful to insure it was the proper direction!)
I guess the question/information I'm looking for is how should these motors feel? smooth or with the more distinct "cog/tick"? Would you do as I did or would you replace the last one with the new smooth one anyway? Sorry for the lack of correct terminology, as you can tell my experience with electric motors is subpar. My other multi rotors seem to have a pretty smooth "cog/tick" feel to them but it is there, just not nearly as distinct.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks,
Jerry
I purchased 4 new Solo motors with pods attached. I was somewhat concerned about one of my old motors and decided to buy 4 so I could start a small inventory of Solo parts. (It can take quite a while to get parts from China.) The questionable motor had a different pitch than the other 3, was quite a bit different in the vibration test graph using the vibrate app with MP and when slowly turning it by hand was quite smooth. The other 3 had a more pronounced "cog" or "tick" feel to them.
I received the new motors a couple of days ago. Upon inspection the new motors seemed to have an even more pronounced "cog/tick". Because of this I assumed the more pronounced "cog/tick" was due to the fact that they were brand new. I had also read that they may have made the newer motors a bit better than the first iteration. I decided that I'd go ahead and replace all 4 and keep my used ones for backup.
I went about installing the new pods (quite easily, I might add!). When I got to the last new pod I noticed it had that smooth feel to it as well. The other 3 had a very distinct "cog/tick" to them. I really wanted these motors to be consistent across all four, so at this point I took one of my old motors with the more distinct "cog/tick" and used it to replace the last motor. (and yes, I was careful to insure it was the proper direction!)
I guess the question/information I'm looking for is how should these motors feel? smooth or with the more distinct "cog/tick"? Would you do as I did or would you replace the last one with the new smooth one anyway? Sorry for the lack of correct terminology, as you can tell my experience with electric motors is subpar. My other multi rotors seem to have a pretty smooth "cog/tick" feel to them but it is there, just not nearly as distinct.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks,
Jerry