anyone wear out a motor?

[Sid nguyen]

i'm trying to decide on buying another solo as a spare for parts. so far i only crashed once and lost a couple of propellers. i read that motors are replaced every 800 hours. has anyone had to replace theirs due to wear? i was going to save up for the mavic. but i'm having so much fun with the solo

 

[Adam L]

I think you should buy another solo for parts and here's why:

- Two solos are still cheaper than a mavic
- If you look on Amazon, buying four spare motors is more expensive than buying a Solo that's on sale
- Motors WILL wear out eventually, it's good to have peace of mind.

 

[LAK-USA]

Actually, the motor BEARINGS are the primary wear components under normal operation. These should be replaced as required as a set (two bearings per motor) not the entire motor. Just measure your bearings (smaller one is a 4mm X 9mm X 4mm) with a micrometer & buy good quality bearing. You can buy 20 4x9x4 for <$10 but you'll get crappy bearings.

Anyone find a GOOD, cost effective source for ceramic bearings?

 

[pious_greek]

Read this thread, they discuss bearings and motor upgrades, and mention some tips on how to replace bearings.

Motors Swapped to T-Motor 2216-12 800kV

 

[Maddog]

Where did you read that motors are replaced at 800 hours? I've never heard that about Solo.
It doesn't have any "time-limited" parts.

 

[Sid nguyen]

my bad. page 78 of owners manual states 150 hrs

 

[pyrate]

get you some T-motors when you are out of warranty
never had one fail, but did have really bad balanced ones, and I ruined a couple with sand

 

[Maddog]

my bad. page 78 of owners manual states 150 hrs

Thanks Sid- I never noticed that before.

 

[CheapoHeli]

Alot of T-motor swaps i've read about are "just in case".

Use your $300 like a $300 drone. Buy 2 in case one wears out? The 3dr represents an amazing deal but its not like you can't get the phantom 3 standard for $80 more.. Lets not forget it comes with a camera/gimbal.

There's always a deal. Enjoy the fact you get to fly and if you wear out your motors before something else better comes along then you're a commercial user and have the wrong setup.

Alot of older forum members who see a $300 3DR as disposable compared to the $1,000 + they have in theirs.. Bottom line is they have $1,000's in a $300 drone not the other way around.

 

[yt lee]

If motor is what you wanted, just buy few motor and put in storage. 2216 is very common motor and very easy to find. The real McCoy is about $30, good clones are about $10 each. Discounted sales about $4 each.