Motor temp about 110F

[wsalopek]

My motors (all 4) get to about 110F (75F ambient outside temp) after just a few minutes of flight...at 110F, I can hold the motor between my fingers, but if it was just a little hotter, I couldn't.

Is that a normal motor temp for the Solo?

My Phantom stays pretty cool...nowhere NEAR the temp of the Solo. Other multi-rotors I've built about the same as the Phantom.

Thanks...

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Bill

 

[RichWest]

Heat is friction...oil the bearings and see if that cools them down a bit. If you are flying full tilt or just hovering, you should expect some heat build up. If normal flying, then you need to watch them.

 

[wsalopek]

Oil...yeah.

Well...these motors are brand new (as far as I know)...wouldn't think they'd need oiled...in fact, I've never oiled any of my multirotor motors (a mistake?)

Anyway, I'd love to know what temps others are getting.

Thanks...

 

[pyrate]

I know my t-motors run cooler than my stock 3drs

 

[Marich]

Yep, they'll get hot. No real worries.
Only if you notice one gets hotter than the rest should you be concerned.

 

[wsalopek]

Yep, they'll get hot. No real worries.
Only if you notice one gets hotter than the rest should you be concerned.

Thanks Marich.

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Bill

 

[SARDG]

...Anyway, I'd love to know what temps others are getting...

110-120 in low-mid 90s ambient temp.

 

[wsalopek]

110-120 in low-mid 90s ambient temp.

OK...well....it sounds like my motors are "normal", even if they do run hotter than any motors I've used in the past.

Thanks Sardg,

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Bill