Forum

Brushed to Brushless upgrade

"...So would you say that if you made something like my HMS Cottesmore (1/48 scale) and was to run it at more realistic speed it would be better to use brushed motors?..." 1 - Do what you are happiest with, and experiment to learn more...! 2 - Brushless are a more efficient motor type, use a more advanced technology, and will probably supersede brushed technology at some point. They are being used more and more often in . I expect that we will eventually move to them 100%. 3 - I don't know your particular model, but if you moved to brushless you would get more power and a longer running time out of the same batteries - though maybe not enough to notice...? 4 - If you want to maintain slow running, you might think about gearing the brushless down, or using a Sensor motor. Both of these options involve extra cost, and you might not find the performance advantage worth while. Sensor prices seem to be coming down, so that might be something to think about for the future. That's probably what I would use if I were making a big slow-speed model at the moment...

5 years ago by DodgyGeezer