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    📝 battery drill motor
    5 years ago by 🇬🇧 John S ( Recruit)
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    Do not worry about the servo motors they are from big old computers with 10 in plus discs .Real old stuff but the motors run as designed with no vibration at all. Put the ex drill motors on the bench with volt meter and ammeter in circuit and do some tests and comparisons .😉

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    📝 battery drill motor
    5 years ago by 🇬🇧 John S ( Recruit)
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    Some ex. drill motors have similar specs to commercial model boat motors . Particularly older cheaper drills. I remove the brass gear with a small puller. My 54 in Cervia Tug is powered by an Ex servo motor from a computer drive . No gearbox direct drive. 24 vdc motor but I run on 12 v lead gel cells.
    No need to worry about weight , this type of boat requires a lot of ballast.😉

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