? about rebuilding 12t mod motors

[luvesia]

Im sort of a newbie to the cleaning rebuilding
and fixxin motors so yesterday i got out my
old 12t turn motor from reedy and a torn up
12t motor from orion i put the armature from
the orion in the reedy i havent got to test it
because of the rain but anyway will the orion
armature affect the performance of my reedy
motor if so is there a site where i can get reedy armatures?


thank you

[Demon-TC3]

what reedy armature is it?
If it is the KR some guy is sellin them Dirt cheap on ebay..somethin like 14 dollars for a new armature...
also new motors for like 30 dollars (again reedy KR).
If the windings of the motor are the same then performance should be similar.
obviously there is a ton of other variables which also effect motor performannce , to give you an idea, the mass of the armature, the distance between the armature and the mags, the strength of the mags, the brushes used, timing, condition of bearings, and also can and armature design all play rolls in performance...
If your only bashing (which i assume you are) as long as the armatures are the same wind they should perform closely to each other.

[luvesia]

the reedy is a plat and the
orion is a pro ball bearing

[highroller]

The armatures are from different motors and typcially the Orion (TOP version) isn't setup to a Yokomo can. It will work but it's not legal in organized racing. You can get replacement armatures from Associated direct or through some of the aftermarket OEM motor builders like Fantom (Stormer Hobbies), Putnam Motors, KC Racing, Kisbey Motors etc.
When purchasing the Fantom replacement armatures they wound ones for each of the Reedy cans one is a Ti, KR and PT.
Also many motors builders will use a different pattern in winding the armature mark the original position of endbell to can. Put a mark on one endbell retaining screw and a corresponding mark on motor can so you are sure of the correct timing or rotation when reassembling motor. To test the rotation attach a pinion to it and run at 1-2 volts, pinion should rotate counter clockwise, if it's rotating clockwise - loosen the endbell screws and rotate endbell 180 degress from the marks you put on screw and endbell.