This is one of the many home-built experimental brushless motors Phil Smith has designed. Phil does this kind of work simply for his own personal satisfaction, and is willing to share his development work with other interested modelers.
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This is one of the many home-built experimental brushless motors Phil Smith has designed. Phil does this kind of work simply for his own personal satisfaction, and is willing to share his development work with other interested modelers. |
Q-36: I’m more of an experimenter than an actual RC flyer. I’ve been very interested in the continual development of the highly efficient brushless electric motors. I was wondering if you might do an article about building your own brushless motor.
A-36: The reader is correct in stating that brushless-motor development has come a long way since Aveox introduced the first ones for our hobby use in 1990. There are now at least a dozen different companies making these motors in all sizes, from quarter-scale model power all the way down to parking lot flyers.
Building your own brushless motor could prove to be a considerable challenge—even for a person with excellent machine-shop facilities. An article on this subject would be of interest to only a handful of modelers, but I encourage you to pursue your efforts in this regard.
A good friend of mine—Phil Smith from Adrian, Michigan—has been developing his own brushless motors for the past half dozen years. During that time his motors have improved tremendously. He does this for his own hobby enjoyment and has no desire to make production brushless motors.
Phil has indicated to me that he would be happy to communicate personally with anyone who is interested in his series of experiments and his progress to date. You can reach him via E-mail at: philsmith@tc3net.com.
He asks that you provide your name, telephone number, and time of day that you would prefer to accept a call. You can’t do better than that, but please contact Phil only if you are really serious about this subject.