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I have a new Johnson motor from a power tool, hate to toss it into the scrap bin. Here's the specs:http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~grams/motor%20HC683LG-001.pdf

Thoughts if it would be any good for bashing?

540/05-sized motor from a powertool or rideon toy doesn't necessarily
mean its suitable for our RC, they can come in many different windings
internally specced for 3/6/12/18/24/etc volt usage

tool motors often have a knurled shaft for press-on pinion too;
you'd need to file off the knurls then cut a flat onto the hard shaft
to fit a RC pinion... not the easiest job in the world


putting mod 540s into powertools & powertoys otoh... that's another story

esaresky75 wrote:I have a new Johnson motor from a power tool, hate to toss it into the scrap bin. Here's the specs:http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~grams/motor%20HC683LG-001.pdf

Thoughts if it would be any good for bashing?

Only one way to find out...

THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote:

esaresky75 wrote:I have a new Johnson motor from a power tool, hate to toss it into the scrap bin. Here's the specs:http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~grams/motor%20HC683LG-001.pdf

Thoughts if it would be any good for bashing?

Only one way to find out...

Trust the Thumbster on this.... if ever there was an expert on (bashing) Johnsons, it's him...



Alex

See Thumbs ! Told you . I was sure Thumbs was going to have a field day with this thread . He's off his game .

Actually, I was being serious. Now I'm disappointed that I didn't pick up on it earlier...

THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: Actually, I was being serious.

Leave me out of it!

I get e-mails with the same title as this thread all the time.

Sounds interesting...let us know what you find out.