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Not exactly sure what information you are after..

The ESC looks to be something that would be more at home in an electric RC plane, than in an RC car.. The 20A rating just doesnt seem high enough..

The Motor is anyones guess.. Looking at the photo of the end bell, I can clearly see 2 screws that hold it to the motor can, so that means that endbell can be removed for motor maintenance... The fact that it can be removed, and is fitted with standup brushes and ballraces tells me that it most likely is a modified motor, and not a 27 turn rebuildable stock motor..

The only way you could possibly find out is remove the armature (the bit inside that spins) and see if it has anything written on it...

To dismantle the motor, first up, clearly mark the endbells position in relation to the motor can (a permanent marker or scratch will do)... Then remove the 2 x brush springs (careful they dont fly off and hit you in the eye), and then slide out the brushes from the brush holder on the end bell.. Then undo the 2 screws that secure the end bell to the can a few turns, and then rotate the endbell whilst lifting slightly, and the endbell and locking ring will separate from the motor.. Then remove the armature from the motor, BUT take note that there could be washers (shims) on EACH end of the armatures shaft, so please take note of how many are on each end of the armature shaft, as they must be put back the same end when you re-assemble the motor...

If you have at look at the stack of the armature, you may see something stamped (in ink) on one of the poles...

Reassembly is the exact opposite of the dismantle procedure, but take care to realign the position of the endbell and motor can with the mark you made earlier...

Goodluck..

PS.. If you plan on using the motor, you may want to consider getting the commutator skimmed on a motor lathe, (your LHS may be able to help) and given the position of the brush springs, fit a new set of brushes...

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Not exactly sure what information you are after..

The ESC looks to be something that would be more at home in an electric RC plane, than in an RC car.. The 20A rating just doesnt seem high enough..

The Motor is anyones guess.. Looking at the photo of the end bell, I can clearly see 2 screws that hold it to the motor can, so that means that endbell can be removed for motor maintenance... The fact that it can be removed, and is fitted with standup brushes and ballraces tells me that it most likely is a modified motor, and not a 27 turn rebuildable stock motor..

The only way you could possibly find out is remove the armature (the bit inside that spins) and see if it has anything written on it...

To dismantle the motor, first up, clearly mark the endbells position in relation to the motor can (a permanent marker or scratch will do)... Then remove the 2 x brush springs (careful they dont fly off and hit you in the eye), and then slide out the brushes from the brush holder on the end bell.. Then undo the 2 screws that secure the end bell to the can a few turns, and then rotate the endbell whilst lifting slightly, and the endbell and locking ring will separate from the motor.. Then remove the armature from the motor, BUT take note that there could be washers (shims) on EACH end of the armatures shaft, so please take note of how many are on each end of the armature shaft, as they must be put back the same end when you re-assemble the motor...

If you have at look at the stack of the armature, you may see something stamped (in ink) on one of the poles...

Reassembly is the exact opposite of the dismantle procedure, but take care to realign the position of the endbell and motor can with the mark you made earlier...

Goodluck..

PS.. If you plan on using the motor, you may want to consider getting the commutator skimmed on a motor lathe, (your LHS may be able to help) and given the position of the brush springs, fit a new set of brushes...

Thanks for the info. I will attempt to strip the motor today and see what it says inside if anything!

As for the esc this is a puzzle to me too as the size of it and amp rating also seemed too small for a car so maybe your right about it being a plane one... If anyone knows for sure please let me know! :unsure:

Cheers

Rich

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Well I stripped down the motor but as I guessed there was nothing to identify it inside apart from alot of carbon dust!

So having cleaned it and put it all together again I still have no idea what it is! :lol:

It says "yokomo" on the Bell if that helps anyone???

Cheers

Rich

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The can was made by Yokomo.

It's probably best to hook up the motor to a ESC without a motor limit and see how fast it goes.

I have a Trinity motor here that doesn't say anywhere how many turns it is, and that turned out to be a 10 turn quintuple off-road buggy motor :lol: that would have blown my regular racing ESC (which went to only 13 turns) if I had hooked it up to it. ;)

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The can was made by Yokomo.

It's probably best to hook up the motor to a ESC without a motor limit and see how fast it goes.

I have a Trinity motor here that doesn't say anywhere how many turns it is, and that turned out to be a 10 turn quintuple off-road buggy motor :lol: that would have blown my regular racing ESC (which went to only 13 turns) if I had hooked it up to it. :P

So is yokomo a good/reliable make??

I dont have a esc that is no limit so would just hooking it up to a msc do the same job?

Cheers

Rich

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