Tamiya Silver Can Motors - Differences?

[Andysan]

Hi all,

Can anyone list the differences in spec between the silver can motors please, i.e. those commonly found in Tamiya kits? I've had a look around the forums already but cannot find much info.

I've heard them reffered to as Johnson, Mabuchi and I actually have some with white endbells, black endbells, dull exteriors and shiny exteriors. Can anyone suggest the differences and which are generally considered the best please? Any specs greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

[stox217]

The tamiya j motor is to be stayed away from (http://goldstarstockists.net/live/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/128_24_35_40_140/products_id/11309?osCsid=537a80a09d43f3cbc295e084c5d0aafb)
Not even worth 1p let alone £15!

The lastest silver can (black end bell) motors are to go for!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tamiya-53689-540-J-Motor-NEW_W0QQitemZ380177802454QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Toy sGames_RadioControlled_JN?hash=item58845ce4d6
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tamiya-RS-540-Motor-Black-End-Can_W0QQitemZ260507744271QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Toy sGames_RadioControlled_JN?hash=item3ca778b80f

Hope that helps you :lol:

The main diffrences are inside the motor's ie winding and how the brushes are made.
The latter two motors are made by mabuchi which is a huge maker of motors over in japan
So its down to you now on which one to buy

[Andysan]

Cool, thanks for that. I thought it was more complex and that there were more variations than that, but I guess not.:woot:

[stox217]

Cool, thanks for that. I thought it was more complex and that there were more variations than that, but I guess not.:woot:

Theres more out there that you can get
But there the only two i have used in the past.

[Hog]

I use the Mabuchi RS540SH in my bangers - the ones that come in Durga kits and the like. Robust, reliable and fairly quick for a silver can motor :thumbsup:

[chris_trcc]

540J motor all the way. i agree that recently there been some poor motors (must of been a dud batch) i wont touch any other silver can motor for racing. they seem the best for smoothness and performance, with the right gearing you be beating half of the 27t stock guys :thumbsup:

[Hog]

Back in the depths of my dim and distant memory, I recall a way of advancing the timing slightly on a silver can motor, by putting an allen key or something similar into the motor to jam the armature, and then gripping the pinion with a pair of pliers and twisting the shaft.

Question is - which way to you twist it?

[mattlynch]

hi, dont know about actual specs but the silver can motors my tb02 kits all came with are 25t , M-chassis cars came with 28t my f103 cars came with 32t , quite a big difference between them when i try them all in same chassis.