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links for rewinding cd-rom motors

Hi all,

I compiled a lot of new cd-rom threads/links, notably these:

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The mother of all threads (MOAT ;-)), about forty pages, many pics, reading backwards suggested:
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More links/threads in the following thread (poor Danes ;-), work your way from the most recent to the eldest:
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As soon as I have the time (winter?), I will incorporate them in a new version of the FAQ (current version available at
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NOTE 1: cd-rom motors, although outrunners, are not lrk motors, they have a different winding diagram. NOTE 2: don't use the original ringmagnets, replace them with Neodymium magnets for much better results NOTE 3: a good and proven magnet source

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Met vriendelijke groet ;-) Ron van Sommeren near Nijmegen, the Netherlands

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Ron van Sommeren
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Out of curiosity what is the benefit of converting a CD-ROM motor for use in RC models? Power, Efficiency, Weight, Cost? What kind of plane could one of those motors fly?

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Normen Strobel

Hi All,

this looks really interesting. Thanks for the post. Is the aircraft in the first one an RC, or a free flight model?

mark

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Mark Essenburg

Very cool. Might have a go at that me self. Got about 4x old CDs / video's in the loft. Hmmm !

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Smog

Hi Mark,

It's RC.

Groeten ;-) Ron van Sommeren near Nijmegen, the Netherlands

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Ron van Sommeren

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