links for rewinding cd-rom motors

Aug 26, 2003 4 Replies

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


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?

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

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

Hi Mark,

It's RC.

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

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