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Electric RC motor sizes

by Stanley Payne
(Marengo, Illinois)

Is there a chart that describes what the rc motor numbers mean? Does one number versus another define the speed, rpm and battery size? Does the motor number (size) define the weight of a boat or plane it can power?

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Electric RC motor sizes

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Oct 29, 2008
 Electric motor numbers
by: Pete

Hi Stanley - The numbers really only refer to the approximate physical size of the motor. Have a look at this question that was asked a while back... http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/electric-motor-numbers.html

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