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I just found some very nice Spinner Nuts to use on my brushless motors that I use in electric powered airplanes. They come in blue and natural aluminum and even in different sizes far all makes of EP brushless motors.

I found these great products at AirLandSeaHobbies.com, they are easy to order and the shipping cost was included in their price.  I really like dealing with the simple checkout at this website, and they have fast shipping also. 

Once you use one of these instead of just a prop nut, you will want them for all your EP planes!

You’ve gotten you latest creation built, now how do I mount that Brushless motor?

I have been there, scratching my head how do I get this Motor mounted and get it square, and on and on. Well take a look at the neat metal, Adjustable Motor mount - Black Firewall  from AirLandSeaHobbies.com. Once I found this great metal mount it allowed me to get everything properly mounted and secure. I think you will enjoy using this adjustable motor mount for all your electric powered airplanes.  It even comes with all the mounting hardware, nuts, bolts and frames.

If you are like me and see how handy these are you will always want one waiting for your next electric powered airplane project.

One of the first rules in Radio Controlled Airplanes is, never use a single solid wire! In all RC applications always use a multi stranded wire, especially in Electric Powered Airplanes. The use of any solid wire will cause it to break very quickly from vibration. The use of finely stranded wire will help eliminate the breakage from vibration.  Finely strands wire also allows for more flexibility and ease of installation. All power leads in any RC Airplane should only be made from a fine stranded copper wire of the appropriate size to carry the electrical load. Even the antenna of the receiver should and are made from stranded wire. Y-harness and servo extension wires are also items that should only be made from finely stranded wire. The servo extensions and y-harnesses available from AirLandSeaHobbies.com have worked well for in all of my electric powered airplanes. Take a look at them and give them a try in your next electric powered RC airplane.

The Brushless Motor used in many of today Electric Power Airplanes is a great source of power. When installing the motor you will need to connect it to the ESC. The ESC will have three wire coming from it to be connected to the three leads of the Brushless Electric Motor. The wires from the ESC are usually all the same color, this sometimes confuses people on how they should be connected to the three colored wires coming from the Brushless Motor.

The best way to connect them is with gold plated bullet connectors. Just solder the male half to either ESC or Motor, and the female half of the connector to the other device. Connect your wires and try the motor for the correct rotation. If the motor runs the wrong way for your current installation, all you have to do to reverse it is change any two wires of the three that you connected. By changing any pair of wires it reverses the motor, it is very simple to do and allows you to install the motor and ESC, then easily change the motors rotation by just changing a couple of wires. Be sure to use heat shrink tubing on the connectors to protect them from shorting out. It is simple so just give it a try.

 Flick the switch on your remote powered vehicle toy and watch them go. An RC electric motor may not provide the raw power that a nitro one does, but it is more quiet and cleaner.
 
There are two basic types of electric motor for RC cars and trucks:

~Stock motor cannot be changed in any way. It comes from the factory and must be used as is. When you buy a ready-to-run electric RC car or truck, then the motor that comes with it will be the average stock motor.
~Modified electric RC car motor is typically more powerful and must be used with a separate electronic speed controller. It has adjustable timing and ball-bearing races.

There has been a lot of talk and controversy about this subject. “Long Wires, Battery to Electronic Speed Controller or ECS to Motor?” 

With the large assortment of EP Airplanes available today it may be necessary to move the battery far away from the motor to achieve the proper center of gravity (CG) of the airplane.  It is best to connect the Electronic Speed Controller as close to the battery as possible and then run longer leads to the motor. 

According to the authorities in this Electric Powered RC Hobby, the reason for this is the inductance in the wire.  It is recommended that you keep the leads to the ESC from the Battery as short as possible. Short meaning 12” or less, and this applies to both Brushed and Brushless motor setups. It has been found that the inductance of leads totaling more than 12 inches in length may cause voltage spikes that can kill the mosfets in your ESC and may even take out the capacitors in the ESC also.

It is also said that wire inductance will not damage your motor! Wire resistance may rob you of a little power but will not damage you motor or Electronic Speed Controller.

Because wire inductance will not damage your motor is another reason why it is best to use short wires to the ESC and longer wires to the motor if need. Your motor will not be able to tell the difference in inductance of the wire even if the wire is excessive in length. Some industrial applications have hundreds of feet of wire from the ESC to the motor. 

When setting up your model it then is always best to keep the Electronic Speed Controller as close to the battery as possible, then run what ever length of wire needed to connect it to the motor.

May your landings not bounce!