HobbyKing Online R/C Hobby Store : Turnigy E500 6T 4000Kv 200W Heli Motor $17.55

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Bartwaw (9 points) 12/23/2009
Hi
What pole count has this motor

Yesyns (6 points) 11/16/2009
The Motor is powerful good for T-Rex450 size. Only the Screws supplied was not correct size, should be tight fit type as big as main blade screw diameter. The screw grips loosen when the motor get hot. This will cause some unexpected damage especiall the main gear. See pic: HK-450 IMPROVE

Michal (1 points) 10/22/2009
i have installed turnigy 2215h on my hk450 with no issues but e500 shaft is too short it cant reach the main gear, anyone know how to fix that ?

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biggbear (88 points);
Mine is installed from the bottom, with a Rhino 10T pinion, and fits fine. What pinion are you using????

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Michal (1 points);
thanks for replay, i use 13t pinion that came with the motor, was also trying to install the motor from the bottom but the pinion (at the highest position) reach only half of the main gear

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biggbear (88 points);
Is your pinion flush with the top of the shaft?? You should be able to go a bit higher if necessary, as long as the set-screw in the pinion still engages the shaft. Mine sits above the end of the shaft about 2-3mm, (just guessing there) and there is still lots of room for the set-screw to tighten onto the shaft. Also, a 13t pinion might be a bit much. Tried it on mine, and ***fed a 30A esc, then went to a 40, 11 and 10t pinions. Basing this on the rpm figures others have submitted.

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mkplanes (45 points);
I have this motor with the HK450. Put the top of the pinion flush with the top of the gear. Dont worry about the fact that there is no 'c' clip to hold the bell on- the magnets hold it up and I have never had a problem with it. Just move the pinion up so you have maximum connection between the main gear and the pinion.

If you are using 3s 2200mah batteries, switch to a 11t pinion. 13t is too big- puffs batteries and cuts your flying time down alot. The 11t gives me 7 minutes of hard flying with a 2200mah. Good performance, would recommend.

Michal (1 points) 10/22/2009
does anyone know how to install it in hk450 when the shaft is too short ?

vayavaya (2 points) 10/20/2009
I would like to ask if this motor would work with 2s 7'4v ?
I am thinking to do this to reduce the KV and can use a bigger propeler ( 6x5 - 7x4)

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xero67156 (48 points);
This would work fine as long as you're not going for a pusher setup. The bell and shaft are not held in with a c-clip so it would push the bell and magnets right out of the motor. You could modify the shaft, but good luck with that.

getpm (3 points) 9/30/2009
Just got this motor for my HK450. Although the main shaft is grub screwed to the rotor, it does not appear to be held in place against the non rotating part. Is this normal? Should there be a clamping ring, a circlip or something?

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xero67156 (48 points);
It doesn't need the clip in a heli configuation as there is no force on the shaft to push it out. This motor works great for the hk450.

Graupner (6 points) 9/19/2009
Thats a very nice motor , but its very electric hungry . I would not suggest that motor a beginner in a 450er Heli , because he is really powerfull ( nice for those who want 3D flying)

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xero67156 (48 points);
I agree, this is not a beginner motor. Try the 2836 3700kV. It will work better in the long run is you have more options with it. The E500 is really stuck with 3S and 11T pinion. The 10T pinion you can find elsewhere looks to be "janky" and I would trust it.

mkplanes (45 points) 9/18/2009
Hey all,
Is it true that you need to purchase separate mounting screws when installing this motor into an HK 450?

If so, can someone tell me what size screws you need to mount the motor?

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xero67156 (48 points);
The mounting bolts are now included as well as M2.5 bolts

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DEHiCKA (43 points);
You are wrong, I recieved mine a week ago and the holes are M3, not M2.5 and bolts are not included!

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mkplanes (45 points);
mines coming soon via EMS... so would some M3-10's work for mounting?

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DEHiCKA (43 points);
I ain't got HK, but SE V2. You need bolts that go into the motor 3-4mm, no more. If you get longer bolts they can stuck into the coil or connection wires in the motor.
By the way I measured the motor today, and it's KV with no load is 4660.

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xero67156 (48 points);
My mounting bolts came with the heli, not the motor. My heli came with both m3 and m2.5 bolts. The motor only comes with the 13T pinion, grub screw and connectors, presoldered.

DEHiCKA (43 points) 9/16/2009
There is a mistake in the Tin Hua review for this motor!
You don't need to file nothing to setup it in the trex 450, couse it have two bolt holes that are 16mm from each other and two are 17mm. 16mm is exact what you need for your trex.

ravidguy (2 points) 9/15/2009
Hi, does it come with 4mm or 3.5mm Gold Connectors ? Thanks.

Sfakias (4 points) 9/11/2009
are shafts for this motor available?

OSVALDO (56 points) 9/10/2009
EN MI SCREAMER 450, NO LLEGA EL PION AL ENGRANE, PERO SE VE QUE ESTA SUPER REVOLUCIONADO, MUY BUENO

Burnaby (218 points) 9/9/2009
Since HC doesn't carry 10T these are 2 for $2.50 + shipping. My pair from several weeks ago was std Metal color and not gold as pictured.

w.helidirect.c/rhino-gear-hardened-steel-pinion-05m-10t-317mm-p-7266.hdx

RickyC (0 points) 9/5/2009
Ok i found somone who has pinions for this motor. I went everywhere local and they keep trying to sell me 2.3mm BS.
Anyhow heres a link to a set and they have pairs of 10's etc aswell.

***********rcdude****/servlet/the-795/10%2C-11%2C-12-and/Detail

Enjoy

biggbear (88 points) 8/13/2009
See below.

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stratos (1 points);
i would go for a 60A just to be sure. my 40 A Turnigy Plush gets too hot.im waiting to explode from day to day

J. (2 points) 8/8/2009
got this motor for a 450 I.m building, read the reviews, so have gone with a 40 amp esc, feel like better to have power avalable and not use it than smoke,penion and bullet connectots were included

biggbear (88 points) 8/7/2009
go with a 40 amp for sure,
" on an HK-450****11t pinion...this motor pulled 37amps * full throttle/collective on an Astro Flight Watt meter. Lots of power, runs nice and smooth, but needs at least a 45 amp speed controller. Looks like around 350**400 watts of power. "

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biggbear (88 points);
Paired the Mystery 40A ESC with the Turnigy E-500 6 turn heli motor, 10T pinion. Full throttle pulled 42 amps, measured 456 watts on the watts-up meter. Esc is 40A-60A burst, can barely feel any heat out of the esc, even after full throttle run for a few seconds. Full 10 minute's of hovering, (still learning the heli thing), with Rhino 2250-3 cell pack

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JEB123 (4 points);
How do you get these numbers? My EagleTree data logger reads 180Watts at 15 Amps. I don't understand.

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xero67156 (48 points);
How are you getting your numbers JEB123? Everyone is noting that they are getting theirs at full collective/pitch. Sounds like yours are coming from just hovering. If you are pulling full collective/pitch, are you sure you are setup correctly?

JEB123 (4 points) 7/22/2009
I also blew a Plush 30A ESC with this motor on HK450 with 3S 2200 and 10T. Now running Sentry 40, ok so far after 3 flights. Even the 40A still gets very warm to the touch. Gonna have to reduce throttle curve. Can someone put a Wattmeter to this thing?

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biggbear (88 points);
See below.

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xero67156 (48 points);
I'm using a 36A HXT esc and it used to get hot hovering at around 60% throttle. I've changed the throttle curve so I'm now hovering at around 85% and everything is coming down cool.

néoto (12 points) 7/14/2009
Hello,

This motor is good for Turnigy Plush 30A ?

Or Tower Pro H 40A is really better ? Because I have only Turnigy Plus 30A in stock :(

Thanks !

meute (2 points) 7/13/2009
Does someone know the size of the ball bearings, in which the shaft runs?

After my information it would have to be two differently large ball bearings.

Thank you.

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meute (2 points);
I found the following out:
1x ball bearing: d 1/8" x D 1/4" x B 7/64", (mm) d 3,17 x D 6,35 x B 2,78, Typ R144-ZZ
1x ball bearing: d 1/8" x D 5/16" x B 0,141", (mm) d 3,17 x D 7,93 x B 3,57, Typ R2-5ZZ

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Motor review

Tin Hua

Using this 4000kv motor in my trex 450s. I am running 3 cell A123 batteries with a 30amp esc and 16t pinion. Get about 8 mins of sport flying. ie rolls, loops, stall turns.

Because of the lower voltage of the A123 cells I get about 2800 rpm head speed. This gives good climb out and the motor stays strong and doesn't bog during hard pitch pumping.

Had some difficulty installing the motor in the trex. The standard trex mounting bolts are M2.5. The holes in this motor take M3 bolts. The standard bolt centre in the trex is 16mm. This motor has the mounting holes at 17mm. I had to file the motor mounting slots and finds some new bolts to mount the motor.

Overall the motor is of good quality. I liked the fact that the wires coming out of the motor were made of very flexible silicone wire.

Would have been nice if some mounting screws were included but otherwise great product at a great price.

64 people like this review.

Certified Buyer Rated

11/19/2009
Bigriver

I have around 20 flights on this motor with my HK450 using 3 cells A123 2300 pack. Head speed is around 3100RPM using HK Z wave Carbon fiber Blades. Flight time is around 6 to 7 minutes in stunt mode 100%. ESC is Turnigy Plush 40A and barely get warm after the flight. Please remove the sticker before it comes off during operation, mine came off during a flight.

32 people like this review.

Turnigy 4000kv in an EDF

Burton Hatch

I'm using this motor in a Sapac Eurofighter with a HC 68mm EDF. The motor housing took some modifications to accept this outrunner, but once installed, it works well. I've tested this with my eagletree using Zippy and ABF 2200 3s packs. The motor is pulling 38amps and making 406 watts. I've had over a dozen flights on it so far with no problems.

24 people like this review.

Customer Rated

ninos129

I'm using this motor in my copterx450sev2 with 12tooth pinion,carbon blades and $25 2200MAH 30c 3s lipo batteries and a 60 amp mystery esc and hobbywing UBEC. Its a excellent combo for my xstream 3D flying style witch gives me 5 to 6 minutes flight!

20 people like this review.

Great for 450 sizes helis

Jan-Hendrik Klein-Wiele

I use this motor in my T-Rex 450 with Jazz 40 and Zippy-H 2100mah 30C. With a 11 tooth pinion I can easily reach 3000 RPM which is good for 6 mins of power 3D flight. If I want to rip it really hard I use a 12 tooth pinion and an rpm of 3300-3500 which gives me about 5 mins flight time.
Despite of its low weight this motor has incredible power! I also tried a Scorpion 6 but switched back to the turnigy because it gives you more flight time and has enough power for hard 3D.
So strong buy for this little golden beast )

18 people like this review.

E500 6T 4000Kv 200W Heli Motor

Michael Zelladonis

great motor
I'm using it in an HK-450 with a Plush 30 amp ESC and a 10 tooth pinion.

18 people like this review.

Customer Rated

Customer

this motor is incredible!!! i have one in my mini titan for 6 month now and have no loss of power.if you want to see how it perform you take a look at my video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OYKO0MGYsg&feature=channel_page

18 people like this review.

Customer Rated

Customer

I'm using this motor on my HK450...this thing has power to spare, but with this setup you may want to choose a 10-11 tooth pinion as the 13 tooth that is supplied will make the blade speed way too fast.

15 people like this review.

Very powerfull

Nicolas Muthelet

English below.
J'utilise ce moteur sur le HK450. Il est TRES puissant (trop?). Je pense qu'il est largement au del� des 200W annonc�s, plut�t dans les 250W ou plus. Il consomme �norm�ment, attention � la lipo (2200/20C minimum) et au contr�leur (il vaut mieux prendre un 40 ou un 50A plut�t qu'un 30A!).
Pour r�duire la consommation, il faut utiliser un autre pignon que celui livr� avec le moteur (c'est un 13 dents, il faut plut�t un 10 ou 11 dents, on a encore assez de tours rotor).

English:
I use this motor on my HK450. It VERY powerful, not 200W as specified but 250W or more. If you use the given pinion (13t), use at least 20C lipos and 40A or 50A ESC. You can reduce the consumption by using 10t or 11t, keeping correct RPM.

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Turnigy E500 6T 4000Kv 200W He

Frode Karlsen

I was using this motor for my mini titan with 13T.it have more power than the stock motor has.Good upgrade

13 people like this review.

super motor for heli

semih kartal

i m using this motor with honey bee king 2 pinion is 13t too much for my heli i ll do 9t and will be perfect for long flying time....

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E500 6T 4000kv

John Thiele

I'm using a 3s HXT 2200mah 20c with a APC 4.1*4.1 prop, drawing 32amp.About 280watt power, which clocks my pylon at 190km.Constant run times of about 4 to 5 minutes at full power.Need to run the wiring outside the fuselage from the motor and then back in to the ESC.Also using a Super Simple 40 ESC

12 people like this review.

Turnigy E500 6T 4000Kv 200W He

Ahmad Hanis Mohd Shabli

This one crazy motor..headspeed on dragonus heli reach 3000rpm using 11T pinion..More than enough for mild 3D flyer. Need to adjust throttle curve to smooth the flying characteristic. Burned my 30A esc during testing. Paired with 40A turnigy everything ok. I hope HS brign in pinion for heli. 9T,10T,11T,12T.

10 people like this review.

Very powerful motor

Mark Harris

Using this on a BeltCP pro. The heli hovers at 31% throttle, most helicopters would hover at 60% throttle.

This motor is quite powerful, but you will need at least a Turnigy 40A speedy. The SuperSimple 30A is too simple, it got so hot the heatshrink split open when running at 40% throttle for 5 mins - even with good airflow over it.

8 people like this review.

Customer Rated

Customer

Best deal on the planet :-)

I tried this baby on my T-rex 450 SE V2 today. 3000 RPM are holding very well even with 12� pitch. My ancient motor was a JGF 450F. What a difference.
Even if you are not that experienced flying, a powerful motor will help you hold your tail as you start to fly aerobatics. My tail was much better, then it used to be.

5 Stars period.

8 people like this review.

Turnigy E500

Dennis Greenfield

This motor is supprising. The size was deceiving at first. Then I powered it up!
Quite a powerful motor for the size, and a really good buy for the price. Fits straight into my T-rex 450.

8 people like this review.

Turnigy E500 6T 4000Kv

michael charles

Fantastic for the price. I put it in my Mini titan with 12t pinion and headspeed is 3150rpm. Motor and esc stay cool but batteries cant take it, they are old 16c align and need better for this powerhouse motor. very satisfied, ordering another!

7 people like this review.

Turingy E 500 heli motor

Bojan Jovanovic

I have around 50 flights on this motor with my Trex 450 and I`m very happy with it.Better then stock Align motor.

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motor

ronald burrows

thought i would see what all the fuss was about on the forums
after playing around with pinions i found my mini titan with a 11t pinion 3cell 2200mah 20-30c li-po f/glass main blades i ended up with just under 3000rpm head speed just perfect for me a non 3d flyer
2 others at the club want one and are waiting for them to get back in stock
a great improvment over the stock motor i will order another to keep as a spare

7 people like this review.

Customer Rated

Abunaufal

Just received this motor last week. Fit it in my CopterX 450SE V2 with 11T pinion and Turnigy 40A Plush ESC. Suits my non 3D flying nicely. Good upgrade from old stock Belt CP motor. Battery, motor and ESC just warm to the touch. Would like to try with 12T pinion to learn 3D. Thanks HC!

6 people like this review.

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