I have built my first SImpleFOCshield and apparently NONE of the motors I have will work, dang. I want to reproduce the reaction wheel example but apparently no one carries the IPower GBM4198H-120T motor any longer. I have found some Ipower motors on Aliexpress but I don’t know what to choose as I c…

Hey @Keshka , What kind of motors have you tried? Maybe there might be one that can work. I would recommend you stick with a gimbal motor, but any brushless motor with a generally low KV rating (below 400) and a wide diameter would be good. For this project you want a powerful motor, but light enou…

I found these two on Ali… https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001293917285.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.51bf5df24NoP3K&algo_pvid=e4d64240-8e33-4bb8-b063-933b0e62a2b1&algo_expid=e4d64240-8e33-4bb8-b063-933b0e62a2b1-4&btsid=0b0a556516067102286382842ea398&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,search…

I have used motors linked below. They are very efficient and reliable. [image] Rctimer 5010 260KV 360KV 530KV 620KV Multirotor Brushless Motor Rctimer 5010 260KV 360KV 530KV 620KV Multirotor Brushless Motor Price: USD 15.99 They have gimble motor …

Check out EMAX: Gimbal Motor | Emax I think these will all work… I’ve tried the 2808 and 4008 and I like the prices :slight_smile: Its also pretty easy to shim up (eg by 3D printing) a magnet-holder that fits in the hollow shaft, so you can make a pretty compact magnetic encoder setup like the far…

As a general guideline, in theory any BLDC motor can work, but in practice there are the following limitations: motor and driver must be able to work together. For most of the drivers I’ve seen so far in conjunction with SimpleFOC, this means a motor that does not require current limiting, e.g. on…

bought a pair of these…updated to follow! |[EMAX GB4114 Brushless Gimbal Motor Hollow Shaft 42KV 85T - Normal shaft] EMAX GB4114 Brushless Gimbal Motor Hollow Shaft 42KV 85TNormal shaft @ $8.48 + $7 for shipping each I really like the hollow shaft…makes mounting an encoder much easier

Good choice I would say! I recently bought 4 of these as well (mainly because of the discount;)) and they do the job very well I would say. They are very powerfull, but also quite heavy, not sure if this will be an issue for a pendulum?

[image] Keshka: EMAX GB4114 Can you please provide the link where you bought it? Thanks.

Hey, this is the manufacturer, but it looks like they’re sold out, or have discontinued: [image] ★EMAX GB4114 Brushless Gimbal Motor Hollow Shaft 42KV 85T GB4114Specifications:- Structure: 24N22P- Resistance: 10.9 omh- Weight: 143g- Cable: 0.19mm- Rotation: 85T- Base center pitch: 19mm …

My motors arrived the 15th of Jan. Took about a month. Keshka

Motor specifications?

hardware support

happytm December 1, 2020, 7:07am 4

I have used motors linked below. They are very efficient and reliable.

They have gimble motor with 5mm shaft too.

Thanks.

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