Small electric motors (probably for you hobby folks)

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Small electric motors (probably for you hobby folks)

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so lately i've been rolling an idea around to build a little toy vehicle for my god-son (i say that but it's probably more for me anyways) and i wanted to use motor inside the wheels or at least mounted behind them but very shallow. The motors i wanted would have the housing rotate around the coils the closest thing i've seen are the ones in computer fans (i have one in pieces in my hand right now :D ) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... -Poles.jpg or a floppy drive one http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... r_open.jpg
but i can't find any place that just sells that type of motors

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Re: Small electric motors (probably for you hobby folks)

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got a princess auto near ya ???
they have lots of that kind of stuff.

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Re: Small electric motors (probably for you hobby folks)

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i go to princess auto too often i actually have a little shopping list for my next trip for some ait tools :yikes: .... but have never seen these types of motors lots of other intresting ones tho
1998 GMC Safari AWD, BFGoodrich AllTerrain T/A
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
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try the surplus area, there lots of that stuff at the one near me .
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Try hobbycity,
Look for small parkflyer Brushless outrunners & small brushless controllers.
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Re: Small electric motors (probably for you hobby folks)

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tbhager94 wrote:try the surplus area, there lots of that stuff at the one near me .
that's where i got most of the speakers for my van sound pretty good :)
reaper wrote:Try hobbycity,
Look for small parkflyer Brushless outrunners & small brushless controllers.
well they sure do have an intresting selection a couple that might be adaptable for my application hard to tell for sure from the pictures tho. i guess i'll need a hands on to make sure it's what i'm looking for.... at least i can now phone a hobby shop and ask about park flyer motors before i start driving all over the city
1998 GMC Safari AWD, BFGoodrich AllTerrain T/A
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler

1997 gone
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