Thread: Why Hasn't first gone Brushless?
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Re: Why Hasn't first gone Brushless?
as a owner of over $2000 of brushless motors, i dont think its a good idea for a few reasons

1. Need to pay MUCH more attention to gearing/heat/ etc. 90% of brushlesss motors need to be kept at about 45k RPM. Close monitoring of motor and ESC temperatures must be read and translated.

2. Cost. Yes there are $30 brushless motors, but those tend to have magnet separation. the FIEGO XL is a $60 motor but IMHO the only motor worth it is the NEU series motors at $300 each! Either way, MUCH more expensive. The economy is not in good shape, FIRST needs to stay afloat!

Lipo batteries ARE THE WAY TO GO!!! I run 12s setups giving more that 48V of power and iv never had a problem....but that dosnt mean someone that dosent know what they are doing wont catch one on fire because they didn't read the instructions...
NOT TO MENTION the cost of a LIPO charger?! Mine costs $270....and people have to learn how to use em, balancer taps are a mysterious thing for anyone who have never used em

Basically im saying YES it would be AWESOME if first went LIPO and BRUSHLESS, but it dosent make sense right now