Does anyone actually keep some spare motors on hand just in case? What's the life expectancy of the motors? I would imagine if one stopped working due to age you're probably smart to just replace all of them at that point...
Spare motors?
- Thread starter Scottrod
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Haha nice. I mean over time I would think the motors lose power too. I only delt with brush motors back in my RC days though.
Due to the good availability and selection of motors in the market, I'm not buying spares when I just have my PV for 2+ months.
And if I still have my PV in about a year time, and it still flies, I will probably replace all of them together and may keep the old one as emergency spares.
Moreover, motor replacement cannot be done in the field... well, I guess you can if you have a place to disassemble your Phantom and unsolder\solder everything.... and if a motor breaks down during flight, you might want to do further checks (IMU recalibration, etc) than just quickly replace the motor and do another flight.
(+ see your therapist to calm you down :mrgreen: )
And if I still have my PV in about a year time, and it still flies, I will probably replace all of them together and may keep the old one as emergency spares.
Moreover, motor replacement cannot be done in the field... well, I guess you can if you have a place to disassemble your Phantom and unsolder\solder everything.... and if a motor breaks down during flight, you might want to do further checks (IMU recalibration, etc) than just quickly replace the motor and do another flight.
(+ see your therapist to calm you down :mrgreen: )
