Reviews
| by Michael |
Date Added: Tuesday 01 May, 2012 |
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Good little motor, fitted it to an Multiplex EasyGlider with 9" folding prop and 2s lipo, which provided easy steady climb. Excellent next day service, as always with Giant Cod.
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| by Ray |
Date Added: Friday 23 March, 2012 |
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Great little motors - much more effective in my twin than I expected. Sadly though, this is the first time GC have let me down - I ordered another motor and spare shafts (plus other stuff) when their stock showed 10 of each available, but they only sent half order with rebate saying they were out of stock. Current stock shows motors n/a but shafts still there! Disappointed this time after usual first class service.
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| by John |
Date Added: Tuesday 07 February, 2012 |
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I've had three of these motors and they are great for the money. I'm using them with a 7x4 prop. On a 2s they draw 7 Amps, 50.6Watts and on a 3s they draw 14 Amps, 163 Watts.
On a 7x5 prop they drawn 9.81 Amps on a 2s, 68.3 Watts but a 3s might exceed the rating of the motor which is 15 Amps for 60 sec. I'm using 25A Hobbywing ESCs.
Very quick 2 day postage. Why can't some of the other firms I deal with achieve this?
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| by Tim |
Date Added: Wednesday 01 February, 2012 |
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Bought as a potential EasyStar II kit motor, unfortunately it didn't for the custom engine mount.
First impressions (against a turnigy) was that is was a really rough-looking motor. Zero bells, whistles or apparently quailty control.
However, it fitted my son's Dynam HawkSky perfectly, and ye gods does it perform well.
Half the noise of the stock, and twice the performance.
5 stars for value-for-money.
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| by Adrian |
Date Added: Saturday 28 January, 2012 |
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love the look of this motor not tested it yet but the motor was here fast in 3 days good quality well made.. will post more if this changes.
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| by dan |
Date Added: Saturday 21 January, 2012 |
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Delivery was fast real fast:) Havent had chance to use motor yet as im jus starting my project...Could some adivise me best Prop setup for this motor? I will be using a folding prop. Also what battery do i need?
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| by Emma |
Date Added: Wednesday 30 November, 2011 |
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What can I add great little motor just fitted 2 to my Jackal twin (see twinkle , rcgroups.com )
drop of locktite stops the screw from working loose .
keep a couple around for spares
180watts on 3 cells
use a 18amp esc
usual fast delivery
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| by alec |
Date Added: Sunday 06 November, 2011 |
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just designed and built a 36" rc concorde with 24" wingspan from 6mm depron,the auw including the 2s 2200 is 560g.i tried this motor with 7x5 sports prop and not much joy,changed prop to 9x5 sports and it can lift vertical,not too fast but lifts quite good,pretty sure with a 3s it will be amazing! will attempt to fly it outside today so will post final results on this motor along with pics.
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| by terry |
Date Added: Wednesday 28 September, 2011 |
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these are very good little motors. I like to keep some spare for the odd ideas that come to mind
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| by Michael |
Date Added: Friday 02 September, 2011 |
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Superb value for money. Brilliant performance on 3s and a 6x4 APC, in a converted 1/2 A pylon racer which is now faster (a lot faster) than with an I/C engine
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| by David |
Date Added: Friday 05 August, 2011 |
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Good cheap motor ive got two on me multiplex mk2 Twin star with cheap apc look a like 7x6 props. Go's well on a 3 cell 3300 lipo and 2 of the cheap 30 amp esc's from giantcod Thanks rob good deal for bits Davy
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| by Alan |
Date Added: Friday 22 July, 2011 |
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I have one of these pusher fashion in a depron Vought Cutlas on a 2 cell 1800 Li[po or a 3 cell 1300. and a 7X6 prop. Flies well on both. An excellent motor for the price.
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| by Malcolm |
Date Added: Saturday 26 February, 2011 |
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I'm running two of these in a Twinstar with just 12 amp ESC's. Everything's mounted in the nacelles so its nice and cool. Awesome motors with a 7x4e prop!
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| by craig |
Date Added: Tuesday 25 January, 2011 |
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I have yet to test them in flight, but testing them in the two models I put them in, they have plenty of power, so look forward to the 1st flight. I am running the motors with 18A ESC,7x6APC prop and 1300 3 cell lipo
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| by Ray |
Date Added: Monday 20 December, 2010 |
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Just bought two for a twin motor model (by mistake - I meant to get the 2822's!) but never mind, they look good little motors and on test seem to be quite gutsy - I'll build something smaller maybe for these!
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| by Ricky |
Date Added: Thursday 21 October, 2010 |
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Not yet chosen a model to put this in, but it's so versatile I have many options. A friend has made me a model he calls a 'swing2', it's sure to be lively with this motor up front !
Rob does a good job to make selection easy, so even relatively new to model flight you can get just the right kit. Price is good too, lots of air-time for £cheap, happy days :)
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| by GEORGE |
Date Added: Monday 11 October, 2010 |
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Great motor, just purchased some recently on the advice of a friend,really pleased with the performance
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| by colin |
Date Added: Tuesday 27 July, 2010 |
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Running this 2812 in a GWS Formosa 1 with 18A ESC, 2 cell 1300mAh LiPo and 7x4 apc. Cannot believe how much grunt this produces for it's size! Enough power for me for less than a fiver. Unbelievable!
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| by Steve |
Date Added: Sunday 02 May, 2010 |
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Just fitted this to my easystar, fits a treat with a 7x5 prop, no mods needed.
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| by Chris |
Date Added: Sunday 11 April, 2010 |
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Running this motor on 1300 3s , 18A ESC is the BEST "bang for buck" out there, in my opinion. I have 3 of these. 1 in a ALIGN F16 1250 3s on a 6x4 very very over powered ;-) and 1 on a Easy Star on a 2200 3s (CofG reasons) on a 6x4 this performs very well as a camera barge
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| by Eric |
Date Added: Thursday 08 April, 2010 |
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I'm using two of these on 6x4 APCE props in my Twinstar. They are perfect for the job - quiet, efficient, powerful and run cool. With a 4350 3 cell LiPo pack I can get more than 30 minutes flying time.
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| by Ashley |
Date Added: Thursday 18 March, 2010 |
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Great budget motor, just be careful not to overprop. 7x6 is a little overkill. In my opinion great for profile "prop in slot parkjets" with 24-30" wingspans. Paired with 20Amp SP esc, TGS 6x5 prop and 3s 1300mah LIPO. Excellent value for money.
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| by Brian |
Date Added: Friday 27 November, 2009 |
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I've just bought another one to add to my previous four. This little motor will give you far more happiness than the big motors. It is much more friendly and less frightening than the big motors. I'm now running it on 1300mAh 3s lipo. On a folding prop with a gaupner boss fitted with giantcod 7.5x4 folding blades. This is such an efficient set up. It shifts a lot of air. It takes 12 amps and 120 watts. I would never run this motor at more than 12 amps because it gets warm. With the incredibly efficient folding prop that I'm using it will fly all models in the known universe between 1 and 2 pounds in weight. Use a 20 amp speed contoller. Absolutely fantasmagorical. Don't forget to glue on the base with a super strong glue as well as the two grub screws otherwise you will come to grief. Ten stars, and thank cod for the best motor for years.
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| by Rolandas |
Date Added: Sunday 20 September, 2009 |
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Nice motor! I'm running a 7*5 APC with 1600mah lipos on my 450g plane and the flight time is ~25 -35min
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| by john |
Date Added: Friday 18 September, 2009 |
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Recieved one of these motors today and test run it on 1000 2 cell long battery 77 watts on 8x4 prop execelent value.
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| by greg |
Date Added: Saturday 12 September, 2009 |
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Great Little Motor: CF2812.
I've used ONE for 12 months in a 900mm EPP flying wing; 495g flying weight including 2200mah 11.1v 3 cell Lipo, with APCE 7x5 prop, 30A ESC, it used to go true unlimited vertical till out of sight! and fast!!
It did a lot of 8 minute flights mostly on full throttle - we're talking for 5 sets of batteries back to back every time i went out flying the wing - at least once per week - (no breaks in between flights / batteries), and in all weathers from sea mist, to frost, snow and sunshine occassionally:-)
It finally died about a month ago, so i replaced it with the Giant Cod CF2812 £4.55 plus postage (my original CF2812 was from another seller at £6.95 plus postage). The original CF2812 was tested against another working ESC to make sure what had actually died, and tested the 30A ESC against another motor too (the CF2822 1200kv version of the same motor) - the ESC still worked great.
The Giant Cod royal mail first class delivery of CF2812 really was next day, even arriving on a Saturday - excellent!. Unfortunately the Giant Cod CF2812 only lasted a dozen flights in the same aircraft on the same set up (only flying in the very limited good weather recently too), and it fried the 30A ESC ! and then a brand new 40A ESC after that!! (i thought it was my original £10 30A ESC eventually on the way out as well, not the new Giant Cod motor, so got a new 40A ESC; but the new motor killed it straight off - in the same flying wing - on the same set up / prop / etc!).
So, now i've bought another CF2812 + 30A ESC for £13 including postage, from another seller!
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| by Christopher |
Date Added: Tuesday 25 August, 2009 |
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I have just installed one in my gws formosa1, and together with a Loong max 3s 2250 lipo it actually knife edges. Very impressive. Chris (North Yorkshire)
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| by CHRISTOPHER |
Date Added: Friday 21 August, 2009 |
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smooth running very light motor i,ve used 2 in a gws a10 on 4.75x4.75e tgs sports props gives aprox 85w each on a old 2225 lipo. i added another grube screw at 90 degrees and use these as it can pivot on 2 at 180 degrees.
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| by Andy |
Date Added: Thursday 23 July, 2009 |
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Great little motor. Although watch for the Allen screws coming loose when the motor's new.
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| by Christoph |
Date Added: Saturday 04 July, 2009 |
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Yeah, great Motor. Use in my Easy Star with 7x5 prop. and 3s lipo (long Max). Vertical climbs, long flights,......
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| by giovanni |
Date Added: Friday 19 June, 2009 |
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Strange, I have taken 2 motor cf 2812 l, and two had three cables winding cracked
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| by Christopher |
Date Added: Friday 19 June, 2009 |
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Plenty of power for a 36" 1lb 10oz model but 24A and 1200rpm with 3S lipo and 7x6 APC clone, so guess I need to try smaller props...
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| by Douglas |
Date Added: Sunday 17 May, 2009 |
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Excellent motor for the money. I have 2 now, both used for brushless conversions, one in a Wing Dragon 3 channel pusher (now r o g and aerobatic) and a Kyosho Spree Sports which maidened today ( brilliant in a wind gusting from 5 to 15 mph). Both model weigh about 500 - 600g and are running on a 3s 1300mAh Loong Max lipo. On acalm day I can get three good flights out of the one battery in the Wing Dragon, used to take 3 1000mAh Ni-mhs to do the same number.
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| by Carlo |
Date Added: Tuesday 24 February, 2009 |
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My combat with a weight of 500g go very fast with this motor. I use a 7x6 APC stytle propeller, a lipo 3s 1500mah and a speed controller of 30A.
I fly 10 minutes.
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| by Anthony |
Date Added: Thursday 06 November, 2008 |
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Fitted two to a Catalena I bought from Raidentech.com to replace the cheep brushed motors supplied. Work perfectly with 7x4 APC props
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| by Dave |
Date Added: Wednesday 05 November, 2008 |
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Great little motor, smooth running, lots of power on a 3S 1300mAH LiPo
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| by Brian |
Date Added: Wednesday 15 October, 2008 |
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I now have four of these. I run them on 2 cell lipo 1300mAH. I use a 7.5x4 folding prop and sp10 amp speed controller. All from Giant Cod. Fantastic in gliders and any plane up to 1lb in weight. Draws 7.8 Amps and 60 watts. I have more than twenty brushless motors and this is my favourite. However be sure to glue on the mounting plate with Locktite super steel or something similar as the two grub screws are not up to the job. Fantastic value for money from Giant Cod.
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| by john |
Date Added: Saturday 13 October, 2007 |
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Good motor lots of power and dose not cut out under strain from the wind. still forget how much faster this makes my plane.
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