Actually the Bosch motors suck for making winches. The fords had two good features for making cheap winches. 1) the relatively long shaft that you could mount a short drum on. 2) Built-in mounts that can bolt to a simple plate.
The Bosch motors require machining a motor mount. The shaft is long enough to mount into the end of a drum, or onto a coupler. They just happen to be around 13-14 milliohms. A little under the 15 milliohms required for F3b rules. There is a mythical Lucas motor that is supposed to be close, but I have never managed to get any info on what car or model number. rcsoar4fun wrote: > > How long is the shaft on these? They seems to be the most important reason > for using the old Ford starters. > > I'd suggest that you go look and find some auto recyclers. Guys who > > take cars apart. > > You get a motor that was removed from a car and tested. Not rebuilt. I > > usually pay about $25 for my Bosch starter motors for F3b winches. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
