how to dissasemble a motor

damntourists says: Mar 8, 2008. 11:24 PM

Out of curiosity, why would one want to do this?

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tecno geek (author) in reply to damntouristsMar 9, 2008. 6:27 AM

im a nerd, why would a nerd do it, for the heck of it

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dylankunaikennedy in reply to tecno geekJun 7, 2011. 8:04 AM

lol

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absolute zero in reply to tecno geekJan 2, 2010. 6:49 AM

thats the best way ive ever heard it

Sagar Gondaliya in reply to tecno geekMar 16, 2009. 10:55 AM

amen

sexylezchick says: Apr 27, 2010. 2:01 AM

that was cool

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Sergant Tinkers says: May 21, 2009. 6:07 PM

what kind of motor is this, and how much do they cost?

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Stephen D. Alverez in reply to Sergant TinkersJun 14, 2009. 5:57 AM

pretty cheap, about $2 from wher i get them, you can get a 12 pack with alot of different kinds for $20. the motor is just a regular ol' motor, they are in almost all toys.

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iamdenteddisk says: Oct 13, 2008. 11:17 PM

You can also "rebuild" electric motors and know very little about electricity, how to re-wrap a coil that is burned in two and not counting the loops, by clipping all the copper off "1 winding at a time" and saving it to "weigh it" then measuring its AWG or thickness, then you can calculate how much wire is used, buy and re-wrapping the coil using the same method as it was wrapped till you run out of wire,simple. Replacement brushes/wire can be bought at most electrical supply houses. and if using hobby motors it is good to experiment with capacitor and resistor effects on motor circuits too. learn a little about "PWM" "Make sure you buy enameled wrapping wire though!" you probably wont need this much, I do alot of repairs and sometimes you just cant replace the motor.

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kanamin says: Jul 5, 2008. 1:06 AM

This should mention somewhere that it's a 130 size motor, common in small toys/devices. Other motors have different tab placements and shapes etc etc, and some have screws instead of tabs. You might want to do this to put in stronger magnets, different gauge wire for the armature, cleaning, etc etc.

Hands Without Shadows says: Mar 8, 2008. 2:55 PM

You didn't pull the brushes back up over the commutator. It wont work this way and you may have bent the springs.

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tecno geek (author) in reply to Hands Without ShadowsJul 4, 2008. 1:36 PM

i tried, it works

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tecno geek (author) in reply to Hands Without ShadowsMar 8, 2008. 3:02 PM

this is just a small hobby motor, it doesn't have any of that.

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Andrew546 in reply to tecno geekMar 8, 2008. 9:44 PM

Actually, this motor does have brushes, they just take the form of copper strips that extend from the end bell to the commutator. They're actually designed in such a way that they'll slide up onto the commutator without having to be manipulated much, so you don't have to worry about pulling them onto the commutator.

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tecno geek (author) in reply to Andrew546Mar 28, 2008. 12:31 PM

its just an armature with copper wires wrapped around, there is no brushes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Andrew546 in reply to tecno geekMar 29, 2008. 2:10 PM

I can assure you, it does have brushes. It is physically impossible for a motor of this design (with the electromagnets on the armature and permanent magnets in the case) to work without brushes.

The brushes are very small and could easily be mistaken for something else, but they are there.

Brushless motors do exist, put they have permanent magnets on the armature, and electromagnets in the case. They also need a microchip to control them.

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tecno geek (author) in reply to Andrew546Apr 3, 2008. 2:35 PM

im sorry, upon further inspection of my motors, i realized that you are right, it does have brushes. they are in the cap, i didn't understand the terms you were using, such as BRUSHES".

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tecno geek (author) in reply to tecno geekApr 3, 2008. 2:39 PM

and i didnt bend the brushes, and it works. usually, i lift up the brushes and put them back over, but i figured out that they slide on they're own with a little push.