Any reviews or insight on FLIPSKY motors?

My old sk3 in bldc was better sounding also

Now i have noisy FOC with flipsky :frowning:

If they are using low quality glue then that’s a no no for getting these motors

When i received the motors, the glue was hard, now the glue is kind of stickie… So i think it’s just epoxy ?

Sounds like Flipsky may be using the incorrect epoxy for the magnets. Especially with a sealed motor like that where the temperature is higher than a vented motor.

1 Like

I think its just branded motors and the same plant makes them :slight_smile: or couple of them make the same motor…

I just noticed solder balls all over the place :frowning:

Many of them, burned in to the copper wire…

@BarbaraZ I´m in contact with Gemma Long, maybe you could help speeding up the process ?

IMG_20180916_192313IMG_20180916_192117IMG_20180916_192153

@hyperIon1 could you talk to them and see if they can get the manufacturer (assuming it’s not In house like we all believe) to comment on the glue and solder balls?

1 Like

I will pass it on. We haven’t tried any of their motors. But that is a mess. I do believe they have someone else manufacturing the motors.

Thanks for the replys everyone! I think with the glue and solder problems I’ll go a different route. I’ve been looking at the TB motors as well. Are those of better quality? Or will they have the same glue and solder problems?

@torqueboards has some good motors, been using them for years. @JLabs sealed can 6374s are bad ass too.

The thing to realize is that most motors are not great when looking for perfection. The mostly all have something that isn’t great about them.

3 Likes

I have tried 6380 haven’t tried sealed ones but I guess the biggest issue in the first place is heat my motors stay at 50-60 degrees so it’s not overheating but that much is enough to get most glue epoxy brittle or loose.

I have a video but the sound captured by phone but its nothing compared to the real one. But you can hear how motors making high pitch vibrating noise when accelerating its when magnets vibrate or jump off the bell to stator…

It now even overtakes the noise of inner gear drive…

1 Like

I’ve not been very impressed with APS motors. I don’t have a massive level of usage either, just the 2 types that I used weren’t great.

I would suggest you buy some Maytech motors and disassemble before you send them and apply Hugh temp ling cure epoxy to the magnets, let cure for 72 hours and then install.

Seems like heat is most of your problem, mine rarely get over 34 degrees Celsius. 50-60 is really high.

In video its not APS motor its 6374 from European vendor. APS and others all sitting with loose magnets at the moment I am just zero fucks with them until they completely break

1 Like

I will be trying out 80100 and 8085 maybe bigger mass will not heat up that much :slight_smile:

Well, I bought two of their motors not that long ago.

One was DOA, making grinding noise and getting stuck. They offered me 40% off to buy a new one.

After a few more emails exchanged, they promised they will send a new one.

The other one had a protective foil ( the transparent stuff you remove when unboxing it ) stuck in between two metal parts of the motor ( don’t know exact terms for these, the outrunner with magnets and the part with vents ), I’m trying to figure out how to separate these and remove the foil.

They seriously need to improve their QA.

@Kug3lis

Would you say that the flipsky motors are the motors that have the most lose magnets in your collection?

Nobody should consider buying them at this point. The solder blobs can cause an internal short circuit, which will cause the motor to brake suddenly and has a high change of burning out your VESC/the enamel coating of the windings is compromised. The loose magnets would be a minor concern in comparison.

These motors are dangerous/not suitable for ESK8.

@BarbaraZ. Please, consider discontinuing to sell these motors until your QA issues have been solved. You are putting people’s lives at risk.

3 Likes

I was considering buying the 6354 190KV Flipsky motors but after reading all the issues with magnets and cans moving. Shall I NOT buy?? What do you think guys?

Read the last 3 posts :expressionless:

2 Likes

I’d guess stayaway lol honestly rather buy the sensorless sk3 aerodrive 6364 than these if they are what people say they are (not that I’m buying them)