motor shaft for electric motors

[mick a]

hi gents
does anyone know where i can get a 10mm shaft at 150mm long , as want to mount electric motor in glider and it would be better than putting motor in nose area
has anyone any ideas
thanks in advance
mick

[Barry_Cole]

Yes. I do. Will email you.

[Trevor]

Any chance of sharing the essentials here, Barry? I was wondering about making an AV45 conversion kit for my Fauvel AV36 over the winter and, although I haven't tried to draw it up yet, may well need an extension shaft arrangement of some sort. It won't need to be 10mm diameter though!

[terry white]

Hi Trevor, Phoenix models in Devon run by Stan Yeo stock most motor extension shafts. Give him a ring and tell him I sent you. He will charge you more.

I intend shortly to make a post giving all the relevant suppliers of materials required to fit a motor with extension shafts and nose ball-races etc, along with their web sites and addresses. Probably in the sustainer thread. Ter.

[Barry_Cole]

Any chance of sharing the essentials here, Barry? I was wondering about making an AV45 conversion kit for my Fauvel AV36 over the winter and, although I haven't tried to draw it up yet, may well need an extension shaft arrangement of some sort. It won't need to be 10mm diameter though!

For the motors that we have been using for the e-assist projects, we are replacing the 6mm shaft, to make it longer. I have been using 6mm silver steel. This is readily available on e-bay in 300mm lengths. It is a press fit in 6mm bearings, so has to be polished down very slightly to be a sliding fit in the bearings. The way it is fitted in the motor, varies from motor to motor. For your AV36, you may need longer than 300mm, this is available, but is more difficult to find. I have not bought any over 300mm as yet.

On our motors changing the shaft, requires the use of a hydraulic press, which I happened to have in stock.

The drawing I have of an AV45, shows the motor up in the cockpit area, and a long shaft, with a coupling between the motor and shaft.

Get in touch if you want more info.

BC

[Trevor]

Thanks Barry. I’m sure 300mm would suffice. The AV36 mine is modelled on (the one at Old Warden) has never had a motor fitted as far as I know so whatever I do won’t be true to scale anyway. I’m hoping to get away with building a modified fuselage top section so that the model can still be flown in true glider form most of the time but, if the lift is marginal, I can fit the motorised section and at least still fly it safely.

I’ll no doubt be back (in a more appropriate thread) with more questions when I get around to starting the project.

[Barry_Cole]

Trevor,
We are not far apart, we can always meet up for a chat.



BC