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huntertim

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Hello! I am new to the community and relatively new to drones. I a Panther UFO Spy Drone and am looking for good quality motors to put on for replacement. Does anyone have a suggestion? Any opinions are appreciated.
 
Thank you to both of you for your replies and info that you shared. I bought this drone because it looked like it would be fairly easy to fly and learn on, and it was on sale at a super low price. The stock motors performance was great until I started having issues with intermittent running on two of them. This unit was refurbished, so I was looking at the worst case senerio, that being if I needed to replace them, I felt from what I have read and tried to find out, that the brushless motors are better quality. So, as long as it doesn't require breaking the bank, and different type motors are available at some what reasonable prices, I want to put something on my unit that will give better service if I could. I only have roughly 20 to 30 minutes of run-time on this unit, and am somewhat disappointed by this. But, it is refurbished also. The price I paid for it, I cant complain much, because this is my first unit, and I am learning. That is why I got this mainly, because I know I am going to crash it, or hit things, so I did not want to put down a ton of money until I learn and get decent at flying. This has been a lifelong dream of mind to have some type of RC aircraft, so I am learning. Thanks for your input. I just want to make a good decision about what to do with it. It is worth repairing, I just don't to spend a fortune to do it. And I am not sure about the durability of these original type motors. If something else would fit on it, it might be better if I could find out what might fit. Sorry for being long-winded, just felt I kinda needed to explain where I am at. This thing flys good when was working correctly. I just need to get it to do this all the time. Thanks again.
 
I could be wrong but I doubt youll find a different motor that will fit seemlessly without any modifications. 20-30 minutes is actually a pretty decent flight time. Anything over 20 minutes is generally considered pretty good. You did the right thing starting off with a less expensive quad to learn on, especially one with protected props. Seems like youre on the right track, good luck with it.
 
That was 20-30 minutes total. It would run 8-10 miutes per charge. Flew it 3 times then motors started acting up. This retails for $250, normally sells for around $129. They had refurbed for $50. But it is lower end, which is fine for first drone. I was just curious if anyone had any experience with these. Thanks for the input. And to Jackson, I am a 38 year industrial maintenance technican and 3rd shift maintenance supervisor at a major school bus manufacturer, and my meters cost more than $10, I assure you. And yes my drone is off brand, but I was not going to spend $500 to $1000 on a first drone. After I learn, I will get a quote name brand.
 
huntertim said:
to Jackson, I am a 38 year industrial maintenance technican and 3rd shift maintenance supervisor at a major school bus manufacturer, and my meters cost more than $10, I assure you. And yes my drone is off brand, but I was not going to spend $500 to $1000 on a first drone.
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New to forums I see. That is my signature you are replying to, with general hints for new members. Notice it is greyed out and not part of my post.

That said many quads on Amazon (and other big box stores) are just rebadged versions of older quads usually at a higher price. Without an actual link I'm assuming this is your quad made by WLToys, a big and old time manufacterer. Which is why I linked to WLToys motors.
https://www.amazon.com/Cyclone-Chan...1485206586&sr=1-10&keywords=wltoys+quadcopter

BTW I learned on a $28 quad and this is still one of my favorites.
http://www.gearbest.com/rc-quadcopters/pp_164620.html
 
I understand. My main thing if this drone eats up motors quickly, I was wondering about maybe seeing if there might be more durable motors available. I purchased it from hobbytron. I'm going to take it to my local hobby shop and see what they say. And they haven't been any help. I'm just exploring any options, if there are any. But we're cool. Like I said, I'm learning.
 
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