Topic: Capacitors for Dean's Kondor Motors

[hotjava]

Hi,

Hope everyone is well.  My HMS Kelly is coming along and I'll post photos later, but I wanted to what capacitors you're all using in your models?

I'm using Dean's Kondor motors.

Thanks for your time,
Oliver 

[colin]

i would imagine you talking about suppressor capacitors ??

now let me try and get this right with out looking...

across the Motor plus and minus terminals i normally solder a 47nf and from each of the motor terminals to the motor casing 100nf

[karlgalster]

Now Oliver this is a subject where you are going to get a different answer from each person you ask. The ceramic capacitors for mounting on the motor terminals that I have obtained from model shops vary in value but have been typically 0.033microFarad, 0.01microFarad and 0.0047microFarad. NB marking of the value on the capacitor case is a bit tricky (0.033microFarads are marked "333"). Hope this helps but perhaps easiest thing would be to go to your local model shop and get a suppression kit.
Robin

[hotjava]

Thanks so much for the response Colin and Robin.  I really appreciated it.  I'll dig around the local electronics shop and see what I can find. 

Thanks again!
Oliver

[Tommydean]

like this hobby shop?
www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/motor_suppression.html#a259

[DickyD]

I haven't used capacitors on any of my Deans motors.
I have Kyte, Kestrel and Kondor motors in several of my boats and have no trouble at all.