A2212 1400KV Brushless Outrunner Motor - Pre-Soldered 3.5mm Banana Plugs with X-Mount & Prop Adapter

Specifications

• Motor Model: A2212

• KV Rating: 1400KV

• Connectors: Pre-welded 3.5mm Banana Male Plugs

• Motor Type: Brushless Outrunner

• Phase Wires: 3 (Yellow, Black, Red heat-shrink indicators)

• Housing Colour: Gold and Silver

Key Applications and Projects

• Sport RC Aeroplanes: Providing high pitch-speed for 3D printed or foam-board sport planes (like park flyers and delta wings).

• Agile Quadcopters: Upgrading smaller DIY "Four Axis" drones where faster motor response and agility are preferred over heavy lifting capacity.

• High-Speed Airboats: Powering DIY surface vehicles where the high-RPM motor acts as a powerful air-fan to push the hull quickly across smooth water or ice.

Unlock New Capabilities (Project Evolution)

• Twin-Engine Cargo Plane: The 1400KV motor provides excellent forward speed. Grab two of these motors and evolve your single-engine plane into a Twin-Engine Cargo craft! Mount them on the wings, wire up a dual-ESC setup with a Y-harness to your receiver's throttle channel, and enjoy the incredible sound and massive thrust of a twin-engine RC aircraft!

Package Includes:

• 1 x A2212 KV1400 Brushless Motor (with pre-soldered 3.5mm banana plugs)

• 1 x Aluminum X-Mount Bracket

• 1 x Collet-Style Propeller Adapter

• 4 x Countersunk Mounting Screws

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

1. What does "KV1400" mean? KV stands for "Velocity Constant." It means the motor is designed to spin at 1400 RPM for every 1 volt of electricity applied to it when spinning freely without a propeller.

2. Is this motor brushed or brushless? This is a 3-phase brushless outrunner motor. It requires no maintenance brushes and is highly efficient.

3. What are the gold connectors on the wires? They are factory pre-welded 3.5mm male banana plugs (bullet connectors).

4. Do I need to solder anything to use this motor? No! Because the 3.5mm connectors are already installed, you can plug them directly into any ESC that has matching female 3.5mm plugs.

5. What size Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) do I need? Because the 1400KV motor spins faster and pulls slightly more current than lower KV versions, a 30A brushless ESC is strongly recommended.

6. Can I connect this motor directly to a battery? No. Brushless motors require a specialized Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) to turn the DC battery power into the 3-phase AC power needed to spin the motor. Connecting it directly to a battery will destroy it.

7. What is the cross-shaped metal piece used for? That is the aluminum X-mount. It provides a wider, more stable 4-hole mounting footprint for attaching the motor to your drone arms or airplane.

8. What are the four small screws for? They are countersunk machine screws used to bolt the aluminum X-mount tightly to the bottom of the golden motor casing.

9. What is the silver bullet-shaped part? That is a collet-style propeller adapter. It grips the bare motor shaft and provides a threaded post to securely attach your propeller.

10. What size battery should I use? This motor is optimized for 3S (11.1V) LiPo batteries.

11. What size propeller is best for the 1400KV version? Because it spins much faster than a 1000KV motor, you must use a smaller propeller to avoid burning it out. An 8-inch prop (like an 8040 or 8045) is ideal for a 3S setup.

12. How do I reverse the direction the motor spins? Unplug any two of the three banana plug wires connecting the motor to the ESC, and swap them. This reverses the electrical phasing and changes the rotation direction.

13. Does "Four Axis" mean it only works on quadcopters? "Four Axis" refers to a quadcopter, but this motor is highly versatile and works perfectly as a primary thrust engine for RC airplanes and flying wings as well.

14. What does "A2212" mean? It is an industry-standard size class, referring to the internal dimensions of the motor (22mm stator diameter, 12mm stator height).

15. Is a propeller included in this package? No, the package only includes the motor, the X-mount, the mounting screws, and the prop adapter.

16. Is this motor waterproof? No. The copper coils inside the housing are exposed to allow for air cooling. Submerging the motor while it has power will cause an electrical short.

17. How does the prop adapter stay on the smooth motor shaft? It uses a compression collet design. The base of the adapter is split; as you tighten the top nut down onto your propeller, it forces the split base to squeeze tightly onto the smooth motor shaft.

18. Why are there three wires? Brushless motors operate using 3-phase power generated by the ESC. The three wires alternate power to the electromagnets inside the bell to create a spinning magnetic field.

19. What does "outrunner" mean? It means the outer golden bell (which holds the permanent magnets) spins around the stationary internal copper coils. This design provides more torque than "inrunner" motors.

20. Can I use this motor to power an RC car? It is highly discouraged. Outrunner motors are designed for aircraft where they receive constant, massive cooling airflow from a propeller. Using it inside a car chassis will likely cause it to overheat and fail.