Drone Motors: CW vs CCW and 8520 Coreless Motors
Four coreless DC motors (8520 size: 8.5 mm wide, 20 mm long). Two have red and blue wires and spin clockwise. Two have black and white wires and spin counter-clockwise. Motors on opposite corners must spin the same way.
Parts and connections
- 2
- CW motors (red/blue wires) → front-left and rear-right
- 2
- CCW motors (black/white wires) → front-right and rear-left
Check before the next step
- Front-left and rear-right spin clockwise (orange)
- Front-right and rear-left spin counter-clockwise (teal)
- Push motors fully down into their rubber holders