Kyosho LeMans Motors

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In 1984 Kyosho debuted their own line of LeMans brushed motors as an upgrade to the standard Mabuchi RS 540 motor. The LeMans series, a moniker inspired by the famed grand prix endurance race and French town after which the race is named, initially began with five modified motors but would grow to include thirty-eight different motors in total. Epoxy resin potted coils, diamond trued commutators, skewed armatures, stainless steel shafts, dual bearings and adjustable timing was common across the line but a number of motors would receive components specific to their intended use such as bushing, locked timing, aluminum end bells, wet magnets, as well as four different (550, 540, 480 & 180) can sizes. Unique to the original and many subsequent motors in the LeMans series however was Kyosho's model numbering. Rather than a wind count or arbitrary name/alphanumeric designation the motors were numbered based on the runtime in seconds achievable from a 1,200 mAh six cell 7.2v battery pack. Additionally, Kyosho would eventually revive the LeMans name for their new brushed and brushless motors lines.

T = Torque
S = Speed
E = Endurance
G = Gold
W = Wet magnet
P = Permanent magnet

Released in 1984:
1891 – 480S – 24x1, 22,000 RPM, bearings, .8mm wire, 540 motor
1892 – 480T – 26x1, 21,000 RPM, bearings, .75mm wire, 540 motor
1893 – 240S – 19x1, 25,000 RPM, bearings, .9mm wire, 540 motor
1894 – 600E – 30x1, 18.000 RPM, bushings, .7mm wire, 540 motor (often incorrectly attributed w/part # 1984)
1895 – 360PT – 19x1, 21,000 RPM, bearings, .9mm wire, 550 motor

Released in 1985:
N/A – 360E – N/A, bushings, .7mm wire, 550 motor (Turbo Scorpion kit motor)
N/A – 240E – 19x2, N/A RPM, bearings, N/A wire, 540 motor
1897 – 480G – 25x4, 22,000 RPM, bearings, .4mm wire, 540 motor
1898 – 360ST – 22x1, 19,000 RPM, bearings, .5mm wire, 550 motor, fixed timing (Icarus kit motor)
1924 – 240SB – 19x2, 30,000 RPM, bearings, .65mm wire, 540 motor, alloy endbell
1925 – 360G – 18x2, 23,000 RPM, bearings, .65mm wire, 550 motor

Released in 1987:
1929 - AP29 - 30x1, 16,000RPM, bearings, .65mm wire, 480 motor

Released in 1988:
1922 – Stock 05 – 27x1, 18,000 RPM, bushings, .65mm wire, 540 motor
1923 – 240ST – 22x1, 24,000 RPM, bushings, .65mm wire, 540 motor, fixed timing, (Maxxum kit motor)
1926 – Sports H-240S – 20x1, 22,000 RPM, bearings, .85mm wire, 540 motor
1934 - DM20 50x1, 24,800 RPM, bearings, .3mm wire, 180 motor, built-in capacitors
1992 – Super Stock 20 – 27x1, 21,600 RPM, bushings, .65mm wire, 540 motor, 20° timing
1993 – Super Stock 34 – 27x1, 28,000 RPM, bushings, .65mm wire, 540 motor, 34° timing

Released in 1989:
1935 - DMC20BB - 50x1, 25,500 RPM, ball bearings, .3mm wire, 180 Motor, built-in capacitors
1961 - AP29R 27x1, 16,000 RPM, bearings, .65 wire, 480 motor, built-in capacitors, reverse rotation
1986 – 240T – 16x2, 28,500 RPM, bearings, .7mm wire, 540 motor
1988 – 480T (Gen 2) – 19x1, 26,500 RPM, bearings, .65mm wire, 540 motor
W-1011 – SPA 240WS – 18x2, 31,000, bearings, .65mm, 540 motor
W-1012 – SPA 480WT – 24x4, 23,000 RPM, bearings, .4mm wire, 540 motor

Released in 1990:
1962 - AP36 - 18x2, 27,000 RPM, bearings, .7mm wire, 540 motor, built-in capacitors
2461 - AP36L - 19x2, 28,000 RPM, bearings, .65 wire, 550 motor
2481 – Pro High Speed – 14x2, 34,500 RPM, bearings, .75mm wire, 540 motor
2483 – Pro High Torque – 16x2, 30,000 RPM, bearings, .7mm wire, 540 motor
2485 – Pro On-Road – 17x1, 28,000 RPM, bearings, .5mm wire, 540 motor

Released in 1993:
70316 – Super Pro HF Speed Competition – 12x4, 35,000 RPM, bearings, .6mm wire, 540 motor, WP, built-in capacitors
70317 – Super Pro HF Torque Competition – 13x4, 32,800 RPM, bearings, .55mm and .6mm wire, 540 motor, WP, built-in capacitors
70321 – Super Pro HF Speed – 10x2, 39,000 RPM, bearings, .8mm wire, 540 motor, WP, built-in capacitors
70322 – Super Pro HF Torque – 11x2, 42,000 RPM, bearings, .8mm and .85mm wire, 540 motor, WP, built-in capacitors

Released in 1998:
1930 - AP-29BB - 27x1, 20,000 RPM, ball bearings, .65mm wire, 480 motor, built-in capacitors

Release date N/A:
1966 - AP36BB - 18x2, 27,000 RPM, ball bearings, .7mm wire, 540 motor, built-in capacitors
1984 - Super Heli - 17x2, 33,000 RPM, .7mm wire, 540 motor, ball bearings
70851 - 29APL Special - 20x1, 22,000 RPM, bearings, 480 motor
70951 - 29APL V-Special - 13x1, 34,000 RPM, bearings, .85 wire, 480 motor