Foil Drive Tech Talk | Ep 01 | Foil Drive Motor Design

Episode 01 of our Tech Talk series, going into more technical and in depth discussions about various aspects of design of the Foil Drive System and how to get the most out of it.
Paul & Ben discuss the design of the Foil Drive motor, covering topics such as:
- Why we must have an open, out runner design.
- The waterproofing methods,
- Some simple cleaning and servicing required.
For more information about the whole Foil Drive system, please check out our other CZcams videos, our website, and our new help centre with heaps of articles and useful info.
foil-drive.gorgias.help/en-US
As always, contact us at [e-mail] if you have questions or queries!
www.foildrive.com
0:00 Intro
0:44 Rough Sea Water Conditions
3:32 Why is the Motor Designed the Way It Is?
5:40 Foil Drive Podcast Ep 1 - • Foil Drive Podcast | E...
6:07 Rotor and Stator
7:18 Ceramic Bearings
8:22 Maintenance of Rotor Steel & Corrosion
10:21 Protecting & Refurbishing the Stator
12:00 Do-It-Yourself Servicing - Upgrading or Changing Parts
14:03 Iron Ingress & What to Do
15:56 Lanolin, Lithium Grease & Cleaning Maintenance
22:08 Motor Cleaning & Servicing (SEE: • Motor Cleaning & Servi... )

[@dkschrei]

Nice integrated cabling on the Cedars mast, didn't even know that was an option. Thx for the video.

[@foildrive]

The Project Cedrus integration is being released in the coming weeks! A little teaser :)

[@andylitespeed]

Thanks guys, this video is much appreciated!

[@foildrive]

Thanks Andrew, glad it has helped!

[@MissEmaK8]

So informative guys 👏

[@marekkaniewski8789]

Great vid, thank you

[@peaplecreative]

Nice job with the video, very informative 👍

[@seagullnz]

At 9:50 you mention ways to care for older motors, including taking the pin out. Can you please post a link to the 2 hour video you mentioned, I'd like to see the detail of cleaning/lubricating the rotor on < 2023 motor

[@jeremyalmeda5307]

Is there a video showing exactly how to grease the shaft? Should grease be applied to inside of motor can as well?

[@dminnerop]

Thank you for the great video. As far as maintaining/cleaning the motor would running it briefly in the pool after a session suffice?

[@shiregopro]

It's certainly better than nothing but the best will still be submerged or sprayed out in clean fresh water with the rotor removed.

[@jeremyalmeda5307]

Can you really clean and maintenance the bearings when they're permanently installed and are not meant to be removed?

[@umarter]

In Europe, there is no WD40 Lanolin available….can it be replaced by White Lithium or Silicon Lubricant?

[@foildrive]

Best is to use the White Lithium if you do not have access to a lanolin based lubricant. Dominic in the Netherlands uses "WD40 White Lithium Spuitvet White Lithium Grease"

[@rolandjacques649]

what version WD40 should we use in the U States? we dont seem to have that version

[@foildrive]

www.amazon.com/Fluid-Lubricant-Corrosion-Inhibitor-11-75/dp/B00PWZ0XNM/ref=sr_1_12?crid=3CNGK32RHLPY&keywords=lanolin%2Bspray&qid=1676249462&sprefix=lanolin%2Bspray%2Caps%2C367&sr=8-12&th=1&fbclid=IwAR2GWdtBsfWFlaahP7nSyNt74FBZHZO9C7tI_Y5qU8N6ClTQKu1sdUbeTXg

[@DavidFoxDotCom]

@@foildrive Thanks. After quite some searching I going to ask same question!