Thread: Motor questions (more fcg stuff)

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Okay, I've seen several posts about the right type of motor to use with a FCG, I have 2 o these https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.a...tname=electric

I got power to one to see if I could do it, worked fine got a little warm after about 10 minutes. is this normal? I want to use this motor for my FCG attempt. There were lots of posts and threads for FCG things but none that really answered my question. No where can I find the torque on this one. I read that they are powerful but if anyone has any tips or info on this motor please help. It seems to be a good one, but I want you guy's input.

Thank you so much!

I use these for my tombstone peekers and they work great for that. My FCGs have Dayton gear motors. They have great torque.

Originally Posted by Baldzillabill

No where can I find the torque on this one. I read that they are powerful but if anyone has any tips or info on this motor please help. It seems to be a good one, but I want you guy's input. Thank you so much!

I've asked the same question myself without any answers. I don't think the vendors list the torque.

IMHO, those little vent motors don't have enough torque for a FCG, although it may be enough if you either have a very light ghost or use a counter-weight.

I've never used that motor, but I recommend the fcg motor from MonsterGuts and save yourself the trouble. I've had it for 3 years and it works perfectly every time. This has all the torque you need, although this is just my opinion. I'm a big proponent on just spending a couple of extra $$ to get the right part.

Originally Posted by Hauntcast

I'm a big proponent on just spending a couple of extra $$ to get the right part.

I agree - especially with a prop you will probably run for many, many hours! FCG is such a huge hit - you'll run it endlessly by popular request!! ;-)

I have used a vent motor with my FCG and it has worked great.

Dont gear motors shut off when they over heat? You need to find out if its continuous or intermittent.

Edit: some information I found if it might help you understand them more.

Selecting and applying the proper gearmotor

The nature of the driven load must be understood to properly apply a gearmotor. It should be determined if the load is continuous or intermittent, constant load or shock load, friction or inertia load, and how fast the load will be accelerated or decelerated and stopped.

Continuous Duty

Most torque ratings are based on a normal 8-10 hour day continuous operation with a steady load. The only limitations to this duty cycle are the temperature of the motor, the lubricant temperature in the gearbox, and the strength of the gearing.

Intermittent Duty

Intermittent duty applications, where the motor and the lubricant temperature do not level off for the specified period of operation, remove the normal motor and lubrication temperature limitation. Frequently, for operation of one or two minutes every hour, the maximum developing torque is used as the rated output torque of the gearmotor. For example, in terms of motor rating this means that a torque requirement of 6 inch-pounds, typical of a 1/6 HP motor, could be met by running a 1/12 HP motor at its breakdown rating if the duty cycle were short enough. In practice, a 1/8 HP rating is used to allow for production variances in motor output. This allows the customer to utilize a lower cost unit to meet his load requirement.

I wouldn't call $53 a "few more dollars" it's over 5times the amount of the motor in question and you could get 17 of the vent motors for the price of one monster guts motor.

I don't know if the motor in question will work but if it's strong enough to run a peeker prop it should be strong enough to run a FCG.

As far as the motor getting warm or "hot" that's not uncommon when a motor is housed in a metal case. A wiper motor gets "hot" and I'm sure the monster guts motor will also get " hot" because the heat transfers to the metal case.


The easier thing to change out on the FCG will be the motor so I would give this motor a try or even a vent motor if you have one. One good thing about the vent motor, it's DC current so it's not going to shock you if you touch the wires and it's not going to blow a fuse if a naked wire touches.

The monster gut motor also needs more Clarence because it has a exposed fan and unlike the vent motor or the 6 RPM 120 VAC SYNCHRONOUS GEARMOTOR it can't be flush mounted to a ceiling of a piece of plywood......because of the fan.

I would try it out and if it doesn't work go the more expensive route. If you can build the prop the first time, you can change out the motor, even with a different motor, easily with in 30 minutes.

Thank you all for the advice.

Hauntcast : Chris thanks dude, If could afford to shop at monsterguts I surly would, they would love me!! lol I am on a very tight budget so... I must use whats available to me. I got these motors last year and just now getting around to building something with them. Believe me, if I had the money, they would have a constant customer. You drive a helluva sales pitch tho brotha lol!!


Madmax: I agree, 53$ is more than a few more bucks. I would love to shop there more often but i just can't. All I can do at this point is like you said, "Give it a shot" just to see what happens. I do have 3 vent motors as well. I will experiment with those later.

This will be my first attempt at the FCG. I will keep you posted on my progress.
I'm a poor country boy, I use scrape everything to build props. My corpses are made of wooden skeletons cuz I can't afford the PVC lol!!


Thank you all for the tips and advice.

I used a BBQ rotisserie motor for my FCG. Been using it for about 10 years now. Run it for about 4 hours on Halloween night. It's noisy but it works for me. Picked it up for $5 at thrift store.