VCI HOBBY Spark 1303

VCI HOBBY Spark 1303
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Stator1303
KV options5400
Weight7.1 g
Shaft1.5mm
Max cells3S
Configuration9S12P
DimensionsØ17.1x15.4 mm
Max thrust266 g
Price (approx.)21.49 USD

At 7.1 g it is 0.6 g heavier than average across the 4 1303-class motors in our database (avg 6.5 g).

Thrust data (VCI HOBBY bench test)

KVPropBatteryThrottleCurrentRPMThrustEfficiency
5400 GF 2540-3 3S 30 0.75 A — 46 g 5.11 g/W
5400 GF 2540-3 3S 40 1.32 A — 61 g 3.85 g/W
5400 GF 2540-3 3S 50 2.07 A — 82 g 3.3 g/W
5400 GF 2540-3 3S 60 2.99 A — 105 g 2.93 g/W
5400 GF 2540-3 3S 70 4.53 A — 129 g 2.37 g/W
5400 GF 2540-3 3S 80 5.76 A — 155 g 2.24 g/W
5400 GF 2540-3 3S 90 7.61 A — 183 g 2.0 g/W
5400 GF 2540-3 3S 100 9.25 A — 215 g 1.94 g/W
6000 GF 3018-2 3S 30 0.94 A — 52 g 4.61 g/W
6000 GF 3018-2 3S 40 1.64 A — 76 g 3.86 g/W
6000 GF 3018-2 3S 50 2.58 A — 109 g 3.52 g/W
6000 GF 3018-2 3S 60 3.66 A — 133 g 3.03 g/W
6000 GF 3018-2 3S 70 5.3 A — 158 g 2.48 g/W
6000 GF 3018-2 3S 80 7.18 A — 205 g 2.38 g/W
6000 GF 3018-2 3S 90 9.09 A — 225 g 2.06 g/W
6000 GF 3018-2 3S 100 11.2 A — 266 g 1.98 g/W
7200 GF 2512-3 3S 30 1.42 A — 61 g 3.58 g/W
7200 GF 2512-3 3S 40 2.41 A — 87 g 3.01 g/W
7200 GF 2512-3 3S 50 3.6 A — 113 g 2.62 g/W
7200 GF 2512-3 3S 60 5.05 A — 143 g 2.36 g/W
7200 GF 2512-3 3S 70 6.82 A — 158 g 1.93 g/W
7200 GF 2512-3 3S 80 8.15 A — 179 g 1.83 g/W
7200 GF 2512-3 3S 90 9.71 A — 212 g 1.82 g/W
7200 GF 2512-3 3S 100 12.2 A — 263 g 1.8 g/W
8800 GF 2540-3 2S 30 1.25 A — 39 g 3.9 g/W
8800 GF 2540-3 2S 40 2.1 A — 55 g 3.27 g/W
8800 GF 2540-3 2S 50 3.3 A — 80 g 3.03 g/W
8800 GF 2540-3 2S 60 4.57 A — 94 g 2.57 g/W
8800 GF 2540-3 2S 70 6.29 A — 115 g 2.29 g/W
8800 GF 2540-3 2S 80 8.35 A — 138 g 2.07 g/W
8800 GF 2540-3 2S 90 10.62 A — 166 g 1.95 g/W
8800 GF 2540-3 2S 100 13.03 A — 191 g 1.83 g/W
9600 GF 2512-3 2S 30 1.32 A — 39 g 3.69 g/W
9600 GF 2512-3 2S 40 2.44 A — 67 g 3.43 g/W
9600 GF 2512-3 2S 50 3.48 A — 82 g 2.95 g/W
9600 GF 2512-3 2S 60 4.64 A — 105 g 2.83 g/W
9600 GF 2512-3 2S 70 5.73 A — 121 g 2.64 g/W
9600 GF 2512-3 2S 80 7.26 A — 139 g 2.39 g/W
9600 GF 2512-3 2S 90 9.59 A — 168 g 2.19 g/W
9600 GF 2512-3 2S 100 12.12 A — 209 g 2.16 g/W
9600 GF 3018-2 2S 30 1.68 A — 51 g 3.79 g/W
9600 GF 3018-2 2S 40 2.85 A — 72 g 3.16 g/W
9600 GF 3018-2 2S 50 4.13 A — 91 g 2.75 g/W
9600 GF 3018-2 2S 60 5.5 A — 118 g 2.68 g/W
9600 GF 3018-2 2S 70 7.38 A — 139 g 2.35 g/W
9600 GF 3018-2 2S 80 9.89 A — 179 g 2.26 g/W
9600 GF 3018-2 2S 90 12.57 A — 202 g 2.01 g/W
9600 GF 3018-2 2S 100 15.48 A — 230 g 1.86 g/W

Manufacturer bench figures (VCI Hobby bench, 5400, 6000 and 7200 KV at 3S (12 V), 8800 and 9600 KV at 2S (8 V), 8 throttle points (30-100%) per run); real-world thrust varies with ESC, battery sag and prop condition.

Thrust-to-weight with this motor

RPM & prop speed on this motor

Props in this motor's class

PropSizeBladesWeight
HQProp 51MMX2 Ultralight 2.0x0.9 2 0.23 g
Gemfan 2216 3-Blade 2.2x1.6 3 0.7 g
Gemfan 2216S PC 3-Blade 2.2x1.6 3 0.8 g
Gemfan Hurricane 2512 2.5x1.2 3 0.8 g
HQProp Durable T2x2x4 2.0x2.0 4 0.8 g

Where this data comes from

The rows are VCI Hobby's own 'Testing Dates' table, published as an image in the Specifications tab of the motor's product page on vcihobby.com. The sheet PRINTS NO RPM COLUMN, so every row here carries an empty RPM. VCI sells and benches this motor in five windings and all five tables are here; `kv_options` keeps the 5400 KV our retail source sells, so MAX THRUST READS 266 g, WHICH IS THE 6000 KV WINDING on a GF 3018-2 at 3S - the 5400 KV's own best is 215 g. Every row reproduces its own run's identities (printed Power = its voltage x printed current, printed Efficiency = Thrust / Power), and ALL FIVE panels' peak current and maximum power land on a row of their own winding to the digit. The panels give a per-winding internal resistance, 240, 190, 145, 125 and 100 mOhm, which is why resistance_mohm stays empty. ONE SOURCE FACT RECORDED RATHER THAN REPAIRED: the 8800 KV table names its propeller GF 2540-3 and the chart printed directly below it legends the same run GF 3016-3; the table's own column is what this dataset carries. Identity with our retail listing is 5400 KV, the 1303 stator (the panels print Ø13*L3 mm), 3S and 7.1 g including cable, which every one of the five panels states.

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