VCI HOBBY Spark 1404

VCI HOBBY Spark 1404
Image: racedayquads.com
Stator1404
KV options4000
Weight10.1 g
Shaft1.5mm
Max cells4S
Configuration9S12P
DimensionsØ19x16.4 mm
Max thrust422 g
Price (approx.)12.99 USD

At 10.1 g it is 0.6 g heavier than average across the 11 1404-class motors in our database (avg 9.5 g).

Thrust data (VCI HOBBY bench test)

KVPropBatteryThrottleCurrentRPMThrustEfficiency
2450 GF D63-5 6S 30 0.75 A — 86 g 4.78 g/W
2450 GF D63-5 6S 40 1.26 A — 108 g 3.57 g/W
2450 GF D63-5 6S 50 1.84 A — 142 g 3.22 g/W
2450 GF D63-5 6S 60 2.58 A — 177 g 2.86 g/W
2450 GF D63-5 6S 70 4.21 A — 226 g 2.24 g/W
2450 GF D63-5 6S 80 5.52 A — 258 g 1.95 g/W
2450 GF D63-5 6S 90 7.14 A — 309 g 1.8 g/W
2450 GF D63-5 6S 100 8.88 A — 356 g 1.67 g/W
2750 GF D63-3 6S 30 1.08 A — 75 g 2.89 g/W
2750 GF D63-3 6S 40 1.97 A — 124 g 2.62 g/W
2750 GF D63-3 6S 50 2.76 A — 153 g 2.31 g/W
2750 GF D63-3 6S 60 3.96 A — 181 g 1.9 g/W
2750 GF D63-3 6S 70 5.3 A — 216 g 1.7 g/W
2750 GF D63-3 6S 80 6.74 A — 271 g 1.68 g/W
2750 GF D63-3 6S 90 8.24 A — 308 g 1.56 g/W
2750 GF D63-3 6S 100 10.04 A — 350 g 1.45 g/W
2750 GF 2520-3 6S 30 0.95 A — 82 g 3.6 g/W
2750 GF 2520-3 6S 40 1.42 A — 119 g 3.49 g/W
2750 GF 2520-3 6S 50 1.98 A — 154 g 3.24 g/W
2750 GF 2520-3 6S 60 2.93 A — 189 g 2.69 g/W
2750 GF 2520-3 6S 70 3.6 A — 210 g 2.43 g/W
2750 GF 2520-3 6S 80 4.64 A — 244 g 2.19 g/W
2750 GF 2520-3 6S 90 6.05 A — 293 g 2.02 g/W
2750 GF 2520-3 6S 100 7.61 A — 366 g 2.0 g/W
2750 GF 3016-3 6S 30 0.88 A — 96 g 4.55 g/W
2750 GF 3016-3 6S 40 1.47 A — 136 g 3.85 g/W
2750 GF 3016-3 6S 50 2.13 A — 185 g 3.62 g/W
2750 GF 3016-3 6S 60 2.71 A — 217 g 3.34 g/W
2750 GF 3016-3 6S 70 4.12 A — 252 g 2.55 g/W
2750 GF 3016-3 6S 80 5.47 A — 293 g 2.23 g/W
2750 GF 3016-3 6S 90 7.18 A — 360 g 2.09 g/W
2750 GF 3016-3 6S 100 8.93 A — 422 g 1.97 g/W
3750 GF D63-5 4S 30 1.26 A — 72 g 3.57 g/W
3750 GF D63-5 4S 40 2.19 A — 107 g 3.05 g/W
3750 GF D63-5 4S 50 3.22 A — 144 g 2.8 g/W
3750 GF D63-5 4S 60 4.54 A — 172 g 2.37 g/W
3750 GF D63-5 4S 70 6.1 A — 213 g 2.18 g/W
3750 GF D63-5 4S 80 7.62 A — 244 g 2.0 g/W
3750 GF D63-5 4S 90 9.85 A — 280 g 1.78 g/W
3750 GF D63-5 4S 100 12.27 A — 327 g 1.67 g/W
4000 GF 2520-3 4S 30 1.19 A — 74 g 3.89 g/W
4000 GF 2520-3 4S 40 2.03 A — 102 g 3.14 g/W
4000 GF 2520-3 4S 50 2.93 A — 135 g 2.88 g/W
4000 GF 2520-3 4S 60 3.83 A — 163 g 2.66 g/W
4000 GF 2520-3 4S 70 4.79 A — 195 g 2.54 g/W
4000 GF 2520-3 4S 80 6.03 A — 219 g 2.27 g/W
4000 GF 2520-3 4S 90 7.82 A — 259 g 2.07 g/W
4000 GF 2520-3 4S 100 9.86 A — 316 g 2.0 g/W
4000 GF D63-3 4S 30 1.76 A — 73 g 2.59 g/W
4000 GF D63-3 4S 40 2.71 A — 107 g 2.47 g/W
4000 GF D63-3 4S 50 3.82 A — 135 g 2.21 g/W
4000 GF D63-3 4S 60 4.91 A — 168 g 2.14 g/W
4000 GF D63-3 4S 70 6.07 A — 198 g 2.04 g/W
4000 GF D63-3 4S 80 7.94 A — 252 g 1.98 g/W
4000 GF D63-3 4S 90 9.96 A — 280 g 1.76 g/W
4000 GF D63-3 4S 100 12.4 A — 324 g 1.63 g/W
4000 GF 3016-3 4S 30 1.27 A — 83 g 4.08 g/W
4000 GF 3016-3 4S 40 2.24 A — 136 g 3.79 g/W
4000 GF 3016-3 4S 50 3.14 A — 161 g 3.2 g/W
4000 GF 3016-3 4S 60 4.08 A — 197 g 3.02 g/W
4000 GF 3016-3 4S 70 5.18 A — 233 g 2.81 g/W
4000 GF 3016-3 4S 80 7.08 A — 259 g 2.29 g/W
4000 GF 3016-3 4S 90 9.07 A — 314 g 2.16 g/W
4000 GF 3016-3 4S 100 11.43 A — 368 g 2.01 g/W

Manufacturer bench figures (VCI Hobby bench, 2450 and 2750 KV at 6S (24 V), 3750 and 4000 KV at 4S (16 V), one to three props per winding, 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
Gemfan 4022F 2-Blade 4.0x2.2 2 0.37 g
Gemfan Hurricane 3018 Durable 1.5mm 3.0x1.8 2 0.75 g
Gemfan Hurricane 3018 Durable 2mm 3.0x1.8 2 0.75 g
HQProp T3x1.5 Durable 3.0x1.5 2 0.78 g
HQProp T3.5x2.2x2 3.5x2.2 2 1.1 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 four windings and all four tables are here; `kv_options` keeps the 4000 KV our retail source sells, so MAX THRUST READS 422 g, WHICH IS THE 2750 KV WINDING on a GF 3016-3 at 6S - the 4000 KV's own best is 368 g on the same prop at 4S. Every row reproduces its own run's identities (printed Power = its voltage x printed current, printed Efficiency = Thrust / Power), and all four 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, 420, 325, 220 and 190 mOhm, which is why resistance_mohm stays empty. Identity with our retail listing is 4000 KV, the 1404 stator (the panels print Ø14*L4 mm), 4S and 10.1 g including cable, which is the 4000 KV panel's own weight; the other three windings weigh 10.2-10.4 g.

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