CHANCS TYC-50 10/12RPM CW/CCW Permanent Magnet Motor 110V AC Electric Synchron Motor

Looked around for a replacement but all the names brand products were so expensive, so I tried this one. Worked great at much less cost, especially since I needs 4. Will buy again.

I needed to replace a flicker motor in a 16-year-old faux stove that is apparently now obsolete (both the stove and the motor). I ordered a motor from Chancs that I thought would work, but it didn't fit. I had to return it.I reached out to their customer support to see if maybe they had one that would be a direct replacement. They did not; however, after many emails between "Jane" and me with lots of questions, I finally chose this particular unit (CHANCS TYC-50 Small Synchronous Motor 110V AC 15-18RPM Shaft Rotation CCW 4W). It did require me to drill 2 new, small screw holes to mount it in the cabinet, but it was the right size to generally fit and close to the original RPMs. It is working great. They also told me how to wire it - my original had 3 wires and a capacitor. The replacement had only 2 and did not need the capacitor.I am grateful for Jane's patience and willingness to help me find a solution - even to the point of searching other suppliers. Who does that? Ultimately, we did find one from Chancs that would work, so I am pleased. Yes, they are in China, and I know from experience that not all of the companies over there can be trusted. I believe this is one that IS trustworthy. Should I have need of a small motor again (microwave, the other fireplace, etc.) I will start my search with them.

TYC-50 0.8/1 RPM CW (clockwise) - My install is simply turning an arm with virtually no load and it is working well for this. I docked a star because it runs hot to the touch, especially considering there is almost no load. How hot? I initially tried to hot glue the motor to my project, but had to drill holes and bolt it on because the glue was being softened by the heat. Advertised RMP is .8-1 and mine turns just over 1 with no load, taking about 53 seconds per rev. It is quiet, but not silent. Runs CW every time it is powered on as advertised. Has 100+ hours on it now, and no issues.

This electric motor effects rotary movement of an attached "axle" at a rate ("RPM") that is roughly within the range (20 - 24 RPM) of the one it replaced (which rotated at approx. 22 RPM). It is actuated via a pair of stranded wire that is suitable to conduct standard 110VAC house current (U.S.). I am using it in an "electric fireplace" unit, which combines the function of an electric space heater with a visually pleasing representation of "burning logs" in a firebox (all enclosed within a relatively attractive wood cabinet which simulates a "hearth"). The motor turns a horizontally-mounted axle, which might also be described as a "pivot", "rod" or "bar", (behind and below this box), which has reflective strips attached to it at such intervals so that the light reflected off of them (which is produced by two clear bulbs approx the size of C9 Christmas lights), projected thru a pre-cut screen also behind the box, gives the appearance (viewed from the front of the unit) of "flames" rising from the "logs". It performs quite well - even though this motor was not specifically manufactured for this application (I believe its original purpose is to replace similar motors used to rotate the turntables in certain models of microwave ovens).As such, it has a couple of minor drawbacks: 1) The old motor it replaced turned only in a clockwise direction (viewed from the pivot side of the motor), which uniformly produced rotation of the axle - and the strips attached to it - so that the light reflected thru the filtering screen produced the perception of the resulting "flame" pattern as being in an "upward" direction - which is what one would expect of flames from an actual log in a fireplace. In fact, the old motor was clearly labeled "CW". It proved, however, to be quite difficult to locate a "CW"-only motor in the Internet market, so I ended up settling for this one - which itself is clearly labeled (and advertised as such) "CW/CCW" - that is, alternately rotating in both the clockwise and counter-clockwise directions (ostensibly with each successive activation of the power switch). This is considered ideal for microwave turntable operation, but even so, it is not so much of a problem for the simulated fireplace. Even though the alternating actuation of "CW" and "CCW" directions is not uniform (i.e. successive power-on operations of the fireplace unit many times might produce either "CW" or "CCW" rotation), if it ever starts rotating "CCW", I just flip the "on-off" switch until the "CW" rotation is produced. This might take two or three cycles of the power switch, but it has not failed to eventually produce the desired results. It is of course purely psychological, but seeing the "flame" pattern moving in a "downward" direction just doesn't cut it for "ambiance" :-) .Also, 2) I was able to tell, thanks to the dimensions of the motor pivot illustrated in the advertised specs (thanks for that!), that the pivot would likely be a little too "thick" in its circumference to accommodate the wire spring which acts as the coupler to the axle. Indeed this proved to be the case, as the coupler's rigid wire coil was a little too narrow in diameter to slip around the motor pivot. I was able to adapt this by stretching the spring out a bit (with two hefty pairs of needle-nose pliers and not a little effort). This points to a lack of variety and diversity in available dimensions in the parts of these motors out on the market, and not to any defect in the product itself.Overall, I am very pleased with the performance of the product. I have run it quite a bit this winter and had no issues.

I obtained a discarded high end fake fireplace from a neighbor which no longer worked. The problem was a burned out motor. The manufacturer no longer stocked the replacement motor (which was severely overpriced) but lucky for me I found this motor. As its turned out though, the motor rand the drum backwards so it looked like the flames were being sucked into the longs, lol. I only had to remove the motor and install it on the opposite side of the drum to create the correct affect though. The fireplace adds a relaxing mood to the ambiance of the room in the evening.

The motor arrived in good time and well packaged for protection. However after installation there is a very audible noise from the motor at the exact same point of the rotation. Checked to see if the rod it was driving was out of balance, but regrettably it was not. Likely a high or low spot on a drive gear inside this motor. I'll live with it, but as it's installed in an electric fireplace it's going to annoy me...

The product arrived in good time, installed easily, I soldered the connection as didn’t have a connector of the fireplace type, On start up I was disappointed the flames were running backwards, looked horrible, I planned on re wiring the next day so shut the fireplace off, later that evening I wanted to see how it looked at night, turned the fireplace on and the flames were running foreword, looked great, great Don’t have to re wire, strangely enough To use I need to turn on, turn off then on again and it runs foreword, can’t wrap my head around that.

I bought this specific motor because it turns clockwise only. I had to do some adapting for the shaft to fit. Time will tell how long the motor lasts, but at this point I'm happy with it.

The old light effect motor seized up and stopped turning on my older electric fireplace. I was able to find this part from eventually and replaced the old one with this one. Works and fit perfectly.

Ordered this motor to replace electric fireplace flame motor that was dying. This worked, as a replacement, as it had the same electrical stats, and same RPM I needed. Just be aware, that this motor works both clockwise and counterclockwise in rotation, so take that into account for your application. If you're like me using it to replace an electric fireplace flame motor, this can mean the flames move in wrong direction, but if you shut it off, and turn it on again, the motor will reverse in the other correct direction from resistance.For the cost, it was a cheap fix for my fireplace.