We have been hearing this debate over Mabuchi motors and other manufactures for some time, and I have stood by my choice to use Mabuchis. I have stated before that I tested European made motors along with the Japanese motors in my original machine design by running them for hundreds of hours and the Mabuchi machine ran for 1000 hours and I stopped there......the others had shown excessive bearing wear and did not run as long.....but the Mabuchi motor showed no wear after the 1000.

My tests were in real tattoo machines hooked up with a spring load and run on a stand at a constant voltage.

Proof of the quality.

....today I received a machine to "tune up." It was one of my very early machines built and sold in early 2005.....I started my Linear Series machines back in 2004.
I always get excited when an old machine comes in just to see how things held up over time...

This thing has been so used that the anodized finish is worn thru in many places and faded from constant wipe downs and the threads on the stainless vise screw are worn mostly off. The motor is so very heavily corroded and rusted and the thing was dirty as hell. Why people don't maintain their equipment is beyond me......

The motor bearing was dry and slightly noisy but the shaft does not display any looseness from wear. The connector is a phono jack where the backend of the machine is so worn from the artist missing the hole that it is funny.....

After cleaning it up and lubing it.....it runs great. Since the motor is so corroded, I am replacing it along with upgrading the connector.....and a new style glide as well.

So what I'm trying to say.....those of you that say that Mabuchi motors are crap......the proof is.... they are a fantastic product!