Drone Motors

5-inch FPV freestyle motor

EMAX FS2306

A 5-inch freestyle motor: 2306 stator, 7075 aluminium bell, hollow steel shaft, 28.6 g without leads; EMAX rates the 1700KV at 37.2 A and 937.4 W peak on 6S.

  • 5-inch freestyle
  • 6S (1700KV) or 4S (2400KV)
  • 5 to 5.5-inch props
Drawing the 3D model…

The spin is an illustration: the model turns at 1/600 of the no-load speed, and it is a generic 2306 motor drawn from EMAX’s published sizes, not its exact design. No-load speed is KV × 22.2 V, a nominal pack for this version. EMAX publishes no bench data for it.

Version

Rated for 3S–6S on 5 to 5.5-inch props; EMAX gives its peak figures on 6S and fits it to its Buzz freestyle quad.

Weight
28.6 g
without leads; 2400KV 28.7 g

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What you get

What to pair it with

Our reading of EMAX’s numbers, so your build matches what the motor was tested with.

ESC
EMAX rates the peak current at 37.2 A for the 1700KV on 6S and 44.3 A for the 2400KV on 4S; a 45 A ESC covers both. (EMAX spec sheet)
Props
5 to 5.5-inch props for both KVs. (EMAX spec sheet)
Battery
6S for the 1700KV (rated 3S–6S) and 4S for the 2400KV (rated 3S–4S); EMAX gives their peak figures on those packs. (EMAX spec sheet)
Frame
Four M3 holes on a 16 mm circle (16 × 16 mm). (EMAX spec sheet)

Where to buy

  • EMAX USAthe maker’s US store; 1700KV (listed as sold out)
    $17.99seen Oct 19, 2026
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  • EMAX USAthe maker’s US store; 2400KV (listed as sold out)
    $17.99seen Oct 19, 2026
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  • EMAXthe maker’s global store; 1700KV and 2400KV (the 2400KV was listed as sold out)
    $13.86seen Oct 19, 2026
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Full specs

SpecValueSource
KV1,700 rpm/V (also 2400KV)EMAX USA product page (1700KV), EMAX spec sheet
Stator23 × 6 mm (2306)EMAX USA product page (1700KV), EMAX product page
Configuration12N14P (12 stator slots, 14 magnet poles)EMAX spec sheet
Battery3S–6S LiPo (1700KV); 3S–4S (2400KV)EMAX spec sheet, EMAX product page
Weight28.6 g (without leads; 2400KV 28.7 g)EMAX spec sheet
Dimensionsφ27.8 × 31.2 mm (with shaft); the shaft stands 13 mm above the bellEMAX spec sheet
ShaftHollow steel, M5 thread (9 mm of thread), stands 13 mm above the bell; 4 mm through the bearingsEMAX spec sheet, EMAX USA product page (1700KV)
Mounting4 × M3 holes on a 16 mm circle (16 × 16 mm)EMAX spec sheet
Bell7075 aluminiumEMAX USA product page (1700KV)
MagnetsN25SH arc magnets (as EMAX writes it on both pages; N25SH is not a usual magnet grade, and EMAX’s other motors use N52 or N52SH)EMAX USA product page (1700KV), EMAX USA product page (2400KV)
BearingsEZO 9 × 4 × 4 mmEMAX USA product page (1700KV), EMAX USA product page (2400KV)
WindingMulti-strandEMAX USA product page (1700KV), EMAX USA product page (2400KV)
Internal resistance78 mΩ (2400KV 45 mΩ)EMAX spec sheet
Idle current0.9 A (at 10 V; 2400KV 1.5 A)EMAX spec sheet
Peak current37.2 A (on 6S; 2400KV 44.3 A on 4S)EMAX spec sheet
Max power937.4 W (on 6S; 2400KV 744.2 W on 4S)EMAX spec sheet
Leads20 AWG, 140 mmEMAX spec sheet

Inside the motor

A brushless outrunner: the coils stand still in the middle and the magnets spin around them. From the top down:

How fast it spins

KV is the motor’s no-load speed per volt. With nothing on the shaft, the 1700KV version reaches about these speeds; a prop loads the motor and brings it down, typically to around 70–75% of these figures at full throttle.

BatteryVoltsNo-load rpm (KV × V)Electrical frequencyESC steps per second
4S nominal14.825,1602,935 Hz17,612
4S full16.828,5603,332 Hz19,992
6S nominal22.237,7404,403 Hz26,418
6S full25.242,8404,998 Hz29,988

A 14-pole rotor has 7 pole pairs, so every turn of the shaft is 7 electrical cycles, and a six-step ESC switches the phases 42 times per turn.

About the 3D model

A generic outrunner drawn from EMAX’s published sizes: the 23 × 6 mm stator, 27.8 mm bell, 18.2 mm height, 5 mm shaft, 16 mm mounting circle and 12 teeth and 14 magnets. Anything EMAX doesn’t publish is typical for a motor this size, and the bell’s spoked top, the base and the inside are a generic design, not this motor’s. The colours are read off the maker’s product photos. There are no logos or markings: it is our drawing, not the maker’s.

Sources

  1. EMAX USA: EMAX Freestyle Spec Brushless Performance motor FS 2306 1700kv (product page, with the feature list and EMAX’s FS2306 spec sheet). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  2. EMAX USA: EMAX Freestyle Spec Brushless Performance motor FS 2306 2400kv (product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  3. EMAX: Freestyle FS2306 1700KV 3-6S, 2400KV 3-4S, “for Buzz” (product page on EMAX’s global store). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  4. EMAX: FS2306 spec sheet (dimension drawing and spec table for the 1700KV and 2400KV; image on EMAX USA’s product pages). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.