Drone Motors

2–3-inch toothpick motor

T-Motor F1203

T-Motor's 1203 for 2–3-inch toothpicks, in one 7000KV winding for 2S–3S; on 3S it pulls 193 g at full throttle on a Gemfan GF2020-4.

  • 2–3-inch toothpicks
  • 2S–3S
  • 2- to 3-inch props on a 1.5 mm shaft
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 1203 motor drawn from T-Motor’s published sizes, not its exact design. Thrust, current and power are T-Motor’s bench figures for the GF2020-4 prop at 12.6 V, read straight across between its throttle steps. Its data starts at 50% throttle.

Max thrust
193 g
GF2020-4 prop, 12.6 V
Weight
5.25 g
with leads; 4.45 g without
Peak current
10.8 A
full throttle
Max power
136 W
full throttle

from $14.90a motor at T-Motor

A set of four: $59.60

Price seen Oct 19, 2026. Plain links: we earn nothing from them.

What it pulls

T-Motor’s own bench test, one line per prop. Drag across the chart to move the throttle; the model above follows.

05010015020025050%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%gthrottle193 gGF2020-4166 gG3018-2158 gGF2023-3139 gGFD63-3118 gGF2020-4105 gGF2023-3

At 60% with the GF2020-4: 88 g of thrust, 4.5 A, 57 W, 1.54 g per watt.

On your quad

1.2 : 1

Thrust to weight at full throttle: four motors pull 770 g with the GF2020-4 at 12.6 V.

At 60% throttle they pull 352 g, 0.5 times the quad’s weight.

All-up weight is the quad ready to fly, with its battery and camera. The thrust is the maker’s static bench figure; in the air it is lower.

What you get for $14.90

What to pair it with

Our reading of T-Motor’s numbers, so your build matches what the motor was tested with.

ESC
Peak current is 10.85 A over 60 s; T-Hobby recommends a 2–3S ESC. An ESC or AIO rated above 11 A covers it. (T-Motor drawing, specs and test report, T-Hobby product page)
Props
2- to 3-inch props, per T-Hobby. On 2S the 3-inch G3018-2 pulled the most (165.5 g at full throttle) at the best efficiency; on 3S the GF2020-4 pulled 192.6 g. (T-Hobby product page, T-Motor drawing, specs and test report)
Battery
2S–3S by T-Motor's spec table. T-Hobby suggests a 3S 550 mAh 75C pack, or a 4S 450 mAh. (T-Motor drawing, specs and test report, T-Hobby product page)
Frame
2- to 3-inch toothpick frames, per T-Hobby, at about 130 g take-off weight on 3S. Four M2 holes on a 9 mm circle. (T-Hobby product page, T-Motor drawing, specs and test report)

Where to buy

  • T-Motorthe maker's store (Tmotorhobby)
    $14.90seen Oct 19, 2026
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  • T-HobbyT-Motor's hobby-brand store
    $14.90seen Oct 19, 2026
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Full specs

SpecValueSource
KV7,000 rpm/VT-Motor drawing, specs and test report
Stator12 × 3 mm (1203)T-Motor product page
Configuration9N12P (9 stator slots, 12 magnet poles)T-Motor drawing, specs and test report
Battery2S–3S LiPo (T-Hobby's recommended setup also lists a 4S 450 mAh pack (S3))T-Motor drawing, specs and test report
Weight5.25 g (with leads; 4.45 g without)T-Motor drawing, specs and test report
DimensionsΦ15.5 × 14.05 mm (14.05 mm is the full length, shaft included)T-Motor drawing, specs and test report
Shaft1.5 mm, protrudes 3 mm; four M2 holes on a 5 mm circle in the top for the prop (the drawing and T-Motor's product text say 1.5 mm; the spec table says 2 mm)T-Motor drawing, specs and test report, T-Motor product page
Mounting4 × M2 holes on a 9 mm circle (T-Motor calls it a 9 × 9 pattern)T-Motor drawing, specs and test report, T-Motor product page
Magnetsarc magnetsT-Motor product page
Internal resistance198 mΩT-Motor drawing, specs and test report
Idle current0.64 A (at 10 V)T-Motor drawing, specs and test report
Peak current10.85 A (for 60 s; the full-throttle current on the GF2020-4 at 3S)T-Motor drawing, specs and test report
Max power135.73 W (from the test report (GF2020-4, 3S, full throttle). The spec table says 192 W for 60 s, the same number as that row's thrust in grams (192.57 g))T-Motor drawing, specs and test report
Leads28 AWG, black, 75 mmT-Motor drawing, specs and test report
In the box1 × motor, 1 × parts bagT-Motor drawing, specs and test report

Bench data

Redrawn from T-Motor’s test reports. Thrust is static pull on a bench, more than you get in flight. Power is volts × amps; efficiency is thrust divided by power.

7000KV on 2S–3S6 props

PropThrottleThrust (g)Voltage (V)Current (A)RPMPower (W)Efficiency (g/W)
GF2020-4 (Gemfan 2 × 2, 4-blade)at 12.6 V50%67.8612.573.362523842.241.61
55%78.5712.573.942712549.531.59
60%87.9512.574.542903457.071.54
65%101.0412.575.183096565.111.55
70%113.0912.565.813300172.971.55
75%126.7212.566.483495481.391.56
80%140.7612.557.213675190.491.56
85%155.9212.538.0538499100.871.55
90%168.1912.538.9240269111.771.5
95%181.8812.519.8441812123.11.48
100%192.5712.5110.8543123135.731.42
G3018-2 (T-Motor's label; 3 × 1.8, 2-blade)at 8.4 V50%65.518.42.651891622.262.94
55%75.258.43.132037826.292.86
60%86.788.43.642157430.582.84
65%97.678.394.112283534.482.83
70%106.028.394.532393138.012.79
75%115.18.394.992491441.872.75
80%126.638.385.532578946.342.73
85%135.68.376.072681450.812.67
90%145.858.376.722777656.252.59
95%154.598.367.412865761.952.5
100%165.518.348.272944768.972.4
GF2023-3 (Gemfan 2 × 2.3, 3-blade)at 12.6 V50%58.3512.623.312720841.771.4
55%72.4212.623.872937148.841.48
60%82.0312.614.483132356.491.45
65%90.4412.65.083353564.011.41
70%100.612.65.753554672.451.39
75%107.6812.596.353739179.951.35
80%120.2712.587.023938788.311.36
85%131.212.577.794107597.921.34
90%141.3712.568.6642827108.771.3
95%149.3812.559.5744421120.11.24
100%157.8112.5510.5645398132.531.19
GFD63-3 (Gemfan D63, 63 mm ducted, 3-blade)at 8.4 V50%62.558.43.371574928.312.21
55%70.328.43.921665032.932.14
60%77.678.44.511752737.882.05
65%86.258.395.121828542.962.01
70%94.428.385.821915548.771.94
75%103.128.376.461992454.071.91
80%109.258.377.092073559.341.84
85%116.18.357.792129465.051.78
90%122.488.348.562205171.391.72
95%130.798.349.282259877.41.69
100%138.978.3810.132324484.891.64
GF2020-4 (Gemfan 2 × 2, 4-blade)at 8.4 V50%43.028.42.392029820.082.14
55%49.938.42.782186123.352.14
60%57.798.393.192360526.762.16
65%66.668.393.632497330.462.19
70%72.868.394.032631933.812.15
75%79.898.384.432753337.122.15
80%86.968.384.842858840.562.14
85%93.328.375.32989044.362.1
90%100.88.375.833120448.82.07
95%109.748.366.443234153.842.04
100%118.088.357.163377759.791.98
GF2023-3 (Gemfan 2 × 2.3, 3-blade)at 8.4 V50%36.368.442.232169718.821.93
55%43.878.432.6123640221.99
60%49.558.4332522125.291.96
65%57.278.433.382685628.492.01
70%65.688.423.812829632.082.05
75%75.098.424.212950135.452.12
80%83.248.424.633058638.982.14
85%88.788.415.053182842.472.09
90%92.88.415.513324746.342
95%99.088.46.13444251.241.93
100%105.48.396.793583056.971.85

Source: T-Motor drawing, specs and test report

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 7000KV 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 nominal14.8103,60010,360 Hz62,160
4S full16.8117,60011,760 Hz70,560
6S nominal22.2155,40015,540 Hz93,240
6S full25.2176,40017,640 Hz105,840

A 12-pole rotor has 6 pole pairs, so every turn of the shaft is 6 electrical cycles, and a six-step ESC switches the phases 36 times per turn.

About the 3D model

A generic outrunner drawn from T-Motor’s published sizes: the 12 × 3 mm stator, 15.5 mm bell, 11.05 mm height, 1.5 mm shaft, 9 mm mounting circle and 9 teeth and 12 magnets. Anything T-Motor 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. T-Motor: F1203 7000KV product page on its Tmotorhobby store (description, product photos, price). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  2. T-Motor: F1203 product drawing, spec table, test report and contents, four images on the product page (S1) starting with this one. Columns as T-Motor gives them: thrust in g, voltage measured per row, current, RPM, power, efficiency. Motor surface temperature after 1 min at 100% throttle, ambient 21 °C: 52 °C and 60 °C on the GF2023-3 (2S, 3S), 54 °C and 67 °C on the GF2020-4, 57 °C on the GFD63-3, 62 °C on the G3018-2. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  3. T-Hobby (T-Motor's hobby brand): F1203 product page (description, recommended setup, price; the same drawing, spec table and test report as images). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.