On Thu, 2 May 2013 13:47:42 -0400, you wrote:
>Some brushed motors I have noted have the brush holders at small angles >that aren't conducive to good brush life when running backwards, and which >may also effect the motors torque when in reverse. The OEM 400 watters >brushes are dead on center. As I said, my motor has the brushes at 90 deg to the armature, but it still runs slower backwards. It's not a skewed armature type, and the reverse relay simply swaps the polarity to the brushes so I'm not sure why. >So, what is the general consensus about running one of these smaller >treadmill motors backwards? (in the event I can actually make it fit where >the old 400 watter was living) As long as it's adequately cooled, cant see it do any harm. >Would a day or so's running at no load & medium speed re-seat the brushes >and improve the brush life in that event? Should do. Steve Blackmore -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
