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RE: Motor not turning - help please
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 1 Dec 1999 20:12:41 GMT
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Tilman Sporkert <tilman@activesw.comSAYNOTOSPAM>
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> There have been some posts in the past that perhaps the red motor has an
> internal circuit breaker to protect it from stalls, but from taking one
> apart, I haven't found any such thing.
Depending on the motor specs, stalling a motor isn't necessarily a bad thing
for the motor. One of the favorite switch machines for model railroads (the
device that you connect to the turnouts to move them) uses a stall motor for
example. You simply apply power to it, and it runs until it stalls. To throw
the turnout the other way, you reverse power. Totally simple - two wires for
hookup, and no internal contacts or switches that can go bad. You can leave
it in the stalled position all day long.
As I said, it depends on the motor. So don't do this with your 9V Lego
Technic motor.
Tilman
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