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Subject: 
micro motor jam
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Date: 
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 03:24:26 GMT
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Hey all,

  Anyone notice a problem with the little red motors jamming?  Working on a
project of mine, I found that if it runs one way, until it cannot move any
more, it can't back up either - I have to push it manually, then it can move
again.  Is it just me?  did anyone else notice this?  and is there a way to
avoid it?

Thanks,

:)

Dan



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  Re: micro motor jam
 
"Dan Boger" <dan@giccs.georgetown.edu> wrote in message news:Fsxqsq.1v5@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) move (...) to (...) I think that is a common problem. The solution is to prevent it stalling by using rubber bands or similar on the output. Huw (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
  RE: micro motor jam
 
(...) Yep. It's a common problem. I have 3 of them and they all tend to fail this way. Be careful that you don't actually JAM the motor. Ther is a little thermal cutoff that you can actually hear clicking when the motor is overloaded. It might take (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)

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