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technic motors as generators????
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 4 Oct 2000 02:20:54 GMT
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I saw some sort of diagram some place (I think in some sort of Dacta
documentation) stating that you could use a technic motor as a generator.
This makes sense, but I never tried it until today and I am utterly amazed
at how well it works!
I'm using the 2x2 motors that come in the Mindstorms set. I hook two of
these together (without any power source), and hook up a gear to each. Even
if I turn one motor the most minor amount, the other motor turns in
lock-step. When I turn one motor one turn, the other one turns exactly the
same amount!
I've never heard of a generator that was is so efficient!
Will this damage my motor??
I tried the same trick, but hooked up a micro-motor as the secondary. It
turned as well, although at a much slower rate.
I also tried hooking up the "generator" to my aquazone train. I had to
crank it up quite a bit to get the train to move, but I got it going at a
good clip using just my wrist power alone!
The only down side seems to be the limited load that the secondary motor can
handle. If I put even a moderate load on it, then it won't turn unless I
crank the other motor harder (presumably providing more voltage).
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: technic motors as generators????
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| Brad Hamilton <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message news:G1vvuq.9no@lugnet.com... (...) Even (...) the (...) can (...) Basically motors & generators are pretty much interchangeable. You'll find that if you gear the "generator" up to a higher speed (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: technic motors as generators????
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| (...) You can use any brush-type DC motor as a generator. (...) Well, *almost* exactly: there's got to be at least some loss in the system. But the fact that you can't spot the error speaks well of Technic motors. (...) It takes very strong magnets, (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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