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Re: technic motors as generators????
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Wed, 4 Oct 2000 04:12:54 GMT
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Brad Hamilton <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message
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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.
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> This makes sense, but I never tried it until today and I am utterly amazed
> at how well it works!
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> 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!
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> I've never heard of a generator that was is so efficient!
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> Will this damage my motor??
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> I tried the same trick, but hooked up a micro-motor as the secondary. It
> turned as well, although at a much slower rate.
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> 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!
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> 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).
Basically motors & generators are pretty much interchangeable. You'll find
that if you gear the "generator" up to a higher speed (5:1 is good), it'll
be harder to turn, but you wont have to crank as fast. Also, if there's a
big load on the "motor", the "generator" will get harder to turn.
Regards,
ROSCO
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| These motors, used in Mindstorms, have 3 programmed states: On, Off and Float. When 'On' the motor runs at the set power level. When 'Floated' the motor coasts to a stop (power removed). When 'Off' the motor brakes to a stop. This braking is quite (...) (26 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | technic motors as generators????
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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 (...) (26 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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