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Re: Site updated
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Date: 
Mon, 20 Aug 2001 18:03:06 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
Jennifer Clark <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> writes:

Do you have a link to this test, it sounds pretty interesting?

I didn't carefully read the rest of this thread, so the following may be
redundant.

I've been collecting links to info about Technic motors. I too have been
pondering the age-old question, "which motor is better?".

Anyway, here are a bunch of links to stuff on the motors:

http://web.mit.edu/sp.742/www/motor.html
http://www.lego.com/dacta/elab/default.htm (look in technical specs for a
link to "motor")
http://prelude.psy.umontreal.ca/~cousined/lego/3-physics/motors/motorpages/motor1.html
(well, this one used to work. It is down now, I think)
http://www.enteract.com/~dbaum/lego/motors.html

The last link contains information on normal operating currents and stall
currents for the motors. It definitely shows the geared motor is more efficient.

T. J.



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(...) Sorry, I think it was just something in my mail correspondence with him. He used to have the motors connected to an amp meter, to check for stalling and so on. He compared the power consumption of each motor type under various loads, and (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)

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