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Re: matching motor speeds on mutli-motor trains
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Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:12:06 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes:
> > Today, when my green trolley rearended my red trolley I decided to
> > test my motors. I ranked them in order of speed. Then I thought that it
> > would be bad to have a fast motor paired with a slow motor.
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> I've been thinking the same thing. I almost always put two motors on each • loco
> and I'm beginning to suspect that some of my biggest mismatches, which • I've
> perhaps left that way for too long, have actually been causing damage to • one
> motor or the other.
Actually there's no problem at all. This topic has been deeply discussed in
the lugnet.robotics ng:
http://www.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=9845 (some train specific examples in this
message)
http://www.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=9899
http://www.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=9707
Mario
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: matching motor speeds on mutli-motor trains
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| (...) intuitively felt there wasn't a problem, but don't have the analog electrical knowledge to describe exactly how it isn't a problem. With a train motor (LEGO or real) there's another factor which will help balance extremely imbalanced motors, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: matching motor speeds on mutli-motor trains
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| OK, I read the articles and basically there is not problem running two motors together. But if a new motor is run with an old motor the new motor will wear out faster than if it were run with a second new motor. So, if you want all your engines to (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: matching motor speeds on mutli-motor trains
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| (...) I've been thinking the same thing. I almost always put two motors on each loco and I'm beginning to suspect that some of my biggest mismatches, which I've perhaps left that way for too long, have actually been causing damage to one motor or (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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