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Re: matching motor speeds on mutli-motor trains
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 28 Mar 2000 23:30:23 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem[NoSpam].tulane.edu
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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 run at similar speeds pair up the slowest motors with the
fastest motors; this will give the slow motors a break while working the fast
motors a bit harder. If you want to keep your fast motors running fast for a
little while longer pair them up with other fast motors; this will make certain
that one motor is not carrying an disproportionate share of the load.
Chris
Mario Ferrari wrote:
> 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.
> >
> > 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:
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> 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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