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| Ev Archive for November 1999 |
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| 1391 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:46:54 2001 |
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Re: Brush Angle vs Commutator Rotation
At an angle to increase surface area which will lower resistance. It will
damage them in reverse.
At 03:43 PM 11/29/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>I noticed that the brushes on my motor are mounted at an angle to the
commutator
>rather than perpendicular to it.
>My questions are
>Why?
>Which way does the commutator move relative the beveled brush, hitting the
>pointed end of the bevel first or last?
>point first:
> / /
> / / brush
>----> Commutator direction
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>point last:
> / /
> / / brush
><---- Commutator
>
>If one is running the motor reverse, does this cause excessive wear, or
>resistance or what?
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>
>--
>Mike Shipway
>madmike@digizen.net
>Freelance programmer, solar powered.
>Electric propelled.
>
>
>
-Brian 30,100+ EV miles since 5/97! Renewable energy charging, soon!
http://www.ncounty.net/users/ws3f/ws3f.htm
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