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Just rescued 6 of these out of a skip at work.

Discussion in 'Motor actuators and drivers' started by SilentChill, Aug 14, 2015.

  1. SilentChill

    SilentChill Problem Maker

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    Have no idea what I will do with them but sure I can think of something.

    A lot of the top bearings were seized and rusty but the gearboxes seem perfectly good. Commutator were covered with crap but clean up nicely. 20150814_143624.jpg 20150814_143618.jpg 20150814_143639.jpg

    Should all work like a charm once I fix them up a little.
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    With freebies like those I am surprised friends have not hit you up to build them sims after the success of you traction loss and 6DOF rigs!
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    All my friends are console gamers not one has a half decent PC to play on. Maybe I will make dual 6DOF's :D
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    Mate There is Gold where you Dumpster dive LOL, i shold be that lucky . One Mans Junk is Simbuillders Treasure Trove . Cos even if it's broke we will fix it .. Nice Find Sir
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    Hard to beat a freebee! :p To bad they don't have more power though.
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    A decent motor/gearbox is the most expensive cost for a 6DOF, so good find :thumbs. The thing with commercial motors is that their ratings are often continuous, therefore with a bit of cooling, you can normally overdrive them by quite a bit.
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    Eg/ Standard rated motor against a commercial rated motor - the smaller motor is rated at 12v 350W and the bigger one is 12v 320w (continuous). Many 'standard' motors are only good for 15minutes at their full rated load - cycle them at more than that and you will want some cooling, which some members have implemented.

    Actuator standard against bigger motor.jpg
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