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Question wiring belt tension motor 5 wire ?

Discussion in 'Electronic and hardware generally' started by harrie, Mar 11, 2024.

  1. harrie

    harrie Member

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    got this motor from a project , question is , it got 5 wires . red/black for power . but wherefore are the yellow /blue/ black wire ? hall sensors ? if so could i use these instead of a potention meter ? someone know this wiring ? did google but did not find any these types motors with 5 wires ?

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    that is just the problem, no spec can i find .. nothing . i think 2 things i could do . open up the motor en see wherefore the wiring is ore just use the power wiring and hook it up to potentie meter and use it this way , without using the 3 extra wiring ?
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    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Power it up and see if it runs OK, if not then open it up and check the internal wiring.