Received-SPF: softfail
 receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.102.122.149; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com
Message-ID: <42949941.60007@nc.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 11:26:57 -0400
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050317)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Alternate alternator
References: <list-962903@logan.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-962903@logan.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Bill Dube wrote:

>
>>
>> I went further and started searching for a good candidate for the 
>> motor.  There is a bunch of electric scooter motors on Ebay selling 
>> for less that $10 each.  For example:
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=75210&item=7157958719&rd=1 
>>
>>
>> These are 24V and rated for 2500 RPM.  The voltage is wrong and the 
>> speed rating is a little low.  There are some rated at 2750RPM, but 
>> I'd like to see 3000.  16A is plenty for a backup generator.
>>
>> Bill, what do you think?  Could you suggest a better candidate motor.
>
>
>         I would stay away from the inexpensive brush motors. They 
> really don't last unless they are high-quality. You want the back-up 
> to work when you need it.
>
>         Small brushless DC motor/generators are out there, typically 
> in scooters. They are typically set up for 24 volt input power, but I 
> suspect they would happily put out 12 volts with modification to the 
> controller (or complete substitution of the controller for a simple 
> regulator.)


Bill, is there any way to determine if the motor is quality or a piece 
of junk?  The link to the eBay auction was for a scooter motor.

Does 'JX Motor Co.', or 'Model: My1018' mean anything?

-- 
         ,|"|"|,                                    |
----===<{{(oQo)}}>===----        Dyke Delta         |
        o|  d  |o          www.ernest.isa-geek.org  |