Davidbeach: If you think Wikipedia has it wrong, I encourage you to edit the definition. Wikipedia definitions are created by its users.
ScottyUK: I might be an idiot. I'm not sure. Idiots are usually too stupid to realize their own stupidity.
Absolutely not! I thought I was asking the experts rather than telling them. And it seems that the experts have answered. Thank you for that, waross, despite being very condescending in presenting that information. I said "from what I have read..." to imply that this is new information to me and...
@Waross, you are focusing on something that is not related to what I actually want to know. The book I have goes into a lot more detail than I want/need for this project and is quite confusing for someone who is not dedicated to the field of electric motor design.
In case anybody else wants to...
Thanks for your input, Carlos.
I might be on the wrong track because I was gonna do the opposite of what you suggest. However, there is another factor I forgot to mention. The motor was originally designed to run at 100% duty on 24VDC with a fixed load. However, I will be running it with varying...
Anybody?
I'm a new member, but I am NOT a student looking for easy homework answers. I AM an engineering professional whose education did not include electric motor design. I have been searching for the answer to my question for a few weeks now, and even the local motor repair shop did not have...
I need to re-wind a PMDC motor and have a few questions.
The motor I need to wind is a 2 pole (two brushes and magnets) with 16 armature segments.
I have noticed that every electric motor I have worked on, including this one, is wound asymmetrically. Each of the original coils on this motor...
