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DC Motor Speed Control
Hello, I am interested in finding out how a mechanical type speed control or speed selector works. I know very little about electronics but enough to get myself in trouble. What I have is a trolling motor that has a rotating speed and direction adjuster (fwd 3 speeds, Rev 2 speeds) and I want to...- DEVELONET
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- Forum: Electric motors & generators engineering
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Calculating Torque with Auger
I am developing an application with an auger in which this auger will be pushing balls up a tube. I am assuming this is working much like a worm gear. The weight of the balls equals about .5 lbs but I would like to have 2.5lbs of pressure applied to them. The auger will be powered by a DC motor...- DEVELONET
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- Forum: Gear & Pulley engineering
