The feedback thus far is very helpful. A lot of it is lobbying for AC power. The main reason DC was pursued was the fact that the required torque is needed throughout the duty cycle, i.e. at startup. Is this a valid concern?
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waross,
The application is simple; so much so that I did not think it bore mentioning. We have two hose reels, and we want them to wind at about the same rate, regardless of whether one bogs down or not. That being said, it now sounds like not quite a master/slave, because if the slave bogs...
This thread is regarding an application using DC motors in synchrony. Here are the salient points:
--- Two DC motors, 3/4 to 1 hp
--- 80 foot separation between motors (possible product)
--- One motor to be controlled for speed, the other is to follow it, i.e. master/slave
--- Low...
