Re: [EVDL] retarded timing
Yes, that was exactly the situation. The motor was rewired to run
backwards, but the timing wasn't adjusted. It makes a mess! It's all fixed
and I've been driving it for several months now. I got lots of help from
this list and especially Bob Batson of EV America.
Mike
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> Mark,
> I think this motor went into a Honda
> that needs the motor to run in the opposite direction, so the connection
> between field and armature was swapped to run it backwards.
> This is why it ran retarded instead of advanced.
>
>
> Cor van de Water
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Mark Hanson
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> Subject: [EVDL] (no subject)
>
>
> Hi Mike etc,
>
> Do you mean it fried when backing up or it was running retarded 10 degrees
> forward all the time? Inquiring minds would like to know. I'm leaning
> towards running my new 9" "Impulse" from Warfield go-ev.com neutral like
> my previous EV's at 120Vdc.
>
> Best Regards,
> mark
>
[quote]> Mike wrote:
>
> If anyone is interested, I have photos of the damage that can be caused
> when running a motor set for 10 degrees advanced in reverse. This was an
> Advanced DC FB1-4001A running at 144V. I had to replace all the brushes
and
> the brush holder. Most of the brush springs and major parts of the brush
> holder were melted.
>
> There is definitely lots of arcing that can happen when the brush timing
is
> wrong. This problem definitely becomes more pronounced as you run higher
> voltage and higher current.
>
> Mike
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