I just got back today and caught this thread. I looked at the motor
pics and it doesn't look like it has a locating ring around the
shaft. The DE bell may need some modifications for attaching and
centering the shaft. Size and weight sound about right Jim has more-
better <g> points.
Paul
pics and it doesn't look like it has a locating ring around the
shaft. The DE bell may need some modifications for attaching and
centering the shaft. Size and weight sound about right Jim has more-
better <g> points.
Paul
Jim Husted wrote:
> It's hard to say really. I do feel that if not now it
> could be a very nice EV drive motor if modified. EVen
> for me I'd expect to put a few hundred more into it,
> but then again a lot would depend on what I found
> inside.
>
> I'd all but plan to replace the whole coil set or the
> two shunted coils (depending on how these are wound).
> The brush grade being used could be another factor,
> where even though they're probably new (or all but)
> they may be a solid carbon type brush. These GE
> brushes aren't cheap either so costs could jump a lot
> getting this one up to par with lets say the Warp /
> ADC 9" motors.
>
> Being freight would run you about the same on any 9"
> motor (all about the same weight) I'll cancel that
> from the equation. With that said lets say you pop
> another 600.00 into it, you'd get a 9" motor at about
> half the cost, and that aint bad. Now would it be
> equal to a "known" 9"? That is the question.
>
> This motor would need to be advanced probably but from
> what I can see that'd be about the only things I can
> think of that'd be of issue, although it'd be nice to
> know the bar and slot count on the armature.
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