| From: | "Philippe Lachapelle" <plachapelle-at-gmail.com> |
| Subject: | Re: just selected my motors... [TANKS] |
| Date: | Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:08:20 -0400 |
| Reply-To: | tanks-at-rctankcombat.com |
Philippe Lachapelle wrote:
> I just ordered 2x 400 Watt - 24 Volt Brushless Electric Scooter Motor
> (KollMorgen) P/N CTI-187-2 Direction RHS , Counter Clockwise Spin (
> Looking -at- the Motor face/spindle UP ) 5" Diameter , 5/16" Shaft 12 gauge
> power leads Black/Red . Has built in Motor Control. 3 Mounting Holes.
> They are a great deal on e-bay and it look like I'll be able to have
> proportional speed with just a trimpot(a digital or servo controlled
> one, and reverse power leads to have reverse...)
That's an excellent motor, but you can *not* reverse them simply by
changing the polarity of the power leads. As someone else pointed out,
that will fry the built-in electronics. The phrase "can be simply
re-wired to run clockwise" probably means you can easily take the case
apart and re-arrange the internal parts to cause it to rotate in the
other direction.
You'll need some sort of mechanical transmission if you want reverse.
Frank P.