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Re: calculating bps for sync rsg..Thanks!
Thanks everyone for the responses! I am using a standard ac motor which I
have modified by cutting/grinding two flats on the armature. I guess this
brings the RPM up to 1800, and so I have 120 breaks per second.
Thanks,
Jon
> > Original Poster: "Jon Lagler" <rockcrawl-at-netzero-dot-net>
> >
> > Hello,
> > This may be a dumb question, but please bear with me, I'm kinda new at
this.
> > How do I calculate the break rate of my synchronous rotary gap? My rotor
> has 4
> > contacts. it is a 1/2 hp motor, 1725 rpm(I think), 60hz. Whatever it is,
it
> > seems to work well.
>
> Jon, that is not a synchronous motor, unless you've modified it by milling
> flats in the rotor so as to bring the RPM up to 1800. That aside, break
rate
> is as simple as: (Motor RPM x breaks per revolution) / 60. In a typical
> setup, breaks-per-rev = number of contact points on the rotor, so you will
> be getting 115 bps.
>
> -Adam
> adamsmith-at-mediaone-dot-net
>
>
>
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