Can motor RPM Question

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webenda
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Re: Can motor RPM Question

Postby webenda » Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:07 pm

ScaleCraft wrote:https://www.mabuchi-motor.com/product/knowledge/classification/designations.html

Round motor, carbon brushes, medium large armature diameter, unquantified housing length, three poles, anisotropic magnet or rare earth, and a particular specification unpublished.
Armature wire diameter and number of turns hard to determine.


The RS-550SH no longer shows up in their search function. There are contact numbers on the website.

I saw what you mean about wire and turns. Looks like 21 AWG and 813 turns. I don't have one of that motor to look inside and see if that number is plausible.

The "D" in the model number means "D" shaft (it has a flat ground into it.) We will find if that is true when he gets the old motor out.
Jon is doing it with the old "Trial-and-Error" method most of us use. That is more fun than just ordering the right motor. [opinioon}
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Re: Can motor RPM Question

Postby 2railjon » Thu Mar 21, 2019 7:58 pm

E7 wrote:
2railjon wrote:Dang, Dave! You’re quite the can motor engineer!
I’m thinking the 11K RPM motor will be my best bet!
I’m just waiting for it to show up in the mailbox.
Check out how hideous this sounds! :lol:
https://youtu.be/VXI8w-vOXAI

Video with drive shaft removed:
https://youtu.be/Zj1NJ6sugdM


Just can't please you guys! You get "SOUND" for free, and all we hear is gripe, gripe. gripe! :mrgreen: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Hey!! I’m all about free steam engine sounds! But when it sounds like a runaway hampster wheel doing 80 MPH on the tarmac I’ll pass! :mrgreen:
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Re: Can motor RPM Question

Postby ScaleCraft » Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:54 pm

's why I like All Nation F units with straight cut gears. Don't need a sound system, and you get a free ballast settling device.
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Re: Can motor RPM Question

Postby 2railjon » Fri Mar 22, 2019 9:49 am

ScaleCraft wrote:'s why I like All Nation F units with straight cut gears. Don't need a sound system, and you get a free ballast settling device.


:mrgreen:
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Re: Can motor RPM Question

Postby 2railjon » Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:11 pm

The first motor arrived today.

Electric DC motor produced by Mabuchi
Model: RS-545SH-3045
Operates on 5 - 15 VDC (12V Nominal)
No load speed: 8,698 RPM
No load current: 340 mA
Full load (maximum efficiency @ 12VDC) performance characteristics:
Speed: 7,130 RPM
Current: 1533 mA
Torque: 175.3 g-cm (17.18 mN-m)
Power output: 11.2 Watts
7.0 A stall current @ 12 V
Stall torque 972.9 g-cm (95.35 mN-m)
5 pole armature

The running in the video looks pretty good, but remember it’s not under load with 5 Passenger Cars. Thoughts?
https://youtu.be/2Jr9ktSZsVY
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Re: Can motor RPM Question

Postby Jay Criswell » Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:35 pm

Much better,

I would go with it, assemble everything and put some cars behind it. Plenty fast enough. You no longer run 3 rail so it doesn't need to do 120.

Might not hurt to put a drop of lubricant in each of the bearings.

Jay

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Re: Can motor RPM Question

Postby 2railjon » Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:01 am

Jay, thanks for your input! I think this motor will work as well. I lubed the bearings.
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Re: Can motor RPM Question

Postby 2railjon » Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:29 pm

Success!!
Image
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Re: Can motor RPM Question

Postby rogruth » Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:11 pm

My most over used word when I look at model trains----
Beautiful!
roger

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