I was once talking to somebody who used two C5 motors in a robot that they=
were making for Robot Wars=2E He said that he knew they were grossly
underated, and this was in the early days of Robot Wars and control was
bang! bang! on each motor, either OFF, Full Speed Forward or Full Speed
Reverse=2E
So, nothing strange so far, apart from the power source was 6 x 12v lead
acid batteries, not wired in parallel but in series!!!!
These motors were taking 72v each!! At the end of the session, the motors=
were mildly warm and the batteries wrecked!
So a C5 in a 7=2E25" shouldn't give you a problem=2E In fact, as I am sur=
e you
will find out soon enough, the problem is not getting enough power to the
wheels, but in fact transmitting that power to the rail!
Cheers
Peter
Original Message:
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From: donkitson1@aol=2Ecom
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:17:36 -0500
To: modeleng@freelists=2Eorg
Subject: [modeleng] Re: are ye all trying to tell me something=2E=2E=2E
Hi, If you have any doubts about the C5 Motor, as I had when building my
7=2E25 Gauge diesal outline, I got in touch with Parkside Railways, They
advertise in The ME and they were extremely helpful in suggesting a variet=
y
of things=2E They have a very big range of 12 Volt and 24 Volt DC Motors p=
lus
all the control Modules=2E Hope this may be of some help to you=2E Brian
Howorth the owner is very helpful and knows this side of things inside out=
,
he also a very good Engineer/Model Engineer=2E
Best wishes
Don
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving
safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other,
body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a
Ride!" =20
-----Original Message-----
From: alan@alanstepney=2Einfo
To: modeleng@freelists=2Eorg
Sent: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 9=2E55AM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: are ye all trying to tell me something=2E=2E=2E
=20
I wonder if a C5 motor will be powerful enough for the task=2E
Someone here has some experience of them and may comment=2E
I suspect that you may be surprised at the power required to run a 3" scal=
e=20
traction engine=2E At least, to run it in a comparable way to steam powere=
d=20
engines=2E
Of course, far less power wouldbe required if you only want to drive on
firm=20
surfaces=2E
Alan
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From: "JULIAN HARRISON" <julianharrison7@btinternet=2Ecom>
To: <modeleng@freelists=2Eorg>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 8:49 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: are ye all trying to tell me something=2E=2E=2E
We don't use soap anymore it's now handwash=2E
Whats wrong with electric=3F I am considering building a engine in the=20=
region of 3" scale=2E It will have all the bells and whistles of a steam=20=
traction engine but not steam=2E I plan to drive the crank and hence=20
everything else with a 12v motor from a Sinclair C5=2E=20
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