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Universal motor
After disassembling a hedge trimmer I have obtained a universal motor (meaning it can run on either ac or dc) It has a power rating of 400W, and a label indicates that it has 1/2 horsepower. Does anyone have any ideas as to what to do with it? it's fairly small (15cm X 5cm X 5cm) and in reasonable condition. Thank you for any responses.
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10 years ago
They say go kart, I say giant fan, office chair and a whole load of extension cords... There are plenty of things to do with a motor, the go kart isn't a bad idea except it's probably a 240V or 120V motor, depending on what your mains is putting out... My favourite idea so far would be to see how big a motor speaker could be...
Reply 10 years ago
like the kind of motor speaker in my instructables? Or like the one they did in mythbusters?
Reply 10 years ago
I think scaling yours up would be more interesting then mount it in the middle of a massive board of plexiglass, get some serious amps and make two, get the weirdest and maddest audio in town...
10 years ago
Battery powered go cart?
Reply 10 years ago
Great minds.
If only I had one
Reply 10 years ago
> If only I had one . Go cart or mind?
Reply 10 years ago
Touché.
10 years ago
yeah, I'd say go cart