[Noisebridge-discuss] bulk DC motors?

meredith scheff satiredun at gmail.com
Thu Jul 16 19:38:23 UTC 2009


hm..don't really need any gearing down- maybe one or two steps down, but
that's it. it needs to drive such a larger wheel, to riding speed (at least
3-5 mph).
mer

On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Jonathan Foote <jtfoote at ieee.org> wrote:

> What kind of RPM do you need?
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 12:17 PM, meredith scheff<satiredun at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > hey all-
> > Im building 100 or so demo stands for monkeylectric.com to showcase
> their
> > POV lights. Im building a device that will mount on a bike (that will be
> > suspended in a bike stand), with a motor that spins the wheel to make the
> > designs visable.
> > I need a bulk supply of DC motors, with the qualities of quiet (as
> possible)
> > and cheap (as possible). I don't think they need *too* much torque as the
> > bike will be in the air and the only friction being the hub (am i versing
> > this right?).
> > So ya. Does anyone have any leads on this amount of motors? we found some
> > locally but theyre rather large and heavy; and others are way too loud.
> > best
> > meredith
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history of every one of us. It is a great art to saunter." -Henry David
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