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Wheelchair motors

Discussion in 'Motor actuators and drivers' started by cnupa4ka, Mar 2, 2019.

  1. cnupa4ka

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    Hello guys. What are you thinking about those motors? You can find very cheap motors.
    Thanks!

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    They would likely work OK for traditional and compact 2DOF rigs.
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    So guys can u help me with the choice. I am planning to build 2dof sim.
    I have 2 offers for wheel chair motors and wiper motors from Nissan Vanette.

    Thank you in advance!
    :)

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    I am using exactly the wheelchair motors shown in the first photo for my 2DOF simulator, and they work just great. I can fully recommend them.
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    Thanks my friend!
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    I use wheelchair motors and gearboxes

    They work great
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    what ratio they are? Do u have a video of it?
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    They are 60:1 iirc

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    yes I saw your project :) Did u have any problems with?
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    The motors work pretty good, you can make the sim faster/slower by adjusting the lever lengths
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    Is it the same effect on the playing racing games with sim based with wheelchair motors and others DC motors more expensive? How u think? because u can buy wheelchair motors for. 100+ pounds. The other is double priced for example.
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    So guys I have ordered already the motors for 50.00 pounds p&p!
    I hope they will does the job! How do u think?

    24 VDC

    RPM 210

    Gear ratio 25:1

    20 A

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    The motors look good and are for sure strong enough. The rear part with the little lever is the brake. I removed these brakes from my motors. Did not need them, and in this way they become a bit shorter.
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    Thanks Markus. Can you give me advice for the electronics?

    How do u think for the parts bellow?

    Arduino Uno R3

    BTS7960 (looks cheap staff . Should I trust it? :) )

    Thanks
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    I am using an Arduino Uno and a Sabertooth 2x32. Not so cheap, but very reliable and easy to setup with the SMC3 sketch & utility that you find in this forum,
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    What about for the power supply?
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    I am using two 12V power supplies (IBM 1300W System x3950 - 24R2715) and connected them in series for getting 24V. Before I ground-isolated one of them.
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