Thread: 1 Victor 2 Window Motors
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Re: 1 Victor 2 Window Motors
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Originally Posted by wiiking123 View Post
Note that these 2 window motors WILL be linked by the same shaft. Although, they will not be turning more than 60 degrees in either direction (the intended use was to be able to move an air cannon barrel up and down). If they are only moving 60 degrees, would I still have the high risk of twisting the shaft? If so, could it possibly be beneficial to simply use 1 window motor to move the shaft?
If you've done the math and determined that 1 window motor will not be overloaded then yes it would be beneficial to use just one motor.

If however 1 window motor would be overloaded, then using 2 motors driven by 1 Victor would be better - but as has been previously mentioned, that setup is not ideal either, because it is vulnerable to cascading failure modes should one of the motors fail.