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Re: 3/8 shaft, is it strong enough.

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Originally Posted by klunk View Post
Hi again,

I found a Toshiba motor/gearhead the other day - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txu9zKdbOmo and was wondering if anybody is familiar with them.

The details on the labels on both the gearhead and the induction motor are entirely erased...apart from the Toshiba logo and the names of the components. There is only some visible writing next to the gear ratio on the gearhead. It says 1:8 with the space immediately after the 8 scratched off.

Haven't the faintest on how to measure the speed/rpm/torque etc. Had a look at this http://www.electricneutron.com/elect...motor-capacity as an aid and realised it would take me two years to work it out.

Any body familiar with these motors that can tell me exactly what it's capable of just by looking at it? Hopefully I can use it on the above mentioned machine.

Thanks in advance,
K
The easiest way to measure RPM is to put the video in Windows Media player and go frame by frame. Check how many frames are in a second, then see how many revolutions it makes in a second. Multiply by 60 and you have RPM.

It's a pretty beefy looking motor. I'd say give it a shot.
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