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Re: DC Motor running as a Generator

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Originally Posted by Joe Johnson
I don't know if this helps you or not, but it makes things a bit clearer for me.

Joe J.

P.S. I am an M.E. by training, so as like as not I have used the wrong wording or terminology here or there. Even so, I think that I have the jist of things more or less correct. As I often say at my day job, "I am not a E.E., but I play one on TV..." ;-)
Thanks! This does help. The main question that I was having and you hit the nail on the head is if the Toque/Speed curves are pretty much the same. The above thought flow clarifies it for me as well.

Dave

P.S. I am supposedly an E.E., but as I say, just because I'm an E.E. doesn't mean that I can fix your computer or wire your house. :-) My area is image processing and I have long since forgotten DC motors and discrete components. These past month or so with FIRST has been very refereshing...sorta like an old farm boy getting back to the ranch after living in NY city. Unfortunately, this farm boy has forgotten how to milk cows and feed chickens. It ain't exactly like riding a bike. (Hmmm...too many analogies?)
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