Globe Motor + Lead Screw = Confusion

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Globe Motor + Lead Screw = Confusion

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12-01-2003, 11:21

Jeff Waegelin Jeff Waegelin is offline

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Originally posted by rbayer
Also, be very careful to fully support the lead screw in at least two places as the globe can't take ANY side loads.

Heh. We discovered that in 2000 after burning up about 7 Globe motors on our lock for the bar-hanger. Globe + side load= magic smoke.

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