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Re: Cheap Torque Measurement?

I was thinking along the same lines as Mike but by using a variable resistor on the output of the generator. (Or switched resistors works as well) I think if you throw in a fudge factor for efficiency of each of the motors (I am guessing between 90 and 95%) all of the available input power passes straight through to the output electrically. Measuring voltage and current in the load ought to give you the numbers you need to make a pretty good guess. By using two identical motors you only have to calculate the efficiency for one since they should be the same.
Please remember that trying to duplicate the published specs will get you frustrated. The power supply and instrumentation used by the manufacturers is high quality (read "expensive") so that all data can be tested and repeated.
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