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espookid | 11:08 Sun 23rd Dec 2012 | Technology
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I have been given a 24v motor from a scooter and the idea is to make an electric spit to fit over the b-b-q
I have 12 volt batteries but I want to know what the problem would be if I used just one to reduce the speed and would it be possible to slow it even further or is it better to pick up a windscreen wiper motor instead
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Wouldn't it be easier to buy one? http://www.gardenxl.com/dancook-barbecue-spit-motor-5-volt?gclid=CJ3Qlaq9sLQCFebLtAodrBEA8A
13:03 Sun 23rd Dec 2012
It will go at half the speed. The speed is proportional to the voltage and the torque is proportional to the current.

Gearing reduces the speed but increases the torque by the same factor.

The windscreen wiper motor has the gear advantage.
A 24v motor driven at 12v and connected directly to the spit would be fun to watch!.... see a chicken spinning at approx 1500RPM would be entertaining even if not very effective at cooking it. you'd need to have a gearbox with a reduction ratio of about 500:1... or to put it another way, assuming a on stage gearbox with a 10 tooth gear on the motor you'd need a rather large 5000 tooth gear on the spit to bring it down to a usable speed (it would have huge amounts of torque though, you'd never be able to stop the chicken spinning!)
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well thanks for the answers yes I love to reinvent other peoples waste but realistically it would e best to ROJASH'S motor because the extra bits I need to find or buy make it a bit pointless
My next project is ---------
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"electric motor is one of the best inventions in the 21st century"

Blimey! I've been living in the future.

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