Motor pricing - Mark Kelly

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Motor pricing

Posted by Mark Kelly (M) on August 9, 2006 at 15:59:25

In Reply to: pricing posted by berndt on August 9, 2006 at 13:20:57:

Does your suggested price of $500 for the Papst motor mean you know of a source of new motors? I was under the impression they were no longer made. These things are built like tanks so unless the spindle gets bent you should be safe with a used one. They are hard to find though, look out for one of the Empire or ROK TTs or old reel to reels in which they were originally used.

A new brushed DC motor of highest quality will cost you about $120. Add about the same for parts for a high spec I x R controller, $50 for battery & power supply, $?? for the enclosure. If you are going to go the rx-5000 separate motor pod route and built it yourself you might as well integrate the motor drive into the enclosure.

Probably the best quality possible is a brushless DC motor but mine's eaten probably $1000 so far and it's not perfected (if I had more money and time I would try to get it right but it's on the back burner for now).

Don't bother with a single phase synch motor, at the current state of play they are the worst option.

Mark Kelly

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Follow Ups Full Thread

Topic - Micro Seiki project TT - berndt 10:04:38 08/09/06 (16)

Re: Micro Seiki project TT - George Mann 01:49:54 08/10/06 (0)

Look here - Pcosta 15:52:06 08/09/06 (0)

pricing - berndt 13:20:57 08/09/06 (7)

Motor pricing - Mark Kelly 15:59:25 08/09/06 (2)

Re: Motor pricing - berndt 16:06:03 08/09/06 (1)

The drive is the easy bit. - Mark Kelly 17:20:00 08/09/06 (0)

Re: pricing - J.D. 15:32:29 08/09/06 (3)

here's the add - berndt 16:03:33 08/09/06 (2)

Re: here's - J.D. 16:15:49 08/09/06 (1)

Re: here's - berndt 16:17:47 08/09/06 (0)

Re: Micro Seiki project - J.D. 13:05:14 08/09/06 (0)

Re: Micro Seiki project TT - innernerd 11:43:57 08/09/06 (0)

Pabst Three Phase Maybe - Panelhead 11:43:52 08/09/06 (0)

Re: Micro Seiki project TT - Crazy Dave 11:19:51 08/09/06 (2)

Re: The MICRO doesn't need a powerful motor to spin - grinagog 16:19:10 08/09/06 (1)

Re: The MICRO doesn't need a powerful motor to spin - berndt 02:03:41 08/10/06 (0)

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Motor pricing - Mark Kelly 15:59:25 08/09/06 (2)

Re: Motor pricing - berndt 16:06:03 08/09/06 (1)

The drive is the easy bit. - Mark Kelly 17:20:00 08/09/06 (0)

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