Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] DC servo motor

Joe Vicars wrote:

>
> Can I run a DC servo motor as a "regular" motor? Some have 2
> leads
> and some 4. Some have obvious encoders, others I can't find evidence
> of
> an encoder.

I think that the distinction between a dc motor and a dc servomotor has
been blurred
considerably. I have a batch of dc motors off of robots that have 4
leads because they
have dc brakes inside. Actually most of them have kabillion leads
because they have tachs and encoders, but the motor themselves have just
2 leads. There are a batch of microswitch motors out there with 4
leads, but they seem to be internally connected.
eric