Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Digest Number 4614

The simplest method is a Prony Brake (anyone remember highschool physics?? :-)
See below for a short article on how it works. Basically all you need is a
pulley, a friction belt, 2 spring scales and a tach. Real Hi-Tech.

http://www.tpub.com/content/engine/14037/css/14037_53.htm

At 12:31 PM 2/17/2006, you wrote:

>I purchased some brush dc motors 24VDC. Now that I've got them I'm
>trying to come up with a way to get an idea of how much torque they
>produce.
>
>Has anyone ever made some type of simple dyno to test small electric
>motors?
>
>Ryan

Regards,
Bradford J. Chaucer
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