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Re: Add Motor to Grape Crusher
From: ben.mihailescu@gmail.com (Ben)
On Jul 8, 10:27 pm, "a" <a...@b.com> wrote:
stop it immediately.
(or a load protector which would do that automatically).
Such a motor would rotate at a no-load speed of about 1500-2000rpm,
which is way too much.
You would need to gear it down. Aim for 60-90 rpm.
Since this is a wet environment, insulate/cover all your electrics and
connections.
Recommendation for IP67 switch.
fishziblu
Thanks! That's the speed (rpm) I had in mind (empirically I counted 70
rpm manually). The one different piece of info about my crusher is
that it uses a Singles Chat">single large drum with spikes (scary looking thing).
Would that make a difference?
Many thanks, Ben
It would make a difference to your fingers. I would recommend the following:
* that you use a RCD to protect against shocks.
* use a foot switch like on sewing machines so that you can quickly stop the
'difference' that the spikes may make to anything that enters that shouldn't
i.e. fingers, long hair, loose clothing, the cute kitten from next door etc
etc....
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Uh, arrrgh - I thought the cute kitten next door was coming to drink
the wine...maybe I got it all backwards :) - anyway, I'll let you know
how the retrofit came out, so far the crusher is dismanteled, cleaned
and in "paint mode"...
Best, Ben
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