Keep in mind that many high-speed motors are designed or adjusted to operate optimally in one direction. The brush location is “advanced” so that the magnetic field is at the optimum location for a particular direction and speed. Running such a motor in reverse often results in arcing or poor performance.
Of course, if the motor was already intended for bi-directional use, it is probably timed neutral, and there’s no problem. I agree that a mechanical reversing switch is best, which is easily done with a DPDT switch. Because of the brush timing issue, I know of no EV-intended controller that does reversing. :::: All of our economic and financial theories were derived during periods of expanding energy availability. Now as we enter the time of cessation of growth in the availability of high quality energy these theories are not working so well. What economic theories will be appropriate for periods of constricting energy availability? -- Charles Hall <http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=Charles+Hall> :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op <http://www.ecoreality.org/> :::: _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
