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Tuesday, 30 April 2013
C5 drive components
- Diameter ~31mm
- 21 tooth
Axle Drive pulley:
- Diameter ~107mm
- 68 tooth
- One Way Bearing INA HFL 2026 Only $14.95. http://www.vxb.com/page/bearings/PROD/Kit8242
Drive Belt:
- Length = 400mm
- Width = 18mm
- Teeth = 80 tooth
- 5mm Pitch
- Megadyne Isoran 400 RPP5 http://www.megadyne.co.uk/files/Products%20Guide%20Catalog.pdf P22
- Locally - 400-T5 80 400.0 from http://www.naismith.com.au/catalogues/pulleys/metric.pdf
Final ratio = 21/68 = .308 or a 3.23 reduction.
Replacement Aluminium Pulleys from Naismith:
- Large = 60-T5-16
- Small = 20-T5-16F for similar final drive ratio.
Could use 25mm wide pulleys to allow for machining.
Motor Bearing - Both Ends: GMN 6201 http://www.gmnbt.com/deep-groove-bearings-selection-guide.htm
Planetary support bearing x2 (on drive end of motor shaft) GMN 607
Large output shaft bearing 61808
3 x Gearbox planet carrier shafts ~ 8mm
Bearings verified fron C5 yahoo group.
> > Hi Folks...
> >
> > Somewhere someone prolly needs this info..
> > Universal part numbers for the motor bearings.....
> >
> > Outer gearbox bearing: 61808 (I'd recommend a 61808-2RS cos it's
> sealed)
> >
> > Planetary carrier inner bearings: 607 (no need to worry about
> sealing on
> > these really)
> >
> > Armature main bearings: 6201 (once again I'd recommend the 6201-
> 2RS, though
> > Sincalir fitted the 6201-ZZ which is shielded but not sealed)..
> >
> > I've got a new set on order for my motor, and it's costin me a bit
> over 20
> > UKP for one 61808-2RS, and a pair of each 6201-2RS and 607....
> >
> > chrisc
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Wire Sizing Guide
Gauge |
Conductor Diameter |
Conductor Diameter |
Ohms per km |
Maximum Current |
Maximum Continuous Current |
Cross Sectional Area |
Will fit metric lug |
Unit |
Inches |
mm |
Ohms |
Amps |
Amps |
mm2 |
mm2 |
0000 (4/0) |
0.46 |
11.7 |
0.161 |
380 |
302 |
107 |
120 |
000 (3/0) |
0.41 |
10.4 |
0.20 |
328 |
239 |
85 |
95 |
00 (2/0) |
0.36 |
9.3 |
0.26 |
283 |
190 |
67.4 |
70 |
0 (1/0) |
0.32 |
8.3 |
0.32 |
245 |
150 |
53.5 |
|
1 |
0.29 |
7.3 |
0.41 |
211 |
119 |
42.4 |
50 |
2 |
0.26 |
6.5 |
0.51 |
181 |
94 |
33.6 |
35 |
3 |
0.23 |
5.8 |
0.65 |
158 |
75 |
26.7 |
|
4 |
0.20 |
5.2 |
0.82 |
135 |
60 |
21.2 |
25 |
5 |
0.182 |
4.6 |
1.03 |
118 |
47 |
16.8 |
|
6 |
0.162 |
4.1 |
1.30 |
101 |
37 |
13.3 |
16 |
7 |
0.144 |
3.7 |
1.63 |
89 |
30 |
10.5 |
|
8 |
0.129 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
73 |
24 |
8.37 |
10 |
9 |
0.114 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
64 |
19.0 |
6.63 |
|
10 |
0.102 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
55 |
15.0 |
5.26 |
6 |
11 |
0.091 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
47 |
12.0 |
4.17 |
|
12 |
0.081 |
2.1 |
5.2 |
41 |
9.3 |
3.31 |
4 |
13 |
0.072 |
1.83 |
6.6 |
35 |
7.4 |
2.62 |
|
14 |
0.064 |
1.63 |
8.3 |
32 |
5.9 |
2.08 |
2.5 |
15 |
0.057 |
1.45 |
10.4 |
28 |
4.7 |
1.65 |
|
16 |
0.051 |
1.29 |
13.2 |
22 |
3.7 |
1.31 |
1.5 |
17 |
0.045 |
1.15 |
16.6 |
19 |
2.9 |
1.04 |
|
18 |
0.040 |
1.02 |
21 |
16 |
2.3 |
0.823 |
|
19 |
0.036 |
0.91 |
26 |
14 |
1.80 |
0.653 |
|
20 |
0.032 |
0.81 |
33 |
11 |
1.50 |
0.518 |
|
21 |
0.029 |
0.72 |
42 |
9 |
1.20 |
0.41 |
|
22 |
0.025 |
0.65 |
53 |
7 |
0.92 |
0.326 |
|
23 |
0.023 |
0.57 |
67 |
4.7 |
0.729 |
0.258 |
|
24 |
0.020 |
0.51 |
84 |
3.5 |
0.577 |
0.205 |
|
25 |
0.018 |
0.45 |
106 |
2.7 |
0.457 |
0.162 |
|
26 |
0.016 |
0.40 |
134 |
2.2 |
0.361 |
0.129 |
|
27 |
0.014 |
0.36 |
169 |
1.7 |
0.288 |
0.102 |
|
28 |
0.013 |
0.32 |
213 |
1.4 |
0.226 |
0.081 |
|
29 |
0.011 |
0.29 |
268 |
1.2 |
0.1820 |
0.0642 |
|
30 |
0.010 |
0.25 |
338 |
0.86 |
0.1420 |
0.0509 |
|
31 |
0.0089 |
0.23 |
427 |
0.7 |
0.1130 |
0.0404 |
|
32 |
0.0080 |
0.20 |
538 |
0.53 |
0.0910 |
0.032 |
|