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Bodine CG Gearmotors Lift up to 10,000 Pounds

Bodine CG Gearmotors Lift up to 10,000 Pounds

High Torque 24 VDC gearmotors drive vertical boat lift. A boat lift manufacturer contacted our engineering team to assist in the development of a new high load capacity vertical boat lift. The application demanded that the gearmotor be suitable for long-term use in a harsh waterfront environment, deliver high starting and running torque, positive locking



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Safe Operating Area (SOA) Ratings of AC Inverter Duty Gearmotors Explained

Safe Operating Area (SOA) Ratings of AC Inverter Duty Gearmotors Explained

What is Safe Operating Torque and Speed? We define SOA Torque as the maximum torque at which the motor still operates within Class F thermal limits, or as the maximum torque of a gearmotor when it is gear-strength limited. Continuous duty operation must be limited to the area below the SOA or gear-limited torque curves.



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How to Wire a Permanent Split Capacitor (PSC) 4-Wire-Reversible AC Motor or Gearmotor

How to Wire a Permanent Split Capacitor (PSC) 4-Wire-Reversible AC Motor or Gearmotor

Instructions for Wiring or Reversing a 4-Wire AC Gearmotor or Motor Example: Bodine gearmotor stock model 0670, type 42R-5N. Connection Diagram 07410296. Identify the wire colors and confirm that you have a 4-wire-reversible PSC (permanent split capacitor) motor or gearmotor. Bodine stock motors and gearmotors will have black, blue, black-yellow, blue-yellow motor leads and a



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How to Install a Bodine mod#0984 terminal box to a Bodine AC motor or gearmotor

How to Install a Bodine mod#0984 terminal box to a Bodine AC motor or gearmotor

Installing a Terminal Box onto a Motor/Gearmotor (IP-44) Example: Terminal Box model 0984. Mounting Instructions 07400067E. The motor/gearmotor is factory-installed with a bushing on the lead exit. In order to install the terminal box onto the motor/gearmotor, this bushing must be removed. Unscrew and remove the plastic bushing from the motor/gearmotor’s center ring terminal opening



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Bodine 22B-60P Planetary BLDC Gearmotors with Encoder Shaft Kit

Bodine 22B-60P Planetary BLDC Gearmotors with Encoder Shaft Kit

Bodine 22B-60P encoder mounting options [left to right]: (a) shaft cover plate installed [standard], (b) cover plate removed from gearmotor, (c) optional encoder shaft kit model 0964 installed,



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Optimized Gearmotors for Low-Voltage Applications

Optimized Gearmotors for Low-Voltage Applications

Our 12 or 24V, PMDC and BLDC (EC) gearmotors and motors are ideal for low-voltage, battery or solar powered equipment, portable/mobile applications, warehouse robots (AGVs), and operation in remote locations where



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New Planetary PMDC Gearmotors Provide up to Twice the Torque!

New Planetary PMDC Gearmotors Provide up to Twice the Torque!

We are excited to introduce our new type 24A4-60P planetary gearmotors. This integral gearmotor design combines our high-performance type 24A PMDC motor with the all-new 60P (60mm) planetary gearhead. It is ideal for applications that require higher torque than conventional helical/spur gearheads of a similar size can provide, and where very low backlash gearhead is



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What is a Synchronous AC Motor?  Hysteresis- and Reluctance-Type Designs

What is a Synchronous AC Motor? Hysteresis- and Reluctance-Type Designs

The difference between the speed of the rotating magnetic field of an induction motor (which is always synchronous) and the speed of the rotor is known as “slip.” When the rotor design enables it to “lock into step” with the field, the slip is reduced to zero and the motor is said to run...



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Design simplicity tops gearmotor trends

Design simplicity tops gearmotor trends

This Design World article talks about trends in customization, and how gearmotor manufacturers work with their OEM partners to optimize and simplify gearmotor designs to their specific application needs…



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Single-Reduction Right-Angle “6RX” Gearmotors Fit in Tight Spaces

Single-Reduction Right-Angle “6RX” Gearmotors Fit in Tight Spaces

Available with three different permanent magnet DC motor options, the 6RX gearmotors are ideal for a range of industrial and mobility applications that require a very narrow gearhead. The 6RX gearhead is offered with our 37A and 42A PMDC motors and various high- and low-voltage winding options (12,24,90,130 and 180 VDC). The gearmotors are available



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