Help me Identify how many pole pairs this motor has

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glenn0010   100 W

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Help me Identify how many pole pairs this motor has

Post by glenn0010 » Feb 23 2018 10:23am

Hi,

So I am trying to find out how many pole pairs this motor has

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Re: Help me Identify how many pole pairs this motor has

Post by Buk___ » Feb 23 2018 1:32pm

glenn0010 wrote:
Feb 23 2018 10:23am
Hi,

So I am trying to find out how many pole pairs this motor has

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12 magnets, 6 pole pairs, 18 teeth.

glenn0010   100 W

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Re: Help me Identify how many pole pairs this motor has

Post by glenn0010 » Feb 23 2018 2:21pm

Buk___ wrote:
Feb 23 2018 1:32pm

12 magnets, 6 pole pairs, 18 teeth.
So the pole pairs is the number of magnets/2?

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Re: Help me Identify how many pole pairs this motor has

Post by Buk___ » Feb 23 2018 11:54pm

glenn0010 wrote:
Feb 23 2018 2:21pm
Buk___ wrote:
Feb 23 2018 1:32pm

12 magnets, 6 pole pairs, 18 teeth.
So the pole pairs is the number of magnets/2?
(Mostly*)Yes.

(*It is possible to use multiple magnets side-by-side oriented the same way to create a single pole -- act a single magnet -- but you will rarely ever encounter that in a commercial motor.)

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