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does the stall current of a dc motor change depending on polarity?
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does the stall current of a dc motor change depending on polarity?
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September 19, 2019, 02:58:27 pm »
Hi,
I'm connecting a AA battery to a small DC motor. I'd like to know from a theoretical standpoint if the stall current and the current when the motor spins can change depending on the orientation (polarity) the battery is connected to the motor. Also like to know if it can change in practice due to manufacturing variations.
I'm doing some measurements with a meter but the reading are a bit unstable.
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September 19, 2019, 03:04:17 pm »
The stall current should not depend on the direction, as the motor is not turning, so no direction
for not turning.
The position of the brushes may not be symmetric. So some motors have a preferred direction. So the run current and speed can depend on the direction. However there are also motors that are symmetric for both direction - kind of a compromise for both.
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September 19, 2019, 03:12:23 pm »
To expand on the previous comment. When the motor is stalled, there's no back-EMF, so the only resistance present is due to the windings and brushes, which is independent of the supply voltage's polarity.
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September 19, 2019, 03:12:40 pm »
To first order, no. There may be effects like stiction and commutator angle and such, but they should have only a small effect.
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