Category: MotorMouth

Operation A step motor is a motor type with a permanent magnet rotor and a stator wound with two independent windings. By alternating the direction of current flow through these windings, the motor will move in discrete “steps”. The size of the step varies with the construction of the motor. The commonly available range is…
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We maintain a staff of degreed engineers with decades of experience in electric motor applications at Power Electric. As such, we collaborate with you to design the motor or gear motor that best meets your technical and quality requirements in the most cost-effective manner possible. Having Power Electric’s deep knowledge and application engineering staff on…
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Plastic planetary gear motors can provide a wide range of gear reduction ratios in a compact package, combining high strength, low noise, and great value. They have one or more stages of gear reduction, all in line with the motor shaft with gears made of plastic. The outer body or casing can also be made…
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