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In the market for a new set of irons..which ones?

Hello, I am not new to golf, i got my first set of clubs 8 years ago (Titleist 762's) and ive decided to get a new set. I hit the 762s fairly consistent. I never bothered to find out my handicap over the years but started to pay more attention to my game this season. I shoot in the 80's consistently and would like to get better. And when I mean better, hit the range more, practice, learn how to shape shots and so fourth. I ordered a set of Mizuno T-Zoid True Blades for a complete steal and im not worried at the moment cause I havent hit them but just in case I figure out my game is not as good as i thought, what are some good sets out there for me? Also, I'm a little confused as far as what shafts I should get. I hit the simulator at Golf Galaxy, My driver speed is 100-110, hybrid is 97-100 but irons were 80+, i dont know if it read my swing wrong but if it is accurate, what shafts should i get?(stiff,reg?)

Great question. There are so many great irons available. I can only give you my opinion. You sound similar to me, at least in swing speed. If mishits are a problem, a set of forgiving irons, like a cavity back irons would be in order.

However, mishits are not a concern for me. I play a set of Taylormade muscle backs. I feel I can shape shots better with those. At my swing speed for irons (similar to yours), I play regular shafts. Also, I do steel shafts on my irons. I cannot get a feel for graphite shafts on the irons.

Again, my swing speed with my driver is similar to yours. My woods, are also Taylormade. I play a 9.5 degree R580 driver with a stiff shaft. However, for my 3 wood, I prefer a regular shaft (also a TM R580).

As for the hybrids, I cannot offer anything. I carry a 2 iron.

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Techical Performance of Traction Machine Design

Rotating magnetic field as a sum of magnetic vectors from 3 phase coils.

An electric motor converts electrical energy into kinetic energy. The reverse task, that of converting kinetic energy into electrical energy, is accomplished by a generator or dynamo. In many cases the two devices differ only in their application and minor construction details, and some applications use a single device to fill both roles. For example, traction motors used on locomotives often perform both tasks if the locomotive is equipped with dynamic brakes.

Operation

Most electric motors work by electromagnetism, but motors based on other electromechanical phenomena, such as electrostatic forces and the piezoelectric effect, also exist. The fundamental principle upon which electromagnetic motors are based is that there is a mechanical force on any current-carrying wire contained within a magnetic field. The force is described by the Lorentz force law and is perpendicular to both the wire and the magnetic field. Most magnetic motors are rotary, but linear motors also exist. In a rotary motor, the rotating part (usually on the inside) is called the rotor, and the stationary part is called the stator. The rotor rotates because the wires and magnetic field are arranged so that a torque is developed about the rotor's axis. The motor contains electromagnets that are wound on a frame. Though this frame is often called the armature, that term is often erroneously applied. Correctly, the armature is that part of the motor across which the input voltage is supplied. Depending upon the design of the machine, either the rotor or the stator can serve as the armature.

DC motors

Electric motors of various sizes.

One of the first electromagnetic rotary motors was invented by Michael Faraday in 1821 and consisted of a free-hanging wire dipping into a pool of mercury. A permanent magnet was placed in the middle of the pool of mercury. When a current was passed through the wire, the wire rotated around the magnet, showing that the current gave rise to a circular magnetic field around the wire. This motor is often demonstrated in school physics classes, but brine(salt water) is sometimes used in place of the toxic mercury. This is the simplest form of a class of electric motors called homopolar motors. A later refinement is the Barlow's Wheel.

Another early electric motor design used a reciprocating plunger inside a switched solenoid; conceptually it could be viewed as an electromagnetic version of a two stroke internal combustion engine.

The modern DC motor was invented by accident in 1873, when Zénobe Gramme connected a spinning dynamo to a second similar unit, driving it as a motor.

The classic DC motor has a rotating armature in the form of an electromagnet. A rotary switch called a commutator reverses the direction of the electric current twice every cycle, to flow through the armature so that the poles of the electromagnet push and pull against the permanent magnets on the outside of the motor. As the poles of the armature electromagnet pass the poles of the permanent magnets, the commutator reverses the polarity of the armature electromagnet. During that instant of switching polarity, inertia keeps the classical motor going in the proper direction. (See the diagrams below.)

A simple DC electric motor. When the coil is powered, a magnetic field is generated around the armature. The left side of the armature is pushed away from the left magnet and drawn toward the right, causing rotation.

The armature continues to rotate.

When the armature becomes horizontally aligned, the commutator reverses the direction of current through the coil, reversing the magnetic field. The process then repeats.

Wound field DC motor

The permanent magnets on the outside (stator) of a DC motor may be replaced by electromagnets. By varying the field current it is possible to alter the speed/torque ratio of the motor. Typically the field winding will be placed in series (series wound) with the armature winding to get a high torque low speed motor, in parallel (shunt wound) with the armature to get a high speed low torque motor, or to have a winding partly in parallel, and partly in series (compound wound) for a balance that gives steady speed over a range of loads. Further reductions in field current are possible to gain even higher speed but correspondingly lower torque, called "weak field" operation.

Theory

If the shaft of a DC motor is turned by an external force, the motor will act like a generator and produce an electric motive force (EMF). This voltage is also generated during normal motor operation. The spinning of the motor produces a voltage known as the back EMF because it opposes the applied voltage on the motor. Therefore the voltage drop across a motor consists of the voltage drop due to this back EMF and the parasitic voltage drop resulting from the internal resistance of the apperature's windings. The current through a motor is given by the following equation:

I = (Vapplied ? Vbackemf) / Rapperature-

The mechanical power produced by the motor is given by:

P = I * Vbackemf-

Since the back EMF is proportional to motor speed, when an electric motor is first started or is completely stalled, there is zero back EMF. Therefore the current through the apperature is much higher. This high current will produce a strong electric field which will start the motor spinning. As the motor spins, the back EMF increases until it is equal to the applied voltage minus the parasitic voltage drop. At this point there will be a smaller current flowing through the motor. Basically the following three equations can be used to find the speed, current, and back EMF of a motor under a load:

Load = Vbackemf * I-

Vapplied = I * Rapperature ? Vbackemf-

Vbackemf = speed * Fluxapperature-

Speed control

Generally, the rotational speed of a DC motor is proportional to the voltage applied to it, and the torque is proportional to the current. Speed control can be achieved by variable battery tappings, variable supply voltage, resistors or electronic controls. The direction of a wound field DC motor can be changed by reversing either the field or armature connections but not both. This is commonly done with a special set of contactors (direction contactors).
The effective voltage can be varied by inserting a series resistor or by an electronically controlled switching device made of thyristors, transistors, or, formerly, mercury arc rectifiers. In a circuit known as a chopper, the average voltage applied to the motor is varied by switching the supply voltage very rapidly. As the "on" to "off" ratio (duty cycle) is varied to alter the average applied voltage, the speed of the motor varies. The percentage "on" time multiplied by the supply voltage gives the average voltage applied to the motor. Therefore, with a 100 V supply and a 25% "on" time the average voltage at the motor will be 25 V. During the "off" time, current in the motor flows through a diode called a "flywheel diode". At this point in the cycle the supply current will be zero, and therefore the average motor current will always be higher than the supply current unless the percentage "on" time is 100%. At 100% "on" time the supply and motor current are equal. The rapid switching wastes less energy than series resistors. Output filters smooth the average voltage applied to the motor and reduce motor noise. This method is also called pulse width modulation, or PWM, and is often controlled by a microprocessor.

Since the series-wound DC motor develops its highest torque at low speed, it is often used in traction applications such as electric locomotives, and trams. Another application is starter motors for petrol and small diesel engines. Series motors must never be used in applications where the drive can fail (such as belt drives). As the motor accelerates, the armature (and hence field) current reduces. The reduction in field causes the motor to speed up (see 'weak field' in the last section) until it destroys itself. This can also be a problem with railway motors in the event of a loss of adhesion since, unless quickly brought under control, the motors can reach speeds far higher than they would do under normal circumstances. This can not only cause problems for the motors themselves and the gears, but due to the differential speed between the rails and the wheels it can also cause serious damage to the rails and wheel treads as they heat and cool rapidly. Field weakening is used in some electronic controls to increase the top speed of an electric vehicle. The simplest form uses a contactor and field weakening resistor, the electronic control monitors the motor current and switches the field weakening resistor in circuit when the motor current reduces below a preset value (this will be when the motor is at its full design speed). Once the resistor is in circuit the motor will increase speed above its normal speed at its rated voltage. When motor current increases the control will disconnect the resistor and low speed torque is made available.

One interesting method of speed control of a DC motor is the Ward Leonard control. It is a method of controlling a DC motor (usually a shunt or compound wound) and was developed as a method of providing a speed-controlled motor from an AC supply, though it is not without its advantages in DC schemes. The AC supply is used to drive an AC motor, usually an induction motor that drives a DC generator or dynamo. The DC output from the armature is directly connected to the armature of the DC motor (usually of identical construction). The shunt field windings of both DC machines are excited through a variable resistor from the generator's armature. This variable resistor provides extremely good speed control from standstill to full speed, and consistent torque. This method of control was the de facto method from its development until it was superseded by solid state thyristor systems. It found service in almost any environment where good speed control was required, from passenger lifts through to large mine pit head winding gear and even industrial process machinery and electric cranes. Its principal disadvantage was that three machines were required to implement a scheme (five in very large installations, as the DC machines were often duplicated and controlled by a tandem variable resistor). In many applications, the motor-generator set was often left permanently running to avoid the delays that would otherwise be caused by starting it up as required. There are numerous legacy Ward-Leonard installations still in service.

Universal motors

A variant of the wound field DC motor is the universal motor. The name derives from the fact that it may use AC or DC supply current, although in practice they are nearly always used with AC supplies. The principle is that in a wound field DC motor the current in both the field and the armature (and hence the resultant magnetic fields) will alternate (reverse polarity) at the same time, and hence the mechanical force generated is always in the same direction. In practice the motor must be specially designed to cope with the AC current (impedance must be taken into account as must the pulsating force), and the resultant motor is generally less efficient than an equivalent pure DC motor. Operating at normal power line frequencies, the maximum output of universal motors is limited and motors exceeding one kilowatt are rare. But universal motors also form the basis of the traditional railway traction motor. In this application, to keep their electrical efficiency high, they were operated from very low frequency AC supplies with 25 Hz and 16 2/3 hertz operation being common. Because they are universal motors, locomotives using this design were also commonly capable of operating from a third rail powered by DC.

The advantage of the universal motor is that AC supplies may be used on motors which have the typical characteristics of DC motors, specifically high starting torque and very compact design if high running speeds are used. The negative aspect is the maintenance and short life problems caused by the commutator. As a result such motors are usually used in AC devices such as food mixers and power tools which are only used intermittently. Continuous speed control of a universal motor running on AC is very easily accomplished using a thyristor circuit while stepped speed control can be accomplished using multiple taps on the field coil. Household blenders that advertise many speeds frequently combine a field coil with several taps and a diode that can be inserted in series with the motor (causing the motor to run on half-wave DC with half the RMS voltage of the AC power line).

Unlike AC motors, universal motors can easily exceed one revolution per cycle of the mains current. This makes them useful for appliances such as blenders, vacuum cleaners, and hair dryers where high-speed operation is desired. Many vacuum cleaner and weed trimmer motors will exceed 10,000 RPM, Dremel and other similar miniature grinders will often exceed 30,000 RPM. A theoretical universal motor allowed to operate with no mechanical load will overspeed, which may damage it. In real life, though, various bearing frictions, armature "windage", and the load of any integrated cooling fan all act to prevent overspeed.

With the very low cost of semiconductor rectifiers, some applications that would have previously used a universal motor now use a pure DC motor, usually with a permanent magnet field. This is especially true if the semiconductor circuit is also used for variable-speed control.

The advantages of the universal motor and alternating-current distribution made installation of a low-frequency traction current distribution system economical for some railway installations. At low enough frequencies, the motor performance is approximately the same as if the motor were operating on DC. Frequencies as low as 162/3 hertz were employed.

AC motors

In 1882, Nikola Tesla identified the rotating magnetic field principle, and pioneered the use of a rotary field of force to operate machines. He exploited the principle to design a unique two-phase induction motor in 1883. In 1885, Galileo Ferraris independently researched the concept. In 1888, Ferraris published his research in a paper to the Royal Academy of Sciences in Turin.

Introduction of Tesla's motor from 1888 onwards initiated what is known as the Second Industrial Revolution, making possible the efficient generation and long distance distribution of electrical energy using the alternating current transmission system, also of Tesla's invention (1888) [1]. Before the invention of the rotating magnetic field, motors operated by continually passing a conductor through a stationary magnetic field (as in homopolar motors).

Tesla had suggested that the commutators from a machine could be removed and the device could operate on a rotary field of force. Professor Poeschel, his teacher, stated that would be akin to building a perpetual motion machine. [2] Tesla would later attain U.S. Patent 0416194, Electric Motor (December 1889), which resembles the motor seen in many of Tesla's photos. This classic alternating current electro-magnetic motor was an

induction motor.

Stator energy

Rotor energy

Total energy supplied

Power developed

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900

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2500

In the induction motor, the field and armature were ideally of equal field strengths and the field and armature cores were of equal sizes. The total energy supplied to operate the device equaled the sum of the energy expended in the armature and field coils.[3] The power developed in operation of the device equaled the product of the energy expended in the armature and field coils. [4]

Michail Osipovich Dolivo-Dobrovolsky later invented a three-phase "cage-rotor" in 1890. A successful commercial polyphase system of generation and long-distance transmission was designed by Almerian Decker at Mill Creek No. 1 [5] in Redlands California.[6]

Components and types

A typical AC motor consists of two parts:
1. An outside stationary stator having coils supplied with AC current to produce a rotating magnetic field, and;
2. An inside rotor attached to the output shaft that is given a torque by the rotating field.

There are two fundamental types of AC motor depending on the type of rotor used:

• The synchronous motor, which rotates exactly at the supply frequency or a submultiple of the supply frequency, and;
• The induction motor, which turns slightly slower, and typically (though not necessarily always) takes the form of the squirrel cage motor.

Three-phase AC induction motors

Three phase AC induction motors rated 1 Hp (746 W) and 25 W with small motors from CD player, toy and CD/DVD drive reader head traverse

Where a polyphase electrical supply is available, the three-phase (or polyphase) AC induction motor is commonly used, especially for higher-powered motors. The phase differences between the three phases of the polyphase electrical supply create a rotating electromagnetic field in the motor.

Through electromagnetic induction, the rotating magnetic field induces a current in the conductors in the rotor, which in turn sets up a counterbalancing magnetic field that causes the rotor to turn in the direction the field is rotating. The rotor must always rotate slower than the rotating magnetic field produced by the polyphase electrical supply; otherwise, no counterbalancing field will be produced in the rotor.

Induction motors are the workhorses of industry and motors up to about 500 kW (670 horsepower) in output are produced in highly standardized frame sizes, making them nearly completely interchangeable between manufacturers (although European and North American standard dimensions are different). Very large synchronous motors are capable of tens of thousands of kW in output, for pipeline compressors and wind-tunnel drives. There are two types of rotors used in induction motors.

Squirrel Cage rotors: Most common AC motors use the squirrel cage rotor, which will be found in virtually all domestic and light industrial alternating current motors. The squirrel cage takes its name from its shape - a ring at either end of the rotor, with bars connecting the rings running the length of the rotor. It is typically cast aluminum or copper poured between the iron laminates of the rotor, and usually only the end rings will be visible. The vast majority of the rotor currents will flow through the bars rather than the higher-resistance and usually varnished laminates. Very low voltages at very high currents are typical in the bars and end rings; high efficiency motors will often use cast copper in order to reduce the resistance in the rotor.

In operation, the squirrel cage motor may be viewed as a transformer with a rotating secondary - when the rotor is not rotating in sync with the magnetic field, large rotor currents are induced; the large rotor currents magnetize the rotor and interact with the stator's magnetic fields to bring the rotor into synchronization with the stator's field. An unloaded squirrel cage motor at synchronous speed will only consume electrical power to maintain rotor speed against friction and resistance losses; as the mechanical load increases, so will the electrical load - the electrical load is inherently related to the mechanical load. This is similar to a transformer, where the primary's electrical load is related to the secondary's electrical load.

This is why, as an example, a squirrel cage blower motor may cause the lights in a home to dim as it starts, but doesn't dim the lights when its fanbelt (and therefore mechanical load) is removed. Furthermore, a stalled squirrel cage motor (overloaded or with a jammed shaft) will consume current limited only by circuit resistance as it attempts to start. Unless something else limits the current (or cuts it off completely) overheating and destruction of the winding insulation is the likely outcome.

Virtually every washing machine, dishwasher, standalone fan, record player, etc. uses some variant of a squirrel cage motor.

Wound Rotor: An alternate design, called the wound rotor, is used when variable speed is required. In this case, the rotor has the same number of poles as the stator and the windings are made of wire, connected to slip rings on the shaft. Carbon brushes connect the slip rings to an external controller such as a variable resistor that allows changing the motor's slip rate. In certain high-power variable speed wound-rotor drives, the slip-frequency energy is captured, rectified and returned to the power supply through an inverter.

Compared to squirrel cage rotors, wound rotor motors are expensive and require maintenance of the slip rings and brushes, but they were the standard form for variable speed control before the advent of compact power electronic devices. Transistorized inverters with variable frequency drive can now be used for speed control and wound rotor motors are becoming less common. (Transistorized inverter drives also allow the more-efficient three-phase motors to be used when only single-phase mains current is available, but this is never used in house hold appliances, because it can cause electrical interference and because of high power requirements.)

Several methods of starting a polyphase motor are used. Where the large inrush current and high starting torque can be permitted, the motor can be started across the line, by applying full line voltage to the terminals. Where it is necessary to limit the starting inrush current (where the motor is large compared with the short-circuit capacity of the supply), reduced voltage starting using either series inductors, an autotransformer, thyristors, or other devices are used. A technique sometimes used is star-delta starting, where the motor coils are initially connected in wye for acceleration of the load, then switched to delta when the load is up to speed. This technique is more common in Europe than in North America. Transistorized drives can directly vary the applied voltage as required by the starting characteristics of the motor and load.

This type of motor is becoming more common in traction applications such as locomotives, where it is known as the asynchronous traction motor.

The speed of the AC motor is determined primarily by the frequency of the AC supply and the number of poles in the stator winding, according to the relation:

Ns = 120F / p

where
Ns = Synchronous speed, in revolutions per minute
F = AC power frequency
p = Number of poles per phase winding

Actual RPM for an induction motor will be less than this calculated synchronous speed by an amount known as slip that increases with the torque produced. With no load the speed will be very close to synchronous. When loaded, standard motors have between 2-3% slip, special motors may have up to 7% slip, and a class of motors known as torque motors are rated to operate at 100% slip (0 RPM/full stall).
The slip of the AC motor is calculated by:

S = (Ns ? Nr) / Ns

where
Nr = Rotational speed, in revolutions per minute.
S = Normalised Slip, 0 to 1.

As an example, a typical four-pole motor running on 60 Hz might have a nameplate rating of 1725 RPM at full load, while its calculated speed is 1800.

The speed in this type of motor has traditionally been altered by having additional sets of coils or poles in the motor that can be switched on and off to change the speed of magnetic field rotation. However, developments in power electronics mean that the frequency of the power supply can also now be varied to provide a smoother control of the motor speed.

Three-phase AC synchronous motors

If connections to the rotor coils of a three-phase motor are taken out on slip-rings and fed a separate field current to create a continuous magnetic field (or if the rotor consists of a permanent magnet), the result is called a synchronous motor because the rotor will rotate in synchronism with the rotating magnetic field produced by the polyphase electrical supply.

The synchronous motor can also be used as an alternator.

Nowadays, synchronous motors are frequently driven by transistorized variable frequency drives. This greatly eases the problem of starting the massive rotor of a large synchronous motor. They may also be started as induction motors using a squirrel-cage winding that shares the common rotor: once the motor reaches synchronous speed, no current is induced in the squirrel-cage winding so it has little effect on the synchronous operation of the motor, aside from stabilizing the motor speed on load changes.

Synchronous motors are occasionally used as traction motors; the TGV may be the best-known example of such use.

Two-phase AC servo motors
A typical two-phase AC servo motor has a squirrel-cage rotor and a field consisting of two windings: 1) a constant-voltage (AC) main winding, and 2) a control-voltage (AC) winding in quadrature with the main winding so as to produce a rotating magnetic field. The electrical resistance of the rotor is made high intentionally so that the speed-torque curve is fairly linear. Two-phase servo motors are inherently high-speed, low-torque devices, heavily geared down to drive the load.

Single-phase AC induction motors

Three-phase motors inherently produce a rotating magnetic field. However, when only single-phase power is available, the rotating magnetic field must be produced using other means. Several methods are commonly used.

A common single-phase motor is the shaded-pole motor, which is used in devices requiring low torque, such as electric fans or other small household appliances. In this motor, small single-turn copper "shading coils" create the moving magnetic field. Part of each pole is encircled by a copper coil or strap; the induced current in the strap opposes the change of flux through the coil (Lenz's Law), so that the maximum field intensity moves across the pole face on each cycle, thus producing the required rotating magnetic field.

Another common single-phase AC motor is the split-phase induction motor, commonly used in major appliances such as washing machines and clothes dryers. Compared to the shaded pole motor, these motors can generally provide much greater starting torque by using a special startup winding in conjunction with a centrifugal switch.

In the split-phase motor, the startup winding is designed with a higher resistance than the running winding. This creates an LR circuit which slightly shifts the phase of the current in the startup winding. When the motor is starting, the startup winding is connected to the power source via a set of spring-loaded contacts pressed upon by the not-yet-rotating centrifugal switch. The starting winding is wound with fewer turns of smaller wire than the main winding, so it has a lower inductance (L) and higher resistance (R). The lower L/R ratio creates a small phase shift, not more than about 30 degrees, between the flux due to the main winding and the flux of the starting winding. The starting direction of rotation may be reversed simply by exchanging the connections of the startup winding relative to the running winding.

The phase of the magnetic field in this startup winding is shifted from the phase of the mains power, allowing the creation of a moving magnetic field which starts the motor. Once the motor reaches near design operating speed, the centrifugal switch activates, opening the contacts and disconnecting the startup winding from the power source. The motor then operates solely on the running winding. The starting winding must be disconnected since it would increase the losses in the motor.

In a capacitor start motor, a starting capacitor is inserted in series with the startup winding, creating an LC circuit which is capable of a much greater phase shift (and so, a much greater starting torque). The capacitor naturally adds expense to such motors.

Another variation is the Permanent Split-Capacitor (PSC) motor (also known as a capacitor start and run motor). This motor operates similarly to the capacitor-start motor described above, but there is no centrifugal starting switch and the second winding is permanently connected to the power source. PSC motors are frequently used in air handlers, fans, and blowers and other cases where a variable speed is desired. By changing taps on the running winding but keeping the load constant, the motor can be made to run at different speeds. Also provided all 6 winding connections are available separately, a 3 phase motor can be converted to a capacitor start and run motor by commoning two of the windings and connecting the third via a capacitor to act as a start winding.

Repulsion motors are wound-rotor single-phase AC motors that are similar to universal motors. In a repulsion motor, the armature brushes are shorted together rather than connected in series with the field. Several types of repulsion motors have been manufactured, but the repulsion-start induction-run (RS-IR) motor has been used most frequently. The RS-IR motor has a centrifugal switch that shorts all segments of the commutator so that the motor operates as an induction motor once it has been accelerated to full speed. RS-IR motors have been used to provide high starting torque per ampere under conditions of cold operating temperatures and poor source voltage regulation. Few repulsion motors of any type are sold as of 2006.

Single-phase AC synchronous motors

Small single-phase AC motors can also be designed with magnetized rotors (or several variations on that idea). The rotors in these motors do not require any induced current so they do not slip backward against the mains frequency. Instead, they rotate synchronously with the mains frequency. Because of their highly accurate speed, such motors are usually used to power mechanical clocks, audio turntables, and tape drives; formerly they were also much used in accurate timing instruments such as strip-chart recorders or telescope drive mechanisms. The shaded-pole synchronous motor is one version.

Because inertia makes it difficult to instantly accelerate the rotor from stopped to synchronous speed, these motors normally require some sort of special feature to get started. Various designs use a small induction motor (which may share the same field coils and rotor as the synchronous motor) or a very light rotor with a one-way mechanism (to ensure that the rotor starts in the "forward" direction).

Torque motors

A torque motor is a specialized form of induction motor which is capable of operating indefinitely at stall (with the rotor blocked from turning) without damage. In this mode, the motor will apply a steady torque to the load (hence the name). A common application of a torque motor would be the supply- and take-up reel motors in a tape drive. In this application, driven from a low voltage, the characteristics of these motors allow a relatively-constant light tension to be applied to the tape whether or not the capstan is feeding tape past the tape heads. Driven from a higher voltage, (and so delivering a higher torque), the torque motors can also achieve fast-forward and rewind operation without requiring any additional mechanics such as gears or clutches.

Stepper motors

Closely related in design to three-phase AC synchronous motors are stepper motors, where an internal rotor containing permanent magnets or a large iron core with salient poles is controlled by a set of external magnets that are switched electronically. A stepper motor may also be thought of as a cross between a DC electric motor and a solenoid. As each coil is energized in turn, the rotor aligns itself with the magnetic field produced by the energized field winding. Unlike a synchronous motor, in its application, the motor may not rotate continuously; instead, it "steps" from one position to the next as field windings are energized and deenergized in sequence. Depending on the sequence, the rotor may turn forwards or backwards.

Simple stepper motor drivers entirely energize or entirely deenergize the field windings, leading the rotor to "cog" to a limited number of positions; more sophisticated drivers can proportionally control the power to the field windings allowing the rotors to position "between" the "cog" points and thereby rotate extremely smoothly. Computer controlled stepper motors are one of the most versatile forms of positioning systems, particularly when part of a digital servo-controlled system.

Stepper motors can be rotated to a specific angle with ease, and hence stepper motors are used in computer disk drives, where the high precision they offer is necessary for the correct functioning of, for example, a hard disk drive or CD drive.

Permanent magnet motor

A permanent magnet motor is the same as the conventional dc machine except the fact that the field winding is replaced by permanent magnets. By doing this, the machine would act like a constant excitation dc machine (separately excited dc machine).

These motors usually have a small rating, ranging up to a few horsepower. They are used in small appliances, battery operated vehicles, for medical purposes, in other medical equipment such as x-ray machines. These motors are also used toys, in automobiles as auxiliary motors for the purposes of seat adjustment, power windows, mirror adjustment and the like.

Brushless DC motors

Many of the limitations of the classic commutator DC motor are due to the need for brushes to press against the commutator. This creates friction. At higher speeds, brushes have increasing difficulty in maintaining contact. Brushes may bounce off the irregularities in the commutator surface, creating sparks. This limits the maximum speed of the machine. The current density per unit area of the brushes limits the output of the motor. The imperfect electric contact also causes electrical noise. Brushes eventually wear out and require replacement, and the commutator itself is subject to wear and maintenance. The commutator assembly on a large machine is a costly element, requiring precision assembly of many parts.

These problems are eliminated in the brushless motor. In this motor, the mechanical "rotating switch" or commutator/brushgear assembly is replaced by an external electronic switch synchronised to the motor's position. Brushless motors are typically 85-90% efficient whereas DC motors with brushgear are typically 75-80% efficient.

Midway between ordinary DC motors and stepper motors lies the realm of the brushless DC motor. Built in a fashion very similar to stepper motors, these often use a permanent magnet external rotor, three phases of driving coils, one or more Hall effect devices to sense the position of the rotor, and the associated drive electronics. The coils are activated, one phase after the other, by the drive electronics as cued by the signals from the Hall effect sensors. In effect, they act as three-phase synchronous motors containing their own variable frequency drive electronics. A specialized class of brushless DC motor controllers utilize EMF feedback through the main phase connections instead of Hall effect sensors to determine position and velocity. These motors are used extensively in electric radio-controlled vehicles.

Brushless DC motors are commonly used where precise speed control is necessary, computer disk drives or in video cassette recorders the spindles within CD, CD-ROM (etc.) drives, and mechanisms within office products such as fans, laser printers and photocopiers. They have several advantages over conventional motors:

• Compared to AC fans using shaded-pole motors, they are very efficient, running much cooler than the equivalent AC motors. This cool operation leads to much-improved life of the fan's bearings.
• Without a commutator to wear out, the life of a DC brushless motor can be significantly longer compared to a DC motor using brushes and a commutator. Commutation also tends to cause a great deal of electrical and RF noise; without a commutator or brushes, a brushless motor may be used in electrically sensitive devices like audio equipment or computers.
• The same Hall effect devices that provide the commutation can also provide a convenient tachometer signal for closed-loop control (servo-controlled) applications. In fans, the tachometer signal can be used to derive a
• fan okay" signal.
• The motor can be easily synchronized to an internal or external clock, leading to precise speed control.
• Brushed motors cannot be used in the vacuum of space because they will weld themselves into an immovable position.
  Modern DC brushless motors range in power from a fraction of a watt to many kilowatts. Larger brushless motors up to about 100 kW rating are used in electric vehicles. They also find significant use in high-performance electric model aircraft.

Coreless DC motors

Nothing in the design of any of the motors described above requires that the iron (steel) portions of the rotor actually rotate; torque is only exerted on the windings of the electromagnets. Taking advantage of this fact is the coreless DC motor, a specialized form of a brush DC motor. Optimized for rapid acceleration, these motors have a rotor that is constructed without any iron core. The rotor can take the form of a winding-filled cylinder inside the stator magnets, a basket surrounding the stator magnets, or a flat pancake (possibly formed on a printed wiring board) running between upper and lower stator magnets. The windings are typically stabilized by being impregnated with epoxy resins.

Because the rotor is much lighter in weight (mass) than a conventional rotor formed from copper windings on steel laminations, the rotor can accelerate much more rapidly, often achieving a mechanical time constant under 1 ms. This is especially true if the windings use aluminum rather than the heavier copper. But because there is no metal mass in the rotor to act as a heat sink, even small coreless motors must often be cooled by forced air.

These motors were commonly used to drive the capstan(s) of magnetic tape drives and are still widely used in high-performance servo-controlled systems.

Linear motors

A linear motor is essentially an electric motor that has been "unrolled" so that instead of producing a torque (rotation), it produces a linear force along its length by setting up a traveling electromagnetic field.

Linear motors are most commonly induction motors or stepper motors. You can find a linear motor in a maglev (Transrapid) train, where the train "flies" over the ground.

Nano motor

Nanomotor constructed at UC Berkeley. The motor is about 500nm across: 300 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair

Researchers at University of California, Berkeley, have developed rotational bearings based upon multiwall carbon nanotubes. By attaching a gold plate (with dimensions of order 100nm) to the outer shell of a suspended multiwall carbon nanotube (like nested

carbon cylinders), they are able to electrostatically rotate the outer shell relative to the inner core. These bearings are very robust; Devices have been oscillated thousands of times with no indication of wear. The work was done in situ in an SEM. These nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) are the next step in miniaturization that may find their way into commercial aspects in the future.
Notice: The thin vertical string seen in the middle, is the nanotube to which the rotor is attached. When the outer tube is sheared, the rotor is able to spin freely on the nanotube bearing.

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Washington, Feb 20 : Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Medical Center have created a technique to combat brain cancer using tiny, nano-sized discs that shake the tumor cells to death – literally.

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Eco-Friendly Wholesale Custom Embroidered and Printed T Shirts, Golf Shirts and Polo Shirts in Tampa FL

The earth is the responsibility of all its inhabitants and with the many disastrous effects of climate change, each and every individual and business entity is expected to be ecologically accountable. When choosing wholesale custom embroidered and printed t shirts, golf tee shirts and polo shirts for company uniforms or as promotional items in Tampa FL, therefore, it would be best to choose eco-friendly options. Eco-friendly t-shirts to be used for customized embroidery or prints are easily sourced these days.

Eco-friendly t shirts, golf tee shirts and polo shirts available in Tampa FL are made of organic cotton, modal, bamboo and bamboo charcoal technology, and recycled polyester blend

In order to be called organic cotton, the producer needs to obtain the necessary certification from a governing agency providing evidence that the cotton used in the material had been organically grown and that chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides had not been used on the land it had been planted in for the past three years. Only crop rotation should have been used to renew the soil and only manure should have been used to fertilize it. Organic cotton has all the good qualities of ordinary cotton and its benefits include its being hypoallergenic, highly absorbent and biodegradable. It is also machine washable and machine dryable.

Modal is an eco-friendly fabric because the native beech wood it is made from is a highly renewable source that is easy to propagate and does not require harmful fertilizers and pesticides. Its benefits include its being soft, highly absorbent, resistant to the development of odor, color fast and resistant to shrinkage and the development of pills. Modal is also able to regulate heat, keeping the wearer’s body temperature comfortable.

Bamboo is also considered an eco-friendly fabric because it is made from is a highly renewable source that grows quickly and does not require harmful fertilizers and pesticides. The bamboo can grow as much as one foot each day. The fabric is manufactured through bamboo charcoal technology using high heat. Its benefits include its being antimicrobial and preventing the development of odor, being breathable while wicking out moisture and keeping the wearer’s body dry, its being highly resistant to UV rays and its ability to regulate heat and keep the wearer’s body temperature stable.

Although polyester is not organic, fabric made of recycled polyester blend is considered an eco-friendly fabric because it lessens the need for new production. This means less use of resources and less pollution. The recycling of existing materials equates to less waste and maximization of existing resources. Its benefits to the user include its being breathable and its resistance to wind and rain.

The eco-friendly t shirts available in Tampa FL include Port Authority 100% Organic Sport Shirts, Port Authority Ladies Modal Soft Touch Shirts, Port Authority Bamboo Camp Shirts, Port Authority Bamboo Pique Sport Shirts, Red House 100% Organic Cotton Pique Polos and District Threads Organic Cotton Tees. Other eco-friendly wear include Port Authority Long Sleeve Bamboo Fine Stripe Shirts, Port Authority Recycled R-Tek Fleece Vests, Port Authority Recycled Jackets and Port Authority Recycled Polyester Soft Shell Jackets.

There are also eco-friendly choices for promotional items in Tampa FL such as Port Authority Bamboo Sandwich Bill Caps, Authority 100% Organic Grocery Tote, Port Authority Bamboo Towels, Port Precious Cargo 100% Organic Infant and Toddler Tees, and Precious Cargo Infant One-Piece garments.

Any business entity, therefore, has no excuse for not choosing eco-friendly wholesale custom embroidered and printed t shirts, golf tee shirts and polo shirts for company uniforms or as promotional items in Tampa FL. Make a stand for corporate social responsibility.

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Japan Golf Fair 2010 puts NMI courses at the fore
The Marianas Visitors Authority reached out to over 50,000 golf enthusiasts in Japan on Feb. 19-21 at the Japan Golf Fair 2010 held in Tokyo. The event, held at Big Site Tokyo, attracted over 31,000 golfers, 18,000 golf trade representatives, and 500 media representatives.

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Ferret Hammock

Ferrets love hammocks. You can buy this little ferret hammock thing that was actually designed for ferrets. The ferret hammock hangs from the top of the cage and they just love it. They can jump in and out and swinging all night long!  

You can make hanging ferret hammock with the leg from a pair of jeans. The larger (wider) the leg, the more ferrets will fit to the hammock. All you have to do is buy four pieces of some very thin chain from a hardware store, and eight clips (like the kind used for cheap dog leashes) to connect the jean leg to the ferret’s cage. If you don't know what kind of clips/chains to get, look at the ones with the ferret hammock at a pet store. Just cut four holes in the jeans (you can put in grommets in if you want) and put the chain through. Hook that end of the chain to itself, and the other end to the ferret cage, and then do that with the other 3 chains.

It's cheap and easy to replace. If the jean leg wears out, just take it off and attach another one. You could also slit the leg, and make it a ferret hammock instead of a hanging tunnel. It's even easier if you already have a worn out old ferret hammock just the chains that came with it.

And even easier ferret hammock is to take an old T-Shirt and the metal shower curtain hangers (the ones that close completely) and just poke holes in the four corners. First 10 ferret easy (if the cage will hold that much weight!) and they like to get in between the layers (just watch that nobody gets trapped between the layers).

You can also make one by sewing cords to all four corners of a hand towel and hung it from the ceiling of the cage.  I laughed the first time I saw a ferret hammock in a catalog, but believe me, they really do love them!

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mens golf polo
What do guys wear nowadays instead of polos?!........?

It's just that it seems in black culture, or white, it doesnt matter, alot of people always wear polos. It fits into hip hop or for orange county guys or something. Where did this even come from? Aren't polos for golf or something.

I'm personally just so sick of it. I'm trying to find good clothes online and everywhere else, but all they have are polos or polos disguised in some decorative way. What is up with that?!

Mostly I come across polos, and so I'm trying to find normal cool clothes. What do you think about this whole thing?

Also do you know any good mens clothing websites that are good besides the ones people always list first thing: aeropostale, hollister, american eagle, abercrombie and fitch. Any NEW suggestions, please don't state the obvious like those above. I'm looking for something that's above cheap like old navy but classy but not too much like expensive high fashion.
any comments welcomed.

H&M is nice and not too pricey ... and for me I wear button up shirts instead of polos.

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After a rainy winter season, the wildflowers are abloom across the Valley.

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if you have what do you think? are there any benefits or drawbacks? im a scratch golfer who needs some help getting the clubhead square at impact. thanks

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For a scratch golfer (i'm a 3 hcp myself so i'm close) there is only one tool, swing machine. You can use resistance bands on it and it works out your muscles directly coordinated with the golf swing. I know your question was about the swingyde, but i've never used it but i've played and practiced at the HS level and College level and this is the ONLY swing aide that i see DRASTICALLY drop peoples scores. I swear by this machine. And the best thing is i linked you the 'offical' site, but, you can find the blueprints on the net and build one yourself. That's what i did and it took about a day. to you and everyone who reads this post GET THIS TRAINER, if you only buy one thing that will drop your scores this is what you need to get. Even if you don't pick this as best answer, leave a 'add detail' on the question thing and tell me if you want me to email you more info on it. THIS WILL FIX ALL YOUR IRON SWINGS. this will help. keep it in the short grass : )
If i remember correctly it was around $75 or so. depends on how much you can find PVC pipe for in your area. and to answer your other question YES! lol it works amazing with drivers. what you do is the longer the club, the flatter you lower the 'swing plane' mechanisim. That way it promotes a longer more fluid swing with your woods and long irons and the shorter or more pitch to the club the steeper you lift the 'swing plane'. Seriously this is an amazing machine. If you choose to build one or order one let me know what it does for you. And i'm sure a pro or a local golfer has seen one of these before and can help you build/find one.

tech right hand
My monitor can supports 1280 x 1080 but the right hand side bleeds off screen?

How can I correct this?

Should I download a driver, use a different cable. Im a tech noob? Any ideas? Thank you
Fixed it, thanks dudes

if it's a crt, tube type, you can try first to reset the hardware. this is usually one of a few buttons on the face and one should allow a complete reset. then you need to enter the menu and set up the viewable area from there, sometimes stretch vert or horiz, sometimes shrink or even skew. the possibility that you need a specific driver for your monitor is there as well, tho less likely any more.

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I just bought the talyormade r5 draw (neutral) and i hit it really well, should I switch my fairway woods...?

should i get taylormade woods to replace my old callaway woods

I would say a brand means nothing. Have your clubs tested against the new option. The golf store will let you bring your clubs in for comparison every time. Then see which you hit better. In fact try all the fairway woods they have available in your shaft flex. You may find a mizuno or nike you like even better. Get on the launch monitor and see what it tells you. See which you hit farther. See which you can work the ball better with. See which one you control the best. And pick the one that ranks the highest in all three categories. It may be your old callaway, or maybe a new club for your set. Good luck

Poulter: King of the short game
While Cobra ambassador Ian Poulter gave great credit to the King Cobra ZL driver (pictured below) and the mix of forged Cobra Pro CB and MB irons in his bag for his victory in the WGC Accenture Matchplay in Arizona at the weekend, it was the fresh Titleist Vokey 60-degree lob wedge and the Rife Aruba putter (also below) which made the crucial difference in securing an impressive debut victory on ...

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what is the best rangefinder for ranging prairie dogs?

Looking to purchase a laser range finder that can be used to accurately range prairie dogs. Looking for something that works in the range from 250 - 400 yds.
Looking for a low priced range finder that will work on small objects

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-- “You do realize that once you see all those big-bodied bucks running across a cornfield, you’ll never be the same?” It was more of a warning than a question, posed by my friend Ken Piper. He figured I’d be spoiled for life after my upcoming bowhunt in Pike County, Ill.

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what is the difference between the Scotty Cameron Bulls Eye and the Scotty Cameron American Classic III?

I was considering this style of putter but was not sure of their differences. I know the american classic has the copper weights on the bottom, but is that going to effect the putter? Do they feel different? Are they good Cameron's? Which do you recommend out of the two?
Scotty Cameron Bulls Eye or Scotty Cameron American Classic III

The American Classic III is an updated version of the original Bulls Eye. It features a modern milled one-piece steel construction with internal (non-adjustable) heel-toe weighting, and a longer blade length for less twisting and greater accuracy. When you hold the two side-by-side the subtle differences can be seen, but when you're only looking at photos the clubs look very, very, similar.

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