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    Coated aluminum corrosion in seawater pump application

    I know the basics about electrolysis and how it corrodes aluminum in salt water. Heres my question though. In a sea water pump application were no electrical current is present, if a coated aluminum housing is used, will the aluminum still corrode due to electrolysis. I'm told that any contact...
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    Using a DC motor to provide load on another motor?

    Im a new test engineer and I've been assigned the task of creating a small motor test stand. I've been told to use a DC motor with varible drive to provide a controlable load to the motors we want to test. Has anyone ever heard of this? What happens if you force a DC motor to spin the opposite...
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    dc electric motor test

    I want to test some small (.06-.75 HP) DC motors. I need to test torque, rpm, voltage and current. Can I use another DC motor and a torque cell as a dyno to test the motors I want. If so, what requirements are there of the "load" motor. Should it have more HP than the test motor or less? Does...

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