Small Electric motor needed

[Fred Bear]

I'm sure someone will know exactly what I'm trying to do, as I'm not real sure I do! I'm going to make a tram ride on my layout that spans about 14 feet. It will appear as if folks are riding an open type " ski lift " car from a look out tower to a mountain column. I can make the ski lift type cars, use fly line for the cable and I have some really nice little pulleys for the loop. The cars will be fitted with a smallish type arm that will run through the pulleys so the loop can run constantly. What I cannot find is a small AC motor that I can power off my AIU or direct from a transformer. Anyone know of a supplier that would have something like that? It would need to have fairly slow RPM's. I have a motor that dries my guides on the fly rods I make once they are varnished, but it's actually too slow. A person can barely see it turn, so it's just not quite fast enough. Any suggestions? Thanks to all that respond, Jake

[CSXect]

Does it have to be an AC motor? Ifd you find a suitable DC motor you can hook a bridge rectifier across it(the motor)

 

check the robot store they have or had a dc motor that you could gear down to several differnt ratios with gears and gearbox inculded.

http://www.robotstore.com

 

 

[eZAK]

You try this by LGB.

[jefelectric]

Jake,

Here is an inexpensive source of small motors.

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category/400/Motors.html

Here is another source but these might be to fast.

http://www.hobby-lobby.com/brushless-motors.htm

Hope this helps.