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DC motor from cordless drill...How to power it?

Hello all, I am trying to power a DC motor from my cordless drill and I

am having some troubles with it. First not that I have used two different motors one rated at 14.4 V and one at 18 V. I am trying to run the motor from a 120VAC to 15VDC adapter. When I do this, the motor runs, but at very low speeds and torque. Any ideas? I know the adapter is rated at 300 mA. Do you think the motor needs more current?

If this adapter will not work, how could I power the motor without using a battery? I do not want to use an AC motor because I have found

speed control for DC mmotors is much easier that for AC. Anyway thats it. Thanks in advance for any help. Lucas

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lmcgill2
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--Oh yeah, definitely more current. FWIW there's data about building bots using really cheap H-F VSR drills as raw material over at the College of San Mateo site. Here's the main site link:

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steamer

" --Oh yeah, definitely more current. FWIW there's data about building bots using really cheap H-F VSR drills as raw material over at the College of San Mateo site. Here's the main site link:

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Would you mind providing an EXACT link to this subject?

Thanks

TMT

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Too_Many_Tools

--What a mess; you're right! Best thing to do would be to contact Jim Newton, who runs the thing it's evolving into. Jim Newton's email: snipped-for-privacy@csmrobotics.com

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steamer

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