RE: [DML] Re: Idle Speed Motor / Cooling

["John Hervey" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ok, You try it with 12 volts direct. I have plenty of new ones in stock
waiting.
John Hervey



-----Original Message-----
From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Elvis Nocita
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 12:29 AM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [DML] Re: Idle Speed Motor / Cooling



> Good try but not correct. The motor won't burn when you
> connect it directly to +12V because this situation can
> happen (almost)under normal use. (It's driven by a PWM
> and it won't really matter if it's 90% or 100% so it
> shouldn't burn at least not within a few seconds.) It's
> protected from overheating by its own resistance of the
> copper wires. 
> 
> The ECU is not controlling the current, what it does is
> telling 40% open(turn left) and 60% close (turn right)
> or any other values depending of the idle situation.
> Therefore it is possible that when you pull the connector
> one contact is disconnected before the other and it goes
> in one direction - so idle can go up or down or stay
> where it was.
> 
> Elvis


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