A brushless-DC motor is common in ceiling fan and pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera designs. But you can’t use the same brushless-DC motor solution for both of these end products. A ceiling fan driver ...

A little while ago I had one of those immensely annoying – and unwinnable – arguments in an online forum with a guy I’d never met. You’d think the touchy topic was the wisdom of wearing a face mask (I ...

You almost certainly know the horsepower rating or displacement of your boat’s engine. But some marine-engine manufacturers have begun marketing torque over horsepower. In a break from standard ...

Selecting a motor for a specific application can be a challenging task. Many factors must be considered, including the application’s required voltage, maximum current and diameter, speed, efficiency, ...

There's more to the nuts and bolts fastening the most critical components on your race car than simply getting them "tight enough." Bolts don't work by simply clamping down on something thanks to the ...

Torque wrenches are precision hand tools that are used to apply a specific amount of torque to a fastener. These adjustable-torque tools are primarily used to prevent over or under tightening of ...

For straight line guys, spending hundreds of dollars on something that doesn't give you any extra horsepower doesn't exactly seem like a good deal. Even a federal bean counter could figure that one ...

Engineers working at robotic companies, auto makers, automatic equipment manufacturers and in many other industries all commonly use torque overload protection devices, slip clutches or torque ...

When performing mechanical work on a vehicle, it’s crucial to know torque specifications. They refer to the unit of measurement for rotational force, or twisting, needed to properly fasten nuts and ...