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CEILING TURNER and DJ DISCO BALL MOTOR up to 30 days on a D size Battery Quietly
MIRROR BALL SUPER-MOTOR
And general all-purpose
CEILING TURNER
Heavy Duty
Approx 3.5 - 4 RPM
NEW, PHENOMENALLY IMPROVED VERSION-III
Advanced gearing, way stronger motor MUCH QUIETER than ALL other motors out there ! Get up to a MONTH of use, nonstop, 24hrs a day
This particular ceiling turner case design has been around for a good long time (as in, many years), though the actual quality of the gears and motor have varied widely depending on the manufacturer.
It's very basic, very functional, and provides reliable torque for quite a long while on a single 'D' size battery.
Won't name names, but this little gem of a motor cranks on longer than a certain bunny.
Count on about 30 DAYS (depending on suspended weight) of nonstop use with an alkaline type D battery (not included, naturally....are they ever?) or many months of use if it's only being turned on/off intermittently.
In actual timed tests, the longest that's actually been achieved was 39 DAYS on a 'D' sizealkaline battery holding 1 pound at normal room temperature.
Pretty incredible, I think.
Prior version-I and version II motors ran a mere 36 hours nonstop, but you can forget that .... this entirely new Version- III has a vastly superior gearing system, which commensurately uses a whole heck of a lot less current, so you'll save a fortune on batteries.
It's quite powerful enough to handle up to a 12 inch mirror ball, or objects weighing up to about 2 & 1/2 lbs or so. In experimenting with it's upper limits, we tried it with 4 lb and 5 lb weights.
To our utter astonishment, it still turned. There's no way competing motors we've tried could even come close to this.
However, it's not certain how well or how long it would perform over time with this kind of extreme weight, so it's probably best to stick with under 2.5 lbs. for regular use.
A 12 inch disco ball, for instance, would match perfectly with this motor.
These were originally (way back when) sold just for turning disco mirror balls. But since then buyers have found a quadrazillion other uses : suspending crystals, advertising displays, art objects etc, you name it; see a partial list below.
One very useful idea we learned recently from a buyer is to suspend a colorful mobile above a baby's crib. According to scientists this assists in brain development and spatial skills early on (could explain why I'm so dense, can't remember names or faces, add or subtract.... didn't have a whiz-bang motorized mobile when I was a toddler, darn).
BATTERY INSERTION IS A BREEZE !
( as in, 2 seconds worth of breeze )
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'Plop and cock' design:
Drop a 'D' battery in and cock the motor in place.
Done.
Elapsed time, 2 seconds.
HISTORICAL USES BASED ON BUYER FEEDBACK
- Crystals of all kinds
- Advertising displays
- Art objects
- Store sale signs
- Window displays
- Disco Balls
- Christmas Displays - Halloween Displays - Easter decorations
- School displays
- Baby crib mobiles
- Science fair exhibits
- Hang kitty toys
- Weddings
- Parties
An advantage of this design is it's relatively small size (at least one competing type is significantly larger and bulkier), and this is better looking visually, by far.
In the course of searching for this, we tested at least 5 other motors that looked identical outside (same shape, same color) but abandoned them all after running duration tests.
Takes one 'D' size battery (not included, but shown in photo for reference). Alkaline type batteries are highly recommended, as they provide much greater ooomph and power wherever there's a motor involved.
The very well designed hinged battery holdermakes battery changes a breeze.
And, naturally, an ON/OFF switch is built in.
Comes with a hook ring underneath for suspending items, and a wire bracket on top for hanging the motor on a nail, screw, or suspended wire or string.
SPECIFICATIONS SUMMARY:
SIZE: 6 inches long (black body) 8 inches from top clip to bottom ring 1.75 inches diameter
DURATION: Up to a month, 24 hrs a day, using an alkaline 'D' cell, though you may be able to squeeze even more days out of a single battey. This is based on normal room temperature, of course; very cold temps would see somewhat of a decrease.
WEIGHT: Without battery, 4.6 oz, With battery, 9.7 oz
ROTATION RATE: 3.5 to 4 RPM on new battery. Too, rotation rate will trend lower as battery goes down (to about 2 to 2.5 RPM)
BATTERY: Takes one standard 'D' size. Any D size will work fine, though you'll get many more days of use with either Alkaline or Rechargeable types.
And general all-purpose
CEILING TURNER
Heavy Duty
Approx 3.5 - 4 RPM
NEW, PHENOMENALLY IMPROVED VERSION-III
Advanced gearing, way stronger motor MUCH QUIETER than ALL other motors out there ! Get up to a MONTH of use, nonstop, 24hrs a day
This particular ceiling turner case design has been around for a good long time (as in, many years), though the actual quality of the gears and motor have varied widely depending on the manufacturer.
It's very basic, very functional, and provides reliable torque for quite a long while on a single 'D' size battery.
Won't name names, but this little gem of a motor cranks on longer than a certain bunny.
Count on about 30 DAYS (depending on suspended weight) of nonstop use with an alkaline type D battery (not included, naturally....are they ever?) or many months of use if it's only being turned on/off intermittently.
In actual timed tests, the longest that's actually been achieved was 39 DAYS on a 'D' sizealkaline battery holding 1 pound at normal room temperature.
Pretty incredible, I think.
Prior version-I and version II motors ran a mere 36 hours nonstop, but you can forget that .... this entirely new Version- III has a vastly superior gearing system, which commensurately uses a whole heck of a lot less current, so you'll save a fortune on batteries.
It's quite powerful enough to handle up to a 12 inch mirror ball, or objects weighing up to about 2 & 1/2 lbs or so. In experimenting with it's upper limits, we tried it with 4 lb and 5 lb weights.
To our utter astonishment, it still turned. There's no way competing motors we've tried could even come close to this.
However, it's not certain how well or how long it would perform over time with this kind of extreme weight, so it's probably best to stick with under 2.5 lbs. for regular use.
A 12 inch disco ball, for instance, would match perfectly with this motor.
These were originally (way back when) sold just for turning disco mirror balls. But since then buyers have found a quadrazillion other uses : suspending crystals, advertising displays, art objects etc, you name it; see a partial list below.
One very useful idea we learned recently from a buyer is to suspend a colorful mobile above a baby's crib. According to scientists this assists in brain development and spatial skills early on (could explain why I'm so dense, can't remember names or faces, add or subtract.... didn't have a whiz-bang motorized mobile when I was a toddler, darn).
BATTERY INSERTION IS A BREEZE !
( as in, 2 seconds worth of breeze )
|||||
'Plop and cock' design:
Drop a 'D' battery in and cock the motor in place.
Done.
Elapsed time, 2 seconds.
HISTORICAL USES BASED ON BUYER FEEDBACK
- Crystals of all kinds
- Advertising displays
- Art objects
- Store sale signs
- Window displays
- Disco Balls
- Christmas Displays - Halloween Displays - Easter decorations
- School displays
- Baby crib mobiles
- Science fair exhibits
- Hang kitty toys
- Weddings
- Parties
An advantage of this design is it's relatively small size (at least one competing type is significantly larger and bulkier), and this is better looking visually, by far.
In the course of searching for this, we tested at least 5 other motors that looked identical outside (same shape, same color) but abandoned them all after running duration tests.
Takes one 'D' size battery (not included, but shown in photo for reference). Alkaline type batteries are highly recommended, as they provide much greater ooomph and power wherever there's a motor involved.
The very well designed hinged battery holdermakes battery changes a breeze.
And, naturally, an ON/OFF switch is built in.
Comes with a hook ring underneath for suspending items, and a wire bracket on top for hanging the motor on a nail, screw, or suspended wire or string.
SPECIFICATIONS SUMMARY:
SIZE: 6 inches long (black body) 8 inches from top clip to bottom ring 1.75 inches diameter
DURATION: Up to a month, 24 hrs a day, using an alkaline 'D' cell, though you may be able to squeeze even more days out of a single battey. This is based on normal room temperature, of course; very cold temps would see somewhat of a decrease.
WEIGHT: Without battery, 4.6 oz, With battery, 9.7 oz
ROTATION RATE: 3.5 to 4 RPM on new battery. Too, rotation rate will trend lower as battery goes down (to about 2 to 2.5 RPM)
BATTERY: Takes one standard 'D' size. Any D size will work fine, though you'll get many more days of use with either Alkaline or Rechargeable types.
