I found this motor in a box of flotsam and jetsam. I know it is a 500 CPR encoder, and the label says 48v DC. What kind of motor is it, and where would I find more information?
Hi,
Did you try Googling the part numbers?
Tom.. 
Begin by seeing how many wires go to the motor. Then use you Ohmmeter to find the resistance between the wire and between the wire and the motor housing. Then begin to see if the motor actually will run. Try a 1.5 volt D cell. Then 2 D cells, then 3 D cells. Then a 6 volt battery. Will the motor run in the opposite direction is you reverse the battery polarity?
Tom, I have been in the computer business for almost 42 years. Google came out of the search engine war of the 1990s, not because they were the best search engine, but because they were the only one that made money. Do you ever wonder why Google throws six irrelevant hits for every one that you are looking for? Google uses "OR" searches. Do you know how to make Google do an "AND" search instead of an "OR" search?
Google is NOT a tech company. Google is a glorified ad agency. Of course I tried Googling the part numbers. Thank you kindly.
Paul, thanks for the advice. Your reasoning seems to be sound. I will give it the old college try.
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It looks like there was another gear that engaged with that inner splined shaft and whose shaft went through the small hole at the top and bottom rode on the small protrusion at the bottom. Also the sticky-up part on the outer edge is reminiscent of something that a tape would have ridden on.
Does any of that jog your memory?
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