On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:42:57 GMT, wrote:

On 18 Dec,
"Tim Downie" wrote:

Graham. wrote:

I know in its basic form a synchronous motor will run
in either direction. If anyone doubts this look at the turntable
in any microwave oven, it's 50-50 which way it goes.

Not in any microwave I've seen. Mine always goes anticlockwise (as do most
others I've seen).

All I've had have rotated each time in the opposite direction to the previous
run.

I'd never noticed that until somebody (Huge?) mentioned it a while
back. I had noticed it vary in direction, but assumed it was more or
less random.

Not that I'm a great user of tinywobblers...

--
Frank Erskine