Abstract: An apparatus for measuring an unbalance of a rotary member, such as an electric motor armature, comprises a rotary member mounting arrangement for rotatably mounting the rotary member for a measurment operation. The mounting arrangement is capable of oscillating movement in a measurement direction. A drive belt for driving the rotary member in rotation bears against the rotor in substantially tangential relationship therewith or passes around the rotor over a small part of the periphery thereof. A measurement transducer detects forces or oscillations produced by the rotation of the rotary member in the measurement direction and outputs a corresponding signal for unbalance measurement. The drive direction of the belt drive in relation to the rotary member is normal to the measurement direction. The measurement direction may be inclined to facilitate fitting the rotary member into and removing it from the mounting arrangement of the apparatus.

Abstract: A control arrangement for controlling the power supplied to an electric motor connected to a rotary member to drive same in rotation by way of a belt drive, to accelerate the rotary member to a given speed and to brake it in a slip-free manner provides that a signal which is proportional to the speed of rotation of the rotary member is compared to a signal which is proportional to the speed of rotation of the motor. The supply of power to the electric motor is correspondingly controlled in dependence on the result of the comparison operation.