Mar 23, 2002 · Re: What is the difference between a motor and a generator? Posted by carpenter (A) on March 22, 2002 at 07:56:54 . In Reply to: What is the difference between a motor and a generator? posted by wgeiger on March 21, 2002 at 23:19:30: Hi WHG, This is interesting, will you explain further? Does a low Qts stop a cone faster than a high Qts, or is it the other way around?