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cdennisxlx2 15-02-2006 03:49

Victor as a Spike?
 
Can a victor be used as a spike, we are hooking our shooter motor to a victor but we have the pwm cable pluged into a relay output on the RC and i wanted to know if it can be turned off and on like a spike so we can conserve battery power.

Mike Betts 15-02-2006 04:19

Re: Victor as a Spike?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ghhs_1527
Can a victor be used as a spike, we are hooking our shooter motor to a victor but we have the pwm cable pluged into a relay output on the RC and i wanted to know if it can be turned off and on like a spike so we can conserve battery power.

The Victor must plug into a PWM RC output, not a relay output.

To operate a "Victor as a Spike", command the PWM output to 254 (forward), 127 (off) or 0 (reverse).

Mike

Al Skierkiewicz 15-02-2006 07:17

Re: Victor as a Spike?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ghhs_1527
Can a victor be used as a spike, we are hooking our shooter motor to a victor but we have the pwm cable pluged into a relay output on the RC and i wanted to know if it can be turned off and on like a spike so we can conserve battery power.

Why? A spike and a victor have negligible differences in current demand compared to all the current consumed by the motors.

Tristan Lall 15-02-2006 08:04

Re: Victor as a Spike?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Why? A spike and a victor have negligible differences in current demand compared to all the current consumed by the motors.

I think that "it" is the motor itself; he wants to toggle his motor on and off as if it were on a Spike, but the motor needs to operate on a Victor.

In any case, Mike's solution will work.

Barry Craig 28-04-2006 00:46

Re: Victor as a Spike?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Why? A spike and a victor have negligible differences in current demand compared to all the current consumed by the motors.

My team faced this problem. We had a roller we wanted to run at an "on" or "off" position , but it was powered by a Fisher Price CIM and the rules say you need a Victor on it.


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