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Re: Motor Power Calculations

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post

You can then take that motor combination, and calculate an approximate effective motor curve for the combination, and then treat it as a single motor for purposes of further calculation using JVN's calculator.
The biggest thing that I am confused about is how to combine the curves of the two motors considering they have such different performance characteristics (max torque, current at stall, free rpm, etc.). What exactly is the process for matching things up?