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Re: Minibot climb rate

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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
I'm calling shenanigans on a minibot under 3 seconds. Reliably deploying and shutting off while making the climb in under 3.5 seconds is even improbable @ 14V, perfect peak power, and the minimum 3.5lbs it takes for the battery, motors, switches, [custom] wheels, and just 1 ft. of attachment structure held together with magic (or rivets...).
The TETRIX motors are actually about 16W at peak power, not 8.43W as the spec sheet suggests. Surprisingly fast times are feasible.
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