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Originally Posted by Ether
pi*5.5" wheel diameter = 17.3" wheel circumference.
90"/17.3" = 5.2 wheel revs to climb pole
(5.2 revs)/(2.2 seconds)*(60 seconds/minute) = 142 rpm
At that speed, the motors are generating virtually no torque.
Somebody please check my math.
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He noted in passing that he modded the gearboxes to 10:1. Which probably puts him on the wrong side of peak power, but makes a little more sense.