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Re: 2 motor drive VS 4 motor drive

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Originally Posted by GRT808 View Post
Would a two motor drive do anything like significantly increase the risk of tripping a victor or jaguar?
You can get these answers from the JVN calculator, too. The current draw does increase, though not necessarily to the point of tripping the breakers.

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Originally Posted by Ether
The max speed changes somewhat. There is drivetrain friction and rolling friction. When you put all that load on one motor instead of two, the motor slides further down the speed vs torque curve.
Sorry, yes, of course that's true. The calculator is a little ideal, so in the theoretical version the maximum RPM (and max speed) shouldn't be changed, it just takes longer to get there. In reality, though, there is speed loss, but it will probably be less dramatic than the torque loss.
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