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Re: Pitching Machine Motor Calculations

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Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350 View Post
The crucial number here is max power. Power is what lets you move the balls. RPM and torque can be changed by gearing, but the power is fairly constant (friction can reduce it some).
Does it sound reasonable to hook up the fp motor I mentioned to a GEM single staged gear box? That gear box has a 3.67: 1 ratio. That would make the new rpm: 5449.59 and the new torque: 1.95.

The current at stall (the power?) is at 291. Is that reasonable? I don't know how to interpret that number.
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