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Re: Motors not running full speed?

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Originally Posted by team3511 View Post
Hello!
Originally we had thought that our code or the cRio was at fault, but it seems that swapping Java with Labview and the 2012 with the older 2011 cRio doesn't solve the issue of our motors running full speed.

The Jag's put out 12V, but the motors seem to be running significantly slower than last year.

What has been checked and is fine:
Code
cRio
Battery
Sidecar
Jaguars

Could it be a safety setting of some type in the new driver station software? Or maybe we're insane and the motors are fine?

Any thoughts are welcome, thanks!
What motors? What gear ratios and end effectors are they connected to? How are you gauging "significantly slower"?

Not sure if Jags need it (probably not) but you may want to check its calibration and also ensure the cRIO and DSC are indeed putting out a full-speed signal. Read "12V" on a multimeter is not sufficient to determine if it is indeed sending full-speed power. Unless you see it as a solid 12V on an oscilloscope remain skeptical.

This might help: http://www.ti.com/lit/an/spma033a/spma033a.pdf
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