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Originally Posted by Bob Steele
don't forget that you can use 2 of the VEX motors... although I am not sure how you power them at this point... they will only get 5 volts from the sidecar so you would have to downgrade their rating (which is based on 7.2 volts)
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You will get 6 volts from the digital sidecar PWM plug (with the servo jumper installed)
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Originally Posted by dotbran
My team needs to get a more powerful servo for our game piece, and the rules are somewhat vague on how they calculate maximum power.
[R48] states:
L. an unlimited number of COTS servos with a maximum power rating of 4W each at 6V.
The specs of the servos listed show the maximum current drain at 6V with no load, but is the 4W considering no load or the load that will be used?
Here are the servos in question. I would appreciate your advice.
3W max with no load
2.7W max with no load |
It appears that you are using the electrical power for your calculations. As others posted, there is a specific definition of power that [R48] requires. When I apply that calculation, both servos would be above 4 watts.