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Re: RS-550 current draw

Thanks for the quick replies! We probably won't be running it the entire match (it only takes a second or two to ramp up to full speed), but we've learned to always plan for the worst case scenario!

And yes Ether, I was referring to full voltage applied on the motor. Generally speaking, we're only really concerned with the actual end speed of the shooter, not the full range available from the motor. So for us, "full speed" means the maximum speed of the shooter, not the maximum speed of the motor.

And there's plenty of room around the vents on the motors - we made sure of that!