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Re: Banebot P60 Help

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Originally Posted by Coffeeism View Post
Electric motors have a "start-up current" that is higher than the normal current it draws. Since your motor is under such a high load it cannot electrically overcome the initial resistance. When you move it,physically you are physically providing the force the motor needs to startup.
It sounds like you are saying that a brushed DC motor outputs more torque when moving than when stalled. That's not what you meant, is it?