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Unread 06-01-2013, 14:46
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Originally Posted by theprgramerdude View Post
The motors will heat up extremely quickly at those current levels, too. I wouldn't be surprised if some team that doesn't think too deeply into current levels runs a dual or even single CIM setup at 115 amps enough to effectively ruin the entire motor (demagnetization, something melting, etc.)
Yeah, someone was just asking the difference between 2 and 3. For the same torque output you will have same current consumption but 3 motors will run at higher rpm.
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