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Re: VEX Servos Legal in 2013?

That would make sense, using P=V*I, but for whatever reason FIRST defines servos likes this.

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COTS servos with a maximum power rating of 4W each at 6VDC

Per the Servo Industry,

Servo Max Power Rating = (Stall Torque) X (No Load Speed)
Following this steps from this post and this and from the spec sheet above.

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Free Speed 100 RPM @ 7.5 Volts
Stall Torque 6.5 in*lbs (approximately)
So Torque = 6.5inlbs=0.7344Nm (According to online converter)

100*.7344*0.1046=7.68Watts

So if all my math is right and I am converting everything proper, it does not seem that servo is under 4watts.
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