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Re: VEX Servos Legal in 2013?

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Originally Posted by JVN View Post
This math is correct. The VEX Servo rated at 6V is 4.9 W.
We will post this rating on our product page to eliminate any confusion.
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Originally Posted by vexrobotics.com 3-Wire Servo
Max Power:4.9 W when rated @ 6V
Using the fake rating and calling it power will just add to the confusion.

It would be best for IFI to list the point on the motor curve where the product of speed and torque is maximized as "Maximum Power: Pmax = 1.2 W" and then list the fake maximum power rating as "Servo Industry Maximum Rating: Rmax = 4.9 W". Don't even use the word "power" to lend credence to that meaningless number.

Also, I don't see the 100 rev/min figure (implicit in the figures above) on the spec sheet. It's in some other documentation shared with the continuous rotation motors. Is it correct for both? (The servos do say 100° rotation.)