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Re: Battery Power Requirements

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Originally Posted by excel2474 View Post
Okay, so you are suggesting controlling the motors based off of feed back from encoders? That's a good idea to help keep it consistent. I just want to make sure that I have the voltage available to give to the thrower wheels. Do you think that will be an issue?
Design your thrower so that the thrower motor needs only 9 volts to throw properly. That will give your speed controller some headroom to hold the thrower speed constant.