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Re: LiFePO4 Batteries

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Originally Posted by Mk.32 View Post
I got two "3000 watt" HK Sk3 motors for an gokart.

Any good ways to find the max mechanical output power?
Put it on a dynamometer?

If you know the stall torque and the free speed, and you believe the speed vs torque is linear, then the max output mechanical power in watts is stall torque times free speed divided by 4 (if using SI units).