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Re: help needed with Spike relay

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Originally Posted by Zmarken View Post
Were you running the am-0912 with a spike on your frisbee shooter? I just took a look at all the stall currents of the motors given, and it seems if stall current>30A, then it can't be run on a spike.
Yes...it's demonstration only - was illegal last year as well, but we had a different configuration for competition - built the current system as pre-season project for new members this fall. It works great, though - in the application it never gets anywhere near stall torque.
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