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Re: Power Draw

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Originally Posted by ThunderPorpoise View Post
The motors that we are using for our catapult are behaving a bit inconsistently because, we believe, the draw from the battery is momentarily too great.
Without further detail, it sounds like your motors may not be geared properly.

You can reduce momentary current surges by using a slew rate limiter in your code.