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Re: [Behind the Lines] Ep. 3 with Ken Stafford on Motors and Gearboxes!

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Originally Posted by Joe Johnson View Post
Final note:
I would have liked to have some discussion around what the motors curves do when we run at different voltages. This is important because some times the motor specs are given at 18V or 10V or some other voltage but it also help people think about what happens when the motors are put into PID loops or other situations where less than 12V are applied to the motors (i.e. almost every FIRST application).
In the presentation, he discussed his motor performance spreadsheet. You can download it here. It shows how he downrates (and uprates) the motor curves for applied voltages which differ from the spec voltage.



Last edited by Ether : 16-11-2014 at 19:43. Reason: added download link
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