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Unread 25-03-2016, 07:33
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Re: Severe voltage drop

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Originally Posted by CalTran View Post
In case anyone was wondering, (with the assumptions that those pullies are 4" tall and the tread has a similar COF to Blue Nitrile), your drivetrain had a free-speed of 19.93ft/s and a "pushing" current draw per motor of 265.15 Amps.
Just to remind everyone, the stall current on CIM is 131 amps. So yes, you are drawing max current as demonstrated above.
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