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Re: pic: Winch-atize me, Cap'n!!

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Originally Posted by pilleya View Post
Looks great, there is some serious lifting torque produced in that gearbox. Planning on lifting the other alliance members? According to the JVN calc it could lift 3 150lb robots in under 4 seconds
Thanks!

The stall load is theoretically right around 1000 pounds, but I think we'll stick to just lifting ourselves so we can keep the current draw at a manageable level haha. Right now we're looking at about 15 amps per motor under the expected load.

Here are the exact numbers if anyone is interested (eternal thanks to JVN):
http://i.imgur.com/kmWySyK.png

(And always obey the curve: http://motors.vex.com/bb-775)
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