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Unread 16-06-2003, 00:22
sanddrag sanddrag is offline
On to my 16th year in FRC
FRC #0696 (Circuit Breakers)
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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By a system of elimination I have concluded the following:

Your motors worked at 4000Hz. Your motors burnt up at 400Hz. Problem - too low of an operating frequency. Solution - move back to the higher frequency.

Now I don't know why the frequency should matter but apparently it does.

As for the performance, it seems to me that it would be better as the frequency increases with a smoother throttle response.

PS. What's so special about these motors that they are so expensive and from overseas?
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