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Unread 06-02-2002, 11:12
JoeJ JoeJ is offline
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Our Chiaphua motors got a bit hot after test driving our 'bot. But I don't think the motors will suffer.

I am adding active cooling to the circuit breakers.

Tank steer with two motors geared for speed does suck current when turning. It is probably just under 30 amps when spinning 360's at full speed. Of course we are using the skyway 10x3 tires with a modified tread. That does have a fair bit of traction.

When the custom circuit box is finished we will have the current feed back in place so I will have a better understanding of our power.

I wish we could use 60 amp breakers then we would be near peak power for these motors.