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Re: voltage regulators vs. speed controlers

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Originally Posted by Max Lobovsky
If I'm not mistaken, that is how all none transoformer-based speed controllers work, right? I believe the pulses in the PWM signal sent to a Victor directly correspond to it's output.
I was under the same impression, and would be suprised to find out otherwise. I think the victors are simply "relays" in that they switch the current from the batteries "on and off thousands of times per second" in order to drive the motors.
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