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Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Fisher-Price Motor Information

Well we've finished our arm driven by two FP's and now I'm feeling nervous. We've built a new gearbox for a total reduction of 1700:1 and it works great and only draws 15 A (each) when picking up a tetra at the end of its 5' arm. However, that's without modifying the program to limit it to 6 V. I wonder if it will still work?? Theoretically 15 Amps at 12 volts should translate to 30 Amps at 6 Volts, but unfortunately heating follows I^2*R which means we'll end up with more heat loss This sucks!
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