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Re: Motors/Battery life
Our 2005 robot had a compressor running a lot, 4 cims on the drive train, and 2 FPs on the tetra elevator. The drive train was geared for torque and the elevator was geared for speed, so we drew a lot of current. Our effective battery life was about 4 minutes, but who cares with a round that is 2 minutes long.
Using the two new cims along with all the other motors WILL murder your battery. So my humble opinion is, try not to use 11 motors. My team is using 7 this year, along with the compressor, and WE'RE worried about power issues.
Don't build a battery killer. Please, think of the batteries.
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X51 Production Company
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