Thread: FP ok to stall?
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Re: FP ok to stall?

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
We've currently settled on 25% speed as a semi-safe value. We tried 30%, but after a long session of unintentional idling in the pits, the motor was producing some distressing odors.
Kevin, could you clarify what you meant here please? When you say "25% speed", did you mean "the voltage that produces 25% of the rated 12 volt no load speed" ?

In other words, adjust the PWM to the unloaded FP to produce a speed of 25% of the rated 12V no-load speed, then - while keeping the same PWM - add load to stall the motor; and it is OK ?


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