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[Andy A.]

95 used the banebots published spec sheet to design a shoulder joint. It is operating as intended, which I would not expect to be the case if the actual motor performance and the specified performance differed by such a wide margin. Given the frictional loses we're undoubtly encountering it's a little surprising that it's performing as well as it is, truth be told. We were conservative and planned on using two of these motors ganged together, but are finding out it operates just fine on one. We'll likely use the second anyways but I wouldn't be surprised to find out the motor is operating a bit above the projected rating.

In fact, not only is it operating spot on at the design speed, it is holding level a pretty substantial arm for ~10 seconds (stalled at about 15 amps maybe) with no apparent heat issues. I'm petrified of holding any longer then that right now, but I suspect it could do it. That places it well above the FP motor in my book on the size/weight/power/reliability value matrix.

Whatever the actual performance is it's way closer to the banebots published spec then it is to 70 watts.