FRC Team 271 teaser

[Jared]

Originally Posted by asid61

Peak? 133A * 12v * 12 motors = 19152w, or 25.6HP?

That's how much power the transmission would require at stall, but the output power at stall is 0 hp because the motor isn't spinning and isn't doing work.

The output power for a motor is equal to force x velocity or rotational velocity x torque. At free speed, you have a large rotational velocity but no torque, and at stall, you have lots of torque, but no rotational velocity. Halfway in between is where you'll maximize power.

[pmangels17]

Originally Posted by cad321

That's 33.6lbs of CIMs alone, let alone the gears (heck the gears look like steel too) on that thing. Would it be possible to get a weight on those? what on earth needs that much power?

Nothing. Nothing needs that much power. But a combination of our 2013 and 2014 drive transmissions when you stack them together and take a picture makes it look like one sweet canburglar gearbox. A two-speed power take-off canburglar.