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Re: pic: 2010 window motor winch

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I have to agree with Tom about the great explanation from Joe, but, show some mercy on a software guy and explain the formula use to calculate the 54W below.

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I'll take a shot at it. Work = Force*Distance. Power=Work/Time. So, say we are trying to lift 120lb to a height of 3 feet. Then you need to do 360lbf-ft work to it. To do this in 10 seconds, you need 36lbf-ft/sec of power. There are 550lbf-ft/sec in one Horsepower. There are 746 Watts in one horsepower. So, you need about 49 Watts to make this pull. If you consider the force required to accelerate the robot from zero to loaded-line-pull speed, and inefficiencies and whatnot, more power will be required.
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