Having just committed an act of fiscal insanity by purchasing this tank, I am not yet ready to sink more money into it to replace the motors, as excellent as the M01's may be. I will say though that I'm not happy with the tank's performance.
On Jan 1, 2:32 am, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> wrote: > I have stalled my M-01 motors and blown a 30A fuse, but that was because I > was trying to make the 120lb. Sturmtiger climb a tree stump... :) > > Derek > > On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Frank Pittelli > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > When operating at 12v, I used 30-40 amps as my normal operating current > > estimate based on various measurements we made in the early days. Peak > > current draws of 60-90 amps are possible when running EV Warriors at 12v > > with excessive loading (such as improper gear ratio or when the motors are > > stalled). Peak current draws are lower at 24v, but still large enough to > > abuse SLA batteries. > > > M01 geared motors typically draw 10-20 amps when moving a 120-150lb tank. > > They are definitely more effective motors for our purposes, providing > > excellent power and less abusive to batteries. > > > Frank P. > > > On 12/31/2010 10:20 AM, HV wrote: > > >> For those of you using EV Warrior motors, either now or in years past, > >> what is your experience of average amperage, and what voltage were you > >> running them at? > > > -- > > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > > Visit the group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat- Hide quoted > > text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
