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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: jshalcott on April 26, 2007, 10:43:34 PM
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i'm going to use a cheap esc. would a 40 amp esc be ok for a 12-18 volt motor
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That depends specifically on the motor and the application. :P
Check the motor datasheet and see what the current draw is on it. If you are lucky, the datasheet will give a chart that compares torque vs current vs voltage.
From experience, 40A will probably be fine.
Try not to use motors above 12V because finding good/small batteries starts to become difficult.
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thanks, the 50 amp one is a little bit more money so i think i'll go with that just to be safe.
thanks
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Remember that everyone doesnt know what an esc is, as a side note
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Remember that everyone doesnt know what an esc is, as a side note
If someone doesn't know what it is, they can't really help him with his question, so who cares?
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Remember that everyone doesnt know what an esc is, as a side note
If someone doesn't know what it is, they can't really help him with his question, so who cares?
Well, obviously the poster of the question will care. I am just saying, that lots more people might input if they knew what an esc was.
I have never come across this before, in my 'many' years of studing the subject. Therefore it is just a small, albeit helpful warning.
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Remember that everyone doesnt know what an esc is, as a side note
If someone doesn't know what it is, they can't really help him with his question, so who cares?
Well, obviously the poster of the question will care. I am just saying, that lots more people might input if they knew what an esc was.
I have never come across this before, in my 'many' years of studing the subject. Therefore it is just a small, albeit helpful warning.
Good point. I think robot types are less likely to know the term than RC junkies.
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and still nobody has defined esc...
esc = electronic speed control
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and still nobody has defined esc...
esc = electronic speed control
But it's actually controller, I will let you off.
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and still nobody has defined esc...
esc = electronic speed control
But it's actually controller, I will let you off.
My Bad