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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: ATRmaker on September 28, 2011, 10:02:09 PM

Title: 12A sabertooth dual motor driver ( current question)
Post by: ATRmaker on September 28, 2011, 10:02:09 PM

Hello


Does anyone know if there is a maximum current that a 12A sabertooth dual motor driver can take from a 24 volt battery


Thanks for any response

 
Title: Re: 12A sabertooth dual motor driver ( current question)
Post by: Soeren on September 28, 2011, 11:55:41 PM
Hi,

Does anyone know if there is a maximum current that a 12A sabertooth dual motor driver can take from a 24 volt battery
Only those who can read  ;D

New model:
Specifications:
Up to 18V in: 12A continuous, 25A peak per channel.
24V in: 12A continuous, 25A peak per channel

Old model:
Specifications:
Up to 18V in: 10A continuous, 15A peak per channel.
24V in: 8A continuous, 10A continuous with additional heatsinking/airflow, 15A peak per channel.
Title: Re: 12A sabertooth dual motor driver ( current question)
Post by: newInRobotics on September 29, 2011, 12:52:26 AM
It takes as much current as it as it outputs to motors, limitations are as Soeren pointed out, plus up to couple of hundred milliamps to drive its electronics.