Which tank did you buy?
On Jan 1, 7:16 am, HV <henryverheg...@earthlink.net> wrote: > 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 <tan...@gmail.com> 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 > > <frank.pitte...@gmail.com>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 rctankcombat@googlegroups.com > > > To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > 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 rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat