Having done some off-roading in my old winch equipped '77 Scout II I offer that winch motors are often used for extended periods and are geared very heavily to prolong life and increase capability. Mike B
> On Jul 1, 2014, at 1:04 PM, Don Shankin <dshan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm assuming that "max" means 100A @ stall. I personally would be _very_ > uncomfortable w/ an H-bridge that is rated at only 10% over the stall current. > > Re: the winch motors: > I would think that they'd be able to run fine for our applications. They're > pulling a very large load, sometimes up an incline. I've never winched a > vehicle, but I would assume that it's a relatively slow process, so I would > think that they could run for a decent duration, especially w/ such a > (relatively) small load. My concern would be what type of rpm you'd get from > one. > > -Don > > >> On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 12:23 PM, Aaron Stern <kaaronst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello again, >> >> I just wanted to pop in quickly to ask about some specific motors that I >> found to see if anyone has tried them before. AmpFlow sells some very >> powerful high performance motors with attached gearboxes. The E30-400-G is >> the model I have ordered (out of stock, a few more weeks of waiting to go). >> The specs show that it is a max hp of 2.1 at a little over 100 amps. I hope >> not to run at that high a torque but it would be nice to know that it is >> available if needed. Ive built my own Hbridge circuit and it SHOULD be ok >> up to 110 amps but I dont want to push my luck. >> >> On a related note has anyone tried winch motors before? You can find a 3.2 >> hp 24V winch motor for $100 very easily. My only concern would be the >> windings overheating from extended periods of operation and shorting >> themselves. >> >> Thanks for the help, >> Aaron Stern >> >> -- >> -- >> 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 >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "R/C Tank Combat" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > ---------- > > Donald Shankin > > -- > -- > 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 > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
