M26 Pershing
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Ronald Goodall
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M26 Pershing
Hi guys, can anyone tell me what the power output is on the motors in the M26 Pershing tank. Cheers to all.
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Keith Morgan
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Re: M26 Pershing
Hi Ronald
I haven't bought my batteries yet but my motors arrived in my consignment today. The motors are pretty hefty and I wanted to see the kind of current they would draw so I connected them up to a stabilised bench power supply at 24 volts, and they each draw 1.45 amps at no load so each consuming 35 watts when turning at no load. At that point I chickened out as I could see they'd be too powerful to mess about with when they're unsecured on the bench, so I decided to wait until they're installed properly to load test them.
Most builders seem to choose 2 x 22Ah lead acid batteries for the build - is there some specific design issue you have in mind?
Keith
I haven't bought my batteries yet but my motors arrived in my consignment today. The motors are pretty hefty and I wanted to see the kind of current they would draw so I connected them up to a stabilised bench power supply at 24 volts, and they each draw 1.45 amps at no load so each consuming 35 watts when turning at no load. At that point I chickened out as I could see they'd be too powerful to mess about with when they're unsecured on the bench, so I decided to wait until they're installed properly to load test them.
Most builders seem to choose 2 x 22Ah lead acid batteries for the build - is there some specific design issue you have in mind?
Keith