Motor power usage tests... - Page 3

BenCloned · #31 02-09-2003, 12:59 AM

That is some great info! Now, if we could figure out how to measure the torque...

How about we move the decimal two places to the right on the MicroHP rating. It wouldn't change anything, except to make it sound more to scale.

Eg: MicroB 1.0: 1.50 MicroHP would read 150 MHP!
It just sounds more exciting.

Not that it matters!

Namuna · #32 02-09-2003, 01:23 PM

Hehe, that's not a bad idea BenCloned, and I believe there's a name for that...Nano (for 1/1,000,000th)

Hmmm, 150 NanoHP, that's got a nice ring to it!

I think I'm going to pickup an AC-to-VDC adapter from RadioShack and do the tests over again, this time with no PCB variations so we can get a more precise look at what the motors can do and what they need to do it.

kwikbb · #33 02-09-2003, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Namuna
Hehe, that's not a bad idea BenCloned, and I believe there's a name for that...Nano (for 1/1,000,000th)

Hmmm, 150 NanoHP, that's got a nice ring to it!

I think I'm going to pickup an AC-to-VDC adapter from RadioShack and do the tests over again, this time with no PCB variations so we can get a more precise look at what the motors can do and what they need to do it.

I'm gonna start callin' you Dexter lol... ' Uh oh Back to the Lab Again', 'Oh no Back to the Lab again'... the Mad scientist never sleeps!

Namuna · #34 02-10-2003, 11:05 AM

Alright, I pretty up the numbers and put it all on the original post.

Enjoy.

BenCloned · #35 02-10-2003, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Namuna

1 horsepower = 746 Watts
Watt = Voltage X Amperage

Tomy 1.0 = 1.50 MicroHP (30mA avg. draw)
Tomy 2.2 = 3.40 MicroHP (80mA avg. draw)
Tomy 2.6 = 3.49 MicroHP (30mA avg. draw) *efficient AND quick!*
TinyRC R-Spec = 4.01 MicroHP (105mA avg. draw)
TinyRC 3.8 = 3.92 MicroHP (80mA avg. draw)
ZipZaps Green (Performance) = 1.81 MicroHP (20mA avg. draw)
ZipZaps Red (Turbo) = 3.22 MicroHP (27mA avg. draw)
ZipZaps Yellow (NOS) = 2.65 MicroHP (33mA avg. draw)
Clone Pink (OEM ZipZaps) = 2.98 MicroHP 25mA avg draw)

Namuna- When you posted these #'s in the chart on your original post, you changed the values from this post. What happened?

Also, are you calculating wattage from the no-load figure or the loaded draw?

Namuna · #36 02-10-2003, 11:24 PM

Crap, you're right BenCloned...That's NanoHP for NO LOAD.

Alright, gotta update...Again.

Namuna · #37 02-10-2003, 11:57 PM

It's late, I'm going to bed...Here's the updated chart...I'll fix it on the main page tomorrow.

BenCloned · #38 02-11-2003, 09:37 AM

Thanks. For a moment there, I thought my math teacher had failed me.

Usually when a manufacturer lists the specs on an engine, they list peak power as a selling point. How about it, Tiny? Maybe another stat to add to the names of the motors you sell, since there was the whole motor naming contest - we may have something here.

TypeZer0 · #39 02-14-2003, 01:33 PM

just to clarify things, micro means onemillionth or 1/1,000,000 and nano means one-billionth or 1/1,000,000,000. i could post up a quick chart of those prefixes if anyone cares

Namuna · #40 02-14-2003, 03:54 PM

Thanks for the correction, I've updated the pic on the original post.

hogjowlz · #41 02-19-2003, 01:58 PM

namuna i think your pink clone motor is different than the one i have because there is now way that the tomy 2.6 gets more horsepower.

Jtskty · #42 02-20-2003, 08:36 PM

More watts = more torque right? I want to know because I'm doing a project and I need a motor with a TON of torque. What would you get for that? I have a zip zap and it's getting a 2 cell mod if that matters.

now that I look at that chart it looks to me like the rspec has more torque than the every other motor. even the lower rpm ones. is that correct?

Sorry for being such a newbie but I really need to know.

BenCloned · #43 02-21-2003, 07:40 AM

Your PCB has as much to do with usable torque as the motor does. Zips put out less current than Bits, and some clones deliver even more. The R-Spec is your best bet if your PCB can handle it. Early Zips can't without PCB mods.

Jtskty · #44 02-21-2003, 07:47 AM

So if the pcb can handle it the rspec has the most torque out of all the motors tested? Even the 1.0?

vs.

BenCloned · #45 02-21-2003, 08:05 AM

A 1.6 is supposed to have lots of torque, but Namuna didn't have one to add to his test. Of the motors tested, the R-Spec seems to draw the most juice, and should therefore have the most torque.