The high-power motors draw more current than is available. We’ve been running our 3pi robots for a few months now, and we haven’t had any motor failures. However, putting too much voltage on them might be more of a problem with the high-power motors since they are already turning so fast.
I don’t have much to say about the high-power 30:1 gearmotors. We should have them next week, and we should fill out our line to have all of the available gear ratios with the high power and regular motors. We’ll do some tests with the faster motors to see if they will work as a 3pi upgrade. Based on the tests with the 50:1 unit, I suspect we’ll have to lower the boost voltage a bit (we’ve had a motor driver blow out when a motor got stalled, so the power supply and motors aren’t necessarily the only limitation). The 3pi can already be quite squirrely in its stock form, so more power might make it too self-destructive.
- Jan