Relation between main battery voltage and motor voltage on RoboClaw 2x15A
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:55 pm
Hello,
I'm looking to controlling two 12V BDC motors with a RoboClaw 2x15A (each motor on it's own motor channel). I will power the RoboClaw 2x15A with a 4S LiPo (14.8-16.8 V).
I was wondering if the whole 14+ V will be feeded to the motors, or if there's a way to regulate the output voltage for each motor. Otherwise, if I use a voltage regulator to feed 12V to the RoboClaw, should I add a diode in parallel like the diode on the fuse in this schematic ?
Second question on the same topic : each motor has a stall current of 5.5 A and the RoboClaw's logic circuit current draw is 30 mA. If I want to put a fuse between my LiPo and my RoboClaw, should i plan that the fusemust handle 11.03 A ? Or should I instead use a fuse that handles less current and breaks at stall current ?
Sorry if my questions are obvious, I am still a relative beginner with electronics.
I'm looking to controlling two 12V BDC motors with a RoboClaw 2x15A (each motor on it's own motor channel). I will power the RoboClaw 2x15A with a 4S LiPo (14.8-16.8 V).
I was wondering if the whole 14+ V will be feeded to the motors, or if there's a way to regulate the output voltage for each motor. Otherwise, if I use a voltage regulator to feed 12V to the RoboClaw, should I add a diode in parallel like the diode on the fuse in this schematic ?
Second question on the same topic : each motor has a stall current of 5.5 A and the RoboClaw's logic circuit current draw is 30 mA. If I want to put a fuse between my LiPo and my RoboClaw, should i plan that the fusemust handle 11.03 A ? Or should I instead use a fuse that handles less current and breaks at stall current ?
Sorry if my questions are obvious, I am still a relative beginner with electronics.