Re: power issues [TANKS]

[Frank Pittelli <frank-at-rctankcombat.com>]

Jake Pelczarski wrote:
> I have a question....how does running two motors off of one battery 
> effect the over-all power? if i have a 24 volt power setup, what would 
> happen if i ran two 24v motors off of it? common sense tells me id lose 
> power, but electricity isn't my thing. should i just use two 12v motors?

Running two 24v motors in "parallel" off a single 24v battery is the 
"normal" way to do things.  That is, each motor has two wires running 
directly to the battery terminals.

Although you could run two 12v motors in "series" off a single 24v 
battery, that would be an unusual approach and depending on the internal 
resistance of each motor, one would run faster than the other.

        Frank P.