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Old 09-14-2009 | 04:03 AM
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Duster_360
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Originally Posted by Ray369
Watts is equal to voltage multiplied by amperage.

Watts x Amps = Volts
Volts x Amps = Watts

Is that right?

If I know the KV of a motor and the Volts I will be using, then how can I figure out the amps or watts?
Example...: 5700kv and 11.1v = watts or amps???? Is that possible?

And KVs are equal to RPMs, yes?

Ray
Watt does volts x amps, but volts = watts / amps. Watts varies with rpm, so you're really asking for a curve, not one piece of data. Some companies quote maxx watts, which I assume would be at some peak rpm, but they're usually not given together, so you really don't know for sure what rpm or other conditions the maxx watts occurs at. There are no industry standards for testing BL motors so there's really no standard available for comparison.
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