Terminology
An electronic speed controller.
What does ESC stand for?
The stationary part of a motor.
What is a stator?
A value that measures an object's resistance to rotational acceleration.
This weapon type focuses on slow, controlled motion.
What is a lifter?
The powerhouse of the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
The unit that measures the capacity of a battery.
What is mAh?
A motor in which outer can does not spin.
What is an inrunner motor?
This geometry allows for more bite, but also has the risk of allowing the opponent to get too close.
What are advantages/disadvantages of a 1-tooth weapon?
The perpendicular distance from rotation axis to force.
What is a lever arm?
This animal was pardoned by President Calvin Coolidge on Thanksgiving in 1926.
What is a raccoon?
What is the nominal voltage of each cell in a LiPo battery?
A method of "cushioning" the magnets of your motor to prevent damage to to shock impacts or vibrations.
What is battle hardening?
A dimensionless number that quantifies the resistance of an object as it moves through a fluid (such as air or water).
What is a drag coefficient?
The motor RPM when spinning freely.
What is no-load speed?
The name of the robot on Anna's shirt.
What is Richard?
A circuit that powers a receiver at a specified much lower voltage than the battery.
A type of motor that uses precise electrical control to spin.
What is a brushless motor?
2 seconds
What is a good benchmark for 95% spinup time?
3-8 inches
What is a typical benchmark for a lever arm?
The number of people on CRC with a twin.
What is 2? (3 is also acceptable if you include Sebastian)
A measure of the maximum safe continuous current a battery pack can provide without causing damage to the cells.
What is a C-rating?
A value that provides a general relationship between torque and speed of a motor.
What is KV?
This effect decreases as you decrease the moment of inertia of your weapon or increase the wheel base width.
What is gyroscopic motion?
This value increases linearly as torque increases.
What is stall current?
120 billion
How many people have ever lived on planet Earth?