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TorqueNADO™ DC motor boosts power of TETRIX® Pitsco’s newest motor is strongest available for FIRST® Tech Challenge PITTSBURG, KS (August 22, 2017) – With a new season of the FIRST® Tech Challenge on the horizon, students will need the best parts to build a robot that can handle the rigors of competition. To complement the unmatched durability of the TETRIX® MAX building system, Pitsco Education has created the TorqueNADO™, a powerful 12-volt DC motor with built-in encoder. Built with a competition setting in mind, TorqueNADO features capabilities such as 100 rpm and a stall torque of 700 ozin., and it’s the strongest DC motor available to FIRST Tech Challenge competitors. “One of the most common pieces of feedback we received from teams was that they are always looking for more powerful motors. The development for TorqueNADO was driven by the need of competitors for a better DC motor,” said Pitsco R&D Manager Paul Uttley. “TorqueNADO was designed to be powerful and efficient while producing less stress on the motor.” This means that at the 700 oz-in. of stall torque, TorqueNADO is drawing only 8.7 amps of stall current, providing a safer motor that requires less power from robot batteries. “Typically, as motors approach a stall condition, they get hot. Many motors can get so hot they could physically burn you if you touched them. TorqueNADO will not,” said Pitsco Robotics Application Specialist Tim Lankford. “We want it to provide more torque but at the same time always stay at a safe temperature for users.” TorqueNADO features a high-strength gear box; a heavy-duty Powerpole connection; and a builtin, high-resolution Hall effect encoder that comes with an encoder cable. The built-in encoder means that TorqueNADO can be used with the TETRIX PRIZM® Robotics Controller, or any other autonomous robotics controller, out of the box and ready for coding.
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“The built-in encoder will allow students and teachers more opportunities to use TorqueNADO in a coding environment,” said Uttley. “The included encoder makes getting started with robotics and coding more convenient and cost effective, as you won’t have to purchase other attachments to go along with your power system.” Even with all the added features and power, the TorqueNADO costs only $29.95 and is available now through Pitsco.com and TETRIXrobotics.com. “We looked at the most popular motors, and we wanted to exceed the performance of those motors in every aspect that we could,” said Lankford. “Not only did we succeed with that, but we did it by a significant margin. We’re ready for TorqueNADO to take the robotics competition world by storm.” Highlights/Multimedia: •
Click to Tweet: New TorqueNADO from @pitscoed – the most powerful 12-volt DC motor for @FTCTeams robotics competitors. http://www.TETRIXrobotics.com
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TorqueNADO DC Motor Specifications: https://tinyurl.com/y8o2mfua
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TETRIX Robotics: http://www.TETRIXrobotics.com
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Pitsco Education: http://www.pitsco.com
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TorqueNADO: https://www.TETRIXrobotics.com/TETRIX-MAX-TorqueNADO-Motor-with-Encoder
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