cavegod Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 A little info from somebody in the know, at the moment i have 4 XL motrs running from 1 battery pack and 1 reciever, it all works fine but if i added another reciever and had 2 xl motors to 1 reciever and battery pack each would this give any improvement over what i have now? Quote
Brickend Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 A little info from somebody in the know, at the moment i have 4 XL motrs running from 1 battery pack and 1 reciever, it all works fine but if i added another reciever and had 2 xl motors to 1 reciever and battery pack each would this give any improvement over what i have now? Yes. Furthermore, giving each XL it's own receiver and battery pack would improve performance even more. Quote
DLuders Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 From TLG's Powerfunctions Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ) webpage, it says: "As a rule of thumb, you can drive 2 Power Functions XL-Motors, 3 Power Functions Train Motors or 4 Power Functions M-Motors at the same time from one Power Functions Battery Box. If you wish to run a combination of motors, you can e.g. have 1 XL and 2 M running together. The XL-Motor requires about twice as much power as the M-Motor. The Battery Boxes and the IR Receiver have overload protection, so attempting to drive too many motors will not damage anything. The power a motor consumes depends on what function the motor is performing. Motors will operate best when driving a small load." "Overload protection is activated when too much power is consumed from either a Power Functions Battery Box or the IR Receiver. This can happen when a motor is blocked or when too many motors are running at the same time. If overload protection is activated, the Battery Box or the IR Receiver will cut off power to the output until power consumption has dropped under the allowed value. To regain power, unblock the motor or disconnect motors from the output – then turn the Battery Box OFF and ON again. Under overload protection, the green light on the Power Functions Battery Box will still be ON." Quote
cavegod Posted June 23, 2011 Author Posted June 23, 2011 i must not have much drain then from my 4 xl motors since they are all on 1 reciever and battery box. Quote
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