Brushless Motors
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The Kraken X60 is a brushless motor developed by WestCoast Products that has been designed to withstand the rigors of the FIRST Robotics Competition.
The Kraken X60 was designed to be easy for teams to integrate into their designs, and has a number of features that set it apart from other brushless motors in the FRC market, including:
1,100+W peak power*
87% max efficiency (@30A)*
7+Nm stall torque*
New SplineXS shaft
Non-replaceable output shaft
Versatile mounting options
Robust mechanical design
*= Using trapezoidal commutation
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
Free Speed | 6,000 | RPM |
Free Current | 2 | A |
Stall Torque | 7.09 | Nm |
Stall Current | 366 | A |
Peak Power | 1,108 | W |
Max. Efficiency | 87% | W(out) / W(in) |
Current @ Max. Efficiency | 30 | A |
The Kraken X44 is a brushless motor developed by WestCoast Products that has been designed to withstand the rigors of the FIRST Robotics Competition.
The Kraken X44 was designed to be easy for teams to integrate into their designs and has a number of features that set it apart from other brushless motors in the FRC market, including:
Integrated TalonFX controller
SplineXS shaft
Non-replaceable output shaft
Versatile mounting options
Robust mechanical design
These values are preliminary test values. Final values will be updated before shipment of motors.
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
Free Speed | 7530 | RPM |
Free Current | 1.4 | A |
Stall Torque | 4.05 | Nm |
Stall Current | 275 | A |
Peak Power | 823 | W |
Max. Efficiency | 85% | W(out) / W(in) |
Power @ 40A | 397 | W |
KT | 14.81 | mNm/A |
The Kraken X60 Powered by TalonFX PowerPole Adapter Board was designed in a collaboration between WCP and Vivid-Hosting. The connector board allows teams to easily connectorize the power and CAN screw terminals on the back of the Talon FX. This helps simplify wiring and facilitates faster motor swaps.
In addition, one of the connectors outputs power and CAN, allowing you to power a CAN based sensor like a CANcoder.
Motor Pinions are smaller gears that are design to fit on a motor shaft. These gears use a wider 3/4" face width to help strengthen the gear tooth.
Center Distance
Some pinions are designed with a profile shift. This profile shift does two things:
Removes undercut on the tooth, making it stronger and easier to manufacture.
Increases the center distance of the pinion.
You must account for the increase in center distance when using these pinions. For example, a 10T gear on 12T center distance, will act like a 10T gear when you're doing ratio calculations but act like a 12T gear when you're doing center distance calculations.
Another way to think about it is if you have a 12T (on 12T spacing) gear driving a 60T gear, it can be replaced with a 10T (on 12T spacing) without having to change the center distance. With the 12T (on 12T spacing) gear, the ratio was 5:1 (60/12). With a 10T (on 12T spacing) gear, the ratio is 6:1 (60/10)
| Center Distance | # of Teeth |
|---|---|
12t | 10, 11, 12 |
14t | 12, 13, 14 |
16t | 14, 15, 16 |
10T Steel Spur Gear (10DP, 8mm SplineXS Bore)
The #25 Motor pinions allow for teams to directly transfer motion throughout their system with the use of the #25 chain.
10T Steel Double Hub Sprocket (#25 Chain, 8mm SplineXS Bore)
12T Steel Double Hub Sprocket (#25 Chain, 8mm SplineXS Bore)
Theses pulleys allow teams to directly transfer motion throughout their system with the use of GT2 or HTD timing belts.
12T x 9mm Wide Aluminum Pulley (HTD 5mm, 8mm SplineXS Bore)
12T x 15mm Wide Aluminum Pulley (HTD 5mm, 8mm SplineXS Bore)
16t x 9mm Wide Double Flange Aluminum Pulley (GT2 3mm, 8mm SplineXS Bore)
16t x 15mm Wide Double Flange Aluminum Pulley (GT2 3mm, 8mm SplineXS Bore)
The adapters allow for teams to freely customize their systems while using the 8mm SplineXS supported hardware for their assemblies.
8mm SplineXS to 1/2" Rounded Hex Adapter (1" WD) (2-Pack)
8mm SplineXS to 3D Print Adapter (1/4" WD) (5-Pack)
This combination of spacers is designed to position motor pinions on the Kraken X60 shaft to ensure proper spacing and meshing of teeth.
The larger OD of these spacers is designed to help teams retain gears when using the SplineXS to 1/2" Rounded Hex Adapter.
Lengths Available:
1/16", 1/8", 1/4"
We have upgraded our previous spacer to be more versatile. This works for all standard motors with a 2” BC and spacers are available in ¼” and ½”. Great for spacing up motors in a swerve drive without cutting the shaft.
1/4" L Kraken X60 Motor Spacer (60mm OD)
1/2" L Kraken X60 Motor Spacer (60mm OD)
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