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Can I interchange motor drive boards between 2006 model Chariots and 2007 model Chariots?

April 26, 2017chariots drive interchange model motor

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Can I interchange motor drive boards between 2006 model Chariots and 2007 model Chariots?

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The motor drive boards have different PIC programmes, but are functionally the same and can normally be interchanged if you also change over the PIC. The 2006 model motors rotate at 600 RPM whereas the 2007 models have different motors and gearboxes and rotate at 900 RPM. As the top speed of the 2007 model was far too high for the size of arena we use and caused a lot of unnecessary gearbox strain and commutator arcing, we have adjusted the PIC programme to compensate. You can freely swap the ‘slave’ boards between models without changing over the PIC, but if you swap a ‘master’ board you should also swap the PICs. Take great care not to bend the pins. Troubleshooting The Circuit Boards Consult the Troubleshooting section of the Technical pages using the link above.