[moo]

Originally Posted by volksman

a mister moo what is the reason for such lower power consumption, a123 maintains voltage with load increase. a regular nicad cant sustain the voltage under load for one thing. the higher torque results in less draw under the same load, apears to be the answer. eagle tree tends to point to this. simple test was done smoke flew at 4 amp from a digital stalled servo with an a123 as the source. the voltage remained constant.

yes, you are correct

you might want to go with a more scientific approach as stall torque would vary with voltage applied to the motor and an eagletree logger is not the most accurate