How fast does the R2 unit need to go to participate in the R2 parades at the Celebrations?
Dave Everett said in another post that we needed some thing that could run at 300rpm. The wiper motors can go as high as 106rpm. Motors: NPC did supply a set of motors to us for the Episode 1 R2 we built at ILM, though those motors are still in a box uninstalled. The motors that we did use were the same make as the ones Nation Power Chair sold us, but we bought them from a local supplier and bought the NPC’s pair as a back up. I’m not sure they know that, and I certainly hope they don’t use us in their advertising…. Though I can’t speak for the other motors, the make we are using are very good, though big–the inside of the “ankle” and lower part of the leg had to be modified to accept that motor. Don Pancake Motors: For those interested in using the pancake motors, the correct part number as used by ILM is: GPM12, they cost about $300 US each. The website for PML is
