Motor current draw for the L298N?

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Hi!

I'm diving into the land of DC motors and Arduino, and have a question regarding the L298N Motor Driver and my motor's current draw.

As I understand it (according to this tutorial), the L298N can handle peak currents of 2A per motor. I'd like to use two motors like this for a drivetrain that requires higher torque, but those motors have a stall current of 3.8A. Does that mean that it will draw too much current for the L298N? If so, is there a comparable (price-wise) motor driver that can handle higher-current motors?

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Have a scan down this list for drivers that suit your voltage and current needs.

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the L298N can handle peak currents of 2A per motor.

Not for any significant length of time.
Pololu has the best selection of modern, efficient motor drivers.

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jremington:
Not for any significant length of time.
Pololu has the best selection of modern, efficient motor drivers.

Got it. Thanks! Will check out Pololu.

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ochoasrobots:
Got it. Thanks! Will check out Pololu.

The link I gave is to Pololu's comparison table

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neiklot:
Have a scan down this list for drivers that suit your voltage and current needs.

This is really helpful, thanks!

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Any thoughts on if this type of MOSFET Drive Module could accomplish the task?

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What task?

The linked MOSFET module controls motor speed, but not direction of rotation.

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jremington:
What task?

The linked MOSFET module controls motor speed, but not direction of rotation.

Really for a variety of robotics applications using the motors I linked above. Controlling direction of rotation would be important in some cases, so the MOSFET module probably wouldn't work. I think I found an alternative, though. Thanks!