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Re: pic: burnt up TETRIX motor, excellent post

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Originally Posted by caffel View Post
Maybe we could use a small cricuit braker in series (they go down to 3 Amps, although hard to source in that rated size)
The response times for circuit breakers are typically much longer than for equivalent-value fuses. If you go this route (and if it's determined to be FRC2011-legal), make sure to check that the response time of the device is within whatever time you decide is acceptable. Based on what I'm reading, it sounds like it would need to trip within 1 sec @ 7A (assuming one per motor) to prevent the "smoking" issue.
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