Thread: Minibot fuse
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Unread 06-02-2011, 02:06
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Re: Minibot fuse
We tried to protect the motors by lowering the battery fuse from 20 to 7.5 amps. Today we smoked a motor (but it still works) and didn't blow the fuse. The minibot got up the pole in 2.6 sec but not sure if the motor is 100%. We have the Tetrix PTC but the spec is 2.5 amps at .4 sec as I recall so we thought it wouldn't deliver the optimum current since we are designed to work at peak power which requires ~3.75 amps.

Maybe we will try the PTC afterall.
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