Thread: Horse Power
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Unread 08-02-2011, 00:56
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Re: Horse Power

Guys,
40 amp breakers (actually all breakers on the robot) can withstand short periods (seconds) of 600% over rated trip current. CIM motors stall at 133 amps which is well below the 240 amps that would instantly trip the auto resetting circuit breaker. The breaker resets almost instantly.
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