Thread: 2 motor drive VS 4 motor drive
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Re: 2 motor drive VS 4 motor drive
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Originally Posted by GRT808 View Post
Would a two motor drive do anything like significantly increase the risk of tripping a victor or jaguar?
Possibly. The torque required to go from full forward to full reverse causes a current spike. With 2 motors that spike will be twice as high as with 4 motors. I have seen robots with high speed gearing trip the 40A breakers when doing this maneuver.
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