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Originally Posted by rsegrest
Ok here is the setup:
All motors are RS-550 motors
256:1 Banebot on a conveyor system -> VexSpike -> PDBoard (20AMP fuse)
64:1 Banebot on a loader wheel -> VexSpike (@ 2.5 in compression on ball) -> PDBoard (20AMP fuse)
4:1 Banebot on launcher wheel -> Jag -> PDBoard (20AMP fuse)
Wires have been double checked. We have blown three fuses in the spike connected to the 64:1 loader wheel (it lasts for several test runs and then blows and yet never develops enough consistency to pinpoint any one thing).
We have toyed with wiring, code, and fuses (both the standard 20AMP yellow fuses and the reset fuses in the PDboard) and just can't seem to locate our issue. Ideas would be appreciated regarding what we might be missing.
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The answer is simple: your motors are drawing more than the 20amp fuse in the Spike can handle.
Try moving these motors over to Victor or Jaguar speed controllers on 30amp circuit breakers.