Thread: Can we wire Jaguar to one of the small ports on the PDU?
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Re: Can we wire Jaguar to one of the small ports on the PDU?
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Originally Posted by NeatTeam View Post
Hello,
We have now realized we need to activate 9 motors on our robot, but the problem is there are only 8 "large" ports (the red and black ones) on the PDU.
Is it okay (according to the rules and in general) to wire a jaguar to the one of the small ports? what will be the results? will we notice some changes in the motor behavior?

Also, are we allowed to use Victors this year?
if so - how about connecting them to the small ports?
Both Jaguars and Victors (and Spikes) may be wired to the small ports on the PDB.

For Jaguars and Victors, the largest allowed circuit breaker in those small ports is 30 A (because that is the largest size of breaker provided that fits those slots). If you need 40 A, you must use a large port. For Spikes, it is 20 A.

See [R43] for full details.