Thread: Jaguars vs Victors
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Re: Jaguars vs Victors
It sounds like the drive train gearing & traction/turning friction are too high.
The red flashing means that the Jaguars are sustaining over-current and shutting down to protect themselves.

It isn't related to pushing the robot around and getting back EMF to light up the Jags. You really don't see much power that way.
It's the CIMs operating at stall (133amps) for too long, and the Jags clamping down on that.

Victors will improve the situation somewhat as they have more tolerance for stalled CIMs, but you may want to consider either dropping the middle wheels more, or changing the sprockets to gear the drive train down.
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