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Re: CIM motor heating at maximum power

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Originally Posted by Richard Wallace View Post
(3) 40A circuit breakers, which are required by FRC Robot Rules to protect the wiring in CIM motor circuits, will almost surely open before a robot could reproduce the load conditions shown here -- CIM current at maximum power is 60 to 65 Ampere, depending on internal motor temperature.
At 60 amps, the MX5-A40 circuit breakers will trip between 3.9 and 47 seconds per the data sheet. http://www.snapaction.net/pdf/MX5%20Spec%20Sheet.pdf