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Re: Why Can We Not Use CIM motors with Relays? (R52)

The current specs on the Spike are 20 amps continuous while the CIM motor stall current is 133 amps. As one of my professors was want to say (paraphrased), "There will be a flash of light, a puff of smoke and hole in the air where your Spike used to be."
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