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Originally Posted by Coffeeism
That's not true of the RS775-12. Per the datasheet on the breakers, you'd very likely be able to run it at +20A for extended periods of time if not continuously. http://www.snapaction.net/pdf/vb3.pdf |
Stall for that motor is 30a (spec).
At stall, the breaker will trip between 3.9 and 47 seconds.
The motor will certainly not last 47 seconds at stall.
Spike specs:
According to Vex Pro site
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-20a continuous
-100a surge for <2 seconds
-Design will accept 20a auto-resetting circuit breaker
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100a is 500% over the rated current of 20a for 2s. The surge current rating of the Victor is only half that, 250% for the same time period. We frequently run motors rated for 200% rated stall current through the Victors without issue.
It's still like saying a Victor can't ever handle more than 60a (rated continuous current) so we can't connect a possibly larger load to it. The Spike will live with a 20a breaker and any Spike-legal motors. The 20a breaker will still trip if the wire shorts, which could already happen with a 20a breaker in a Spike for the pump.