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Unread 28-01-2003, 18:51
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I wasn't asking why the motors were stalled, that was because a team member got in the way. The motor had a 40 amp breaker on it. When the motors are stalling I assume they draw enough amps to trip the breaker. I also assume FIRST requires that breaker in order to prevent the motors from drawing too much current and getting too hot. However (I wasn't there to see it) the motor apparently had enough time to desolder its wires before the breaker tripped. I was wondering if this was some freak occurrence or if these motors can't handle themselves properly at 40 amps. From what I understand it was a freak occurrence, but I wanted to make sure.