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Re: pic: 3CIM Ball Shifter

I think the 6 cim drive systems should incorporate amp clamp style amp meters feeding info back to the crio. Used to trim the victor output to keep the amp draw on the main breaker below a threshold (dont know what would be safe but you get the idea) therefore allowing non traction limited drive. when in a push fight, you may get close to the amp limit, and doing this kind of monitoring of the overall amp draw could save you popping the main breaker, and going inop for the match.

I know those amp clamps are quite cheap, like less than $60, however, using induced voltage on a small gauge wire rapped around the battery lead might provide a similar kind of overload sensor.
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