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Unread 18-02-2003, 20:09
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Could traction be the problem?

team 987 is using the same drill motors and we are using go-kart wheels that give us a great ammount of traction. Your robot may have too much traction. running in high gear, our robot would over heat, draw too many amps, and reset. While running in low gear and 40A breakers, it ran fine, but not nearly as fast (duh). the fans inside the drill motors only spin when the motors are spinning. if you have any extra space and weight, i would reccomend placing fans near the motors. we dont have that luxury. good luck, thank mother nature for the extra 2 days - we needed it :-)

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