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Unread 08-04-2014, 08:46
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Re: Main breaker tripping, dead CIM

Would upping the gauge of the wires running from the PD board help at all? Say running 10 gauge from the PD board to the motor controllers, and keeping the 12 gauge lines coming out of the CIMs as short as possible? Is there a software solution that might also help, say by turning off a CIM or reducing power when a stall condition is detected? Do any of the motor controllers have a way of reporting current draw or load back to the main system?