Thread: Number of motors in 2015 season
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Re: Number of motors in 2015 season
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Originally Posted by andrewb1999 View Post
The way I'm reading the manual you are not allowed to have more than 8 motors because there are 8 40 amp ports on the PDP and all CIM, Mini-CIM, and bag motors have to be on a variable motor controller (we use talon SRs). Am I missing something or is the maximum number of CIM/mini-CIM/bag motors 8? Can talon SRs run on 30 amps?
You can have "unlimited" motors. There are no particular restrictions on what motors and controllers run on what amperage.
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