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Re: Question for onborad compressor teams

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Originally Posted by mman1506 View Post
We had a ton of issues with blowing the fuse on the PDB while using a Thomas compressor off the PCM. We had to be pulled off the field a couple of times due the fuse blowing while pre-charging. It could be that our compressor is faulty and has a exceptionally high startup current but I'd really like to see a more robust solution in the future.
Per the 2015 rules, you were allowed to run the PCM off one of the 20A breakers, it didn't have to go through that fuse... Try switching it and see if you still have problems, assuming you have everything setup still. Keep in mind that teams that did go through the fuse were combining the compressor load with anything they had hooked up to the VRM, so it may not be solely the compressor that was blowing the fuse, it was just the piece that sent you over the top.
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