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Originally Posted by philso
The effect of the instantaneous current draw (in Amps) is different from the effect of the state of charge of the battery (in Amp Seconds).
Reducing wire length will reduce the circuit loop resistance leading to higher maximum currents.
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The maximum currents aren't the killer as much as the minimum voltage. If you draw extra amp-seconds to do your tasks, you will have a more drained battery that will be more likely to drop below brownout threshold when you make that big effort at the end (such as a climb, which has a favorite FIRST endgame, including this year's FTC). It is quite unlikely that inefficiency will contribute to the solution more than to the problem.