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Re: On board compressor vs Stored air

You shouldn't need to worry about the compressor tripping the main breaker during a pushing match. Check out the second graph on the datasheet and you'll see why. The breaker is a temperature driven device, and you can actually put 240A through it for 10 seconds before it trips, according to the graph. The snap action breakers respond much quicker, and they are actually what prevent you from tripping the main breaker in a pushing match, as each CIM is capable of pulling 133A when stalled, all by itself. a 4 CIM drive train has the potential to stall and pull over 500A!
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