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Unread 23-02-2004, 11:30
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Re: Victor turning off

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Originally Posted by zeep25
Our team has a problem ... we have 14.5 inches wheels .. the one from skyway wheels and they are able to go up the 6 inch step ... but now that we bought a carpet and tried out on it .. our victors which power the drill motors (btw we have a tank drive system) shut off if we go at full speed/force, i know a lot of teams are having problems with the wheels themselves they create a lot of friction, even the ones that came in the kit ...

sometimes when we have the compressor on and we go froward the compressor shuts off and the victors shut off momentarily every few seconds while the compressor is shut off ... we changed the battery too .... is there something in the victor itself that be doing it ... ?!?!?
Do you have the blue backup battery installed?
It would appear that the current draw of the motors is causing the battery voltage to drop far enough to reset the controller. That would cause your compressor to shut down as well.