Thread: Shifting Gears
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Unread 23-07-2004, 02:49
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Re: Shifting Gears

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Originally Posted by Matt Adams
...Let me immediately remark that I am in no way trying to put any blame on Dr. Joe for the success or lacktherof of 461 this season...
Let me just start by saying that all my remarks more or less come with a "your mileage may vary" disclaimer. I don't take blame or credit so easily.

Now to the 120Amp breaker issue. I am surprised that even with this condition you tripped the breaker, but I suppose that with all the improbablities piled up on top of eachother, it is possible. Well... ...to say "I suppose" is wrong. I should say, now I realize that given a long enough time of stalling 4 motors plus others you can trip the 120A breaker.

But evenso, I pretty much stand by my thought that it is almost impossible to trip it in a 2 minute match.

If anything, Matt's story is a cautionary tale to spray the 120A breaker with "cool in a can" while you are spraying your motors, especially if you are stalling many of the drive motors for significant portions of the match (search for my messages on "Cool in a Can" if you want to know my feelings about the importance of this product -- especially during elimination rounds where you play many matches in a row).

Joe J.