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Re: Could a magnetic field around CIMs cause fuses to blow?

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Originally Posted by Bduggan04
Another thing you may want to consider is that you could have mixed the motor wires up. The fuses could be blowing because the motors are running in opposite directions in the same gear box.

To test this, remove all of the motor wires but the ones going to one motor. Run it and see which direction the wheels move. Then, disconnect it and run a different motor similarly, if they run the same direction, attach both motors to their speed controllers. Do this for both gear boxes. If one motor in a given gear box runs in a different direction than the other, reverse the polarity or revise the program.
We are certain the motors are running in the same direction in the same gearbox, each gearbox alone ran fine. However, the shorts could still be a problem, we will have to check monday.
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