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Originally Posted by JoelP
And, I've never seen this happen but I think it's possible, if you have 4 cims in your drivetrain and they pull over 30 amps each, you could trip the main 120amp breaker switch before you trip any of the 40amp breakers, which would leave your robot inoperable for the entire match.
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The main breaker doesn't actually trip at 120 amps. It can operate at higher current loads for a short period of time without tripping. In the past people have said that number is around 160 amps or so, iirc.