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Re: motor stall current vs Victor ratings

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Originally Posted by JBotAlan View Post
I have not once seen an Anderson pair melt. Not once. And that's 3 OCCRA seasons and 2 FIRST seasons. These are on a much smaller scale power-wise than you seem to think. I think you'd have to do something extremely scary to melt the Anderson pair (think of making your robot chassis hot enough to cook eggs...)

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PS. what are those connectors rated for anyhow?
I've seen one melt. http://www.chiefdelphi.com/pics/bin/...79dsc00631.jpg

But you're right, it's not common and probably a result of damage to the connector, although excessive current draw would be a contributing factor.