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Re: Power distribution block mounting

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
Nelson,
I would highly recommend you rethink your design. If you are using the AndyMark transmissions with the Chalupa motors (CIM) then you should use the 40 amp breakers and #10 wire for best results. These larger motors have a very high stall current and if you chose to run them on the 30 amp breakers you will find that they will trip and not give you the driving time you need. Please ask questions while you still have time before ship.
On our driving tests we ran smoothly with 20 amp fuses on each motor. We upped it to 30 amp fuses to be on the safe side.

Our DIN rail's width is too small for the grey anchor blocks to latch on. We are not sure if we go the wrong size on the rails or they shipped us an incorrect type. It is the only thing missing on our electronics board so we can ship a running robot.

I will include a picture showing our grey anchor block on our DIN rail.

Thanks for the help in advance.
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