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Unread 03-04-2007, 07:42
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Re: First time wiring a robot

Andy,
Since this is not a competition bot you can take some short cuts. If you do not have a lot of weight or a need to push around a lot of weight, you can run the Chalupa motors on 30 amp breakers. All you need to do is wire the battery through a 120 amp breaker to a small fuse panel, insert the fuses for motors and the RC (or whatever controller) and use the same wiring technique from there for speed controllers and motors. A platform like this becomes a great tool for working on software and other development ideas during the off season and for demos.
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