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Unread 11-01-2009, 14:00
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Re: Snap Action Breaker Values for the Motors?

There is nothing in the rules that concern these motors directly. The leads on the CIM motors are #12 and are short enough that I recommend (and Wildstang employs) mounting the speed controllers close to the motors and then use only the motor leads to connect to the controller. In this way a second set of connections is eliminated and thus a second point of failure. The Globe motors have a much smaller guage, #18 or #20 as I remember.
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