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Re: Wiring Digital Sidecar

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Originally Posted by rsegrest View Post
Only reason we used that size was because we were told that because of the 20amp breaker we would not push more than the sidecar could handle. Thanks for the advice and info!
You need to remember that circuit breakers are there to protect the wiring from burning up when something else goes wrong and tries to pull too much current. They usually have nothing to do with how much current a device normally pulls. The FRC game rules make it clear that the circuit breaker rating has everything to do with the size of the wire used.