Thread: Black Jaguars on old IFI controls
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Re: Black Jaguars on old IFI controls
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Originally Posted by EricVanWyk View Post
The Jaguar's internal fault detection and prevention will probably prevent the CIM from dying, but I'm not sure. The CIM simply isn't designed for 24V operation. You will know it is protecting its output if it turns off: command it to 0% to reset the protection. Be ready to sacrifice the CIM, and more importantly BE CAREFUL. You are playing with a fair amount of power.
I was fully prepared for it to ruin the motor. This motor had been on the 2010 Robot as our winch for lifting. It had spun itself in its mount and twisted and stretched the wires all the way back to the victor it was powered by. As a result, it couldn't handle the current any longer to perform in its needed function, so it was replaced. As a quick test though, it was an easy motor to grab.

Ultimately, If my understanding is correct, a DC motor is a DC motor, while it may be designed for a particular voltage, it will happily run on more or less any DC voltage, however the current draw and mechanical power produced will change, with the obvious caveat that running any electromechanical device outside of its intended operating characteristics is playing with fire.