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Re: Banebots with Spikes

This takes a little design consideration. The Spike is fused for 20 amps. What current draw will your motor have under normal load? Will it pop the fuse at load? If so, you probably want to use a Jaguar of Victor to handle the higher current.

FIRST has a list of this year's motors and their stall currents. Hopefully you won't stall your motors since ugly things often happen when you do. Last year I saw a Banebot smoke out on the field when it stalled. The team had used too large a breaker on the motor circuit and the motor blew before the current got high enough to pop the breaker.

As you can see, the choice of motor control and protection need a little thought.

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