No auto-resetting fuses on Spikes?

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Originally Posted by Coffeeism

That's not true of the RS775-12. Per the datasheet on the breakers, you'd very likely be able to run it at +20A for extended periods of time if not continuously. http://www.snapaction.net/pdf/vb3.pdf

Stall for that motor is 30a (spec).

At stall, the breaker will trip between 3.9 and 47 seconds.

The motor will certainly not last 47 seconds at stall.

Spike specs: According to Vex Pro site

-20a continuous
-100a surge for <2 seconds
-Design will accept 20a auto-resetting circuit breaker

100a is 500% over the rated current of 20a for 2s. The surge current rating of the Victor is only half that, 250% for the same time period. We frequently run motors rated for 200% rated stall current through the Victors without issue.


It's still like saying a Victor can't ever handle more than 60a (rated continuous current) so we can't connect a possibly larger load to it. The Spike will live with a 20a breaker and any Spike-legal motors. The 20a breaker will still trip if the wire shorts, which could already happen with a 20a breaker in a Spike for the pump.