2-Speed vs 1-Speed drivetrain

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2-Speed vs 1-Speed drivetrain

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13-05-2014, 02:43

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Re: 2-Speed vs 1-Speed drivetrain

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Originally Posted by Chris is me

You'd actually be fine. Assuming a full weight robot, rough top wheels, etc, you'd be traction limited at about 30 amps per CIM. 180A through the main breaker won't trip it for at least 20 seconds or so.

Actually at Tech Valley (Finals 1 if I remember), We blew our main breaker in a pushing match with just 4 CIMs. Though we did have 40A fuses on each of them.

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