Keeping the main breaker from tripping

[Deke]

Originally Posted by asid61

To all teams running six or more cims on their bot and say that they have zero breaker issues, what speeds were you running?
Because there are only miniscule gains from running six cims on anything under 15 fps according to my drivetrain calculator. Maybe a few extra inches out of ten feet if you go from four to six cims.
Why do you run such low speeds on six cims?

It keeps the 40 amp breakers from tripping. By switching from 4 to 6 cims with a single speed the current gets divided through 6 40 amp breakers instead of 4 40 amp breakers. Thus you can push with a higher gear ratio and have decent enough speed to move around the field.