[FTC]: AndyMark Motor Stall Current

[GeeTwo]

11.5A of current on a manipulator (elevator) should definitely not cause:

the bot drops power significantly and drives incredibly slow for a few seconds

if you're using anything close to recent FRC standard PDB and wiring, and have a battery that's anywhere close to competition-ready. My first suggestion is to load-test the battery or try a new battery. If the battery is good, figure out just how much current you are drawing, using a hefty current meter or (if you don't have one) a small resistor (much less than 1 ohm; probably a length of wire with a known resistance per unit length) in parallel with a voltmeter: I = V/R.