tripping breakers/burning motors

[Ben Mitchell]

How easy is it (with chiaphua or drill motors) to trip those 30 amp/ 60 amp breakers??

Are any team have major problems constantly tripping breakers?

What about ampage "spikes" when a robot is shoved/rammed??

Are they a problem??

Are there any ways to lessen this problems via programming or design? (besides lessening tension on drive system(of course))

Also,

Are motors heating up a major issue this year (we have'nt tested ours yet)

Do those chiaphua motors heat up? I suspect they would, as well as trip breakers.

Are heat sinks for motors legal to keep the heat down? Would they be a better option than a fan of some sort?

Thanks for any info, this board has been a great help this year.

--Ben Mitchell







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