Strange system problem

[Bill Moore]

Originally Posted by Bill Moore

I'll check with The Lucas tonight to see if we've packed the type ammeter you need to borrow.

Bill, we will have the ammeter you need. Just stop by the pits and ask. Good Luck!

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Bill Moore

Bill, we will have the ammeter you need. Just stop by the pits and ask. Good Luck!

As Bill said we do have a DC clamp ammeter. It plugs into a voltmeter for readout (it produces 1mV for each amp) so you will need a voltmeter (we have that too if you need it). Come by our pit anytime. We are in Galileo and you will defiantly see our Tower of MOEdor (if we had time to put it up).

As for your problem, I would guess you are overloading your CIM motors (only one per side) particularly in high gear. I see from your website that you are using 4 thick rubber wheels which would require a lot of torque/current to turn. You can check for breaker trips by looking at the LED on the breaker panel. If it turns yellow or red, you are tripping breakers. In the default code, the OI user byte can tell you which breaker was the last to trip if you put a serial cable from the breaker panel to the program port. I would be happy to help you diagnose the problem; I am usually in our pit.