Vectors are shorting out!!!!!!!!!!!!! help!!!!

[Tristan Lall]

Originally Posted by SIZZLLOR

...tight chains do this to a victor

Tight chains are not the issue. All the tight chain will do is cause the motor to work too hard, and draw too much current. The circuit breaker will trip faster than it takes for the Victor to heat up to a dangerous temperature. (These Victors are easily good for 40 A continuously; I wouldn't be surprised if they could handle 150 A for a few seconds.)

[SIZZLLOR]

THANKS, IT turns out that we had our victors backwards and we also found out that one of this years controllers was giving out a wierd signal, but ever since we fixed those two problems no more burning victors thanks to all that gave advice.

[dez250]

I know you found your issue, but just a warning to all. When you try to clean a victor by showering it with compressed air, there are a few problems you can now cause. The first is if your using a compressor or pump system, like in a shop. These normally are lubricated for the tools that will hook up to them and i would suggest you not covering electronics in a lubricant. Secondly, when you use high pressure air pointing into the victor to blow out metal chips, many times you will just blow them deeper. This makes you think that you cleared them out and the issue is something else, when in reality they are still there. Lastly is safety. You are using an uncontrollable blast of air to hopefully create tiny projectiles, please if you do this method use proper precautions. So case in point, please take the 5 minutes to remove the fan and use a pair of tweezers and a magnifying glass to remove any debris and save your victors and team from continual issues.