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Re: multiple motors to a speed controller?

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Originally Posted by ZInventor View Post

even so, FIRST is just trying to make sure we don't overload the speed controllers, which won't happen this year, but in previous years, when it was possible to get a CIM to draw 60 amps (put 2 cims on a toughbox with ultra-high traction tires on carpet stalling against a wall, they go above 60) they you might have a problem, but this year, we don't have the traction necesary to stall the cims, and i doubt any other motors will ever draw near that much.

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Don't forget that a motor will draw its stall current when it first starts to move. It is almost for a moment, but it is still a bit of a doozy.

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