Number of motors in 2015 season

[andrewb1999]

The way I'm reading the manual you are not allowed to have more than 8 motors because there are 8 40 amp ports on the PDP and all CIM, Mini-CIM, and bag motors have to be on a variable motor controller (we use talon SRs). Am I missing something or is the maximum number of CIM/mini-CIM/bag motors 8? Can talon SRs run on 30 amps?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by andrewb1999

The way I'm reading the manual you are not allowed to have more than 8 motors because there are 8 40 amp ports on the PDP and all CIM, Mini-CIM, and bag motors have to be on a variable motor controller (we use talon SRs). Am I missing something or is the maximum number of CIM/mini-CIM/bag motors 8? Can talon SRs run on 30 amps?

You can have "unlimited" motors. There are no particular restrictions on what motors and controllers run on what amperage.

[Gregor]

R37 says that motor controllers can be used on up to a 40A circuit. Less is fine, but pay attention to R38 for allowable wire gauge.

[andrewb1999]

Okay thanks for the help.

[cgmv123]

Note that R37 says only one motor controller can be used for every breaker terminal, and R42 limits the number of motors that can be connected to a motor controller.

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by andrewb1999

The way I'm reading the manual you are not allowed to have more than 8 motors because there are 8 40 amp ports on the PDP and all CIM, Mini-CIM, and bag motors have to be on a variable motor controller (we use talon SRs). Am I missing something or is the maximum number of CIM/mini-CIM/bag motors 8? Can talon SRs run on 30 amps?

Motor controllers can be up to 40A, so you can definitely run one on a 30A breaker. CIMs are usually run on the 40A because they might be prone to tripping otherwise. For the other side of the coin, we ran a mini-CIM last year for our intake on a 30A.