FISHER PRICE BREAKER?

[TPNigl]

Does anyone know if there are any requirements on what breaker to use for fisher price motors? Whether it is a 20,30, or 40 amp fuse?

I've gone through all the documentation and could not find any specifics.

At the moment, our robot has 2 wired with 14 awg wire to 30 amp breakers.

[EricH]

There are no restrictions. However, if you notice the FPs tripping the breaker a lot, or you're not getting expected results, go up to a 40A breaker and 12AWG wire. They can take that.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

TPN,
There is no restriction on what breaker to use with any motor. The breaker rules match breaker size to wire size. You can run an FP motor from a 20 amp breaker if you wish. It needs to have a #18 wire or larger if that is the breaker you choose.

<R47> All active Power Distribution Board branch circuits shall be wired with appropriately sized wire:
A. 12 AWG (2.052mm) or larger diameter wire must be used for all circuits protected by a 40A circuit breaker.
B. 14 AWG (1.628mm) or larger diameter wire must be used for all circuits protected by a 30A circuit breaker.
C. 18 AWG (1.024mm) or larger diameter wire must be used for all circuits protected by a 20A circuit breaker.

[spaztec]

Thanks for the answers guys!

[Adam.garcia]

Actually today we ran into that problem. We concluded that the 30 Amp Breaker is the best and most reliable for the job.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Adam,
Can you tell us how you got to that choice? Inquiring minds, you know.