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Re: Measuring motor current (anyone tried this?)
Why not just get a 40-60 amp ammeter?
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Re: Measuring motor current (anyone tried this?)
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Why not just get a 40-60 amp ammeter?
CIM stall is 129 amps and it is hard to chase the robot with an ammeter in your hand. I did it once (long ago) so I am speaking from experience.
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Re: Measuring motor current (anyone tried this?)
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Why not just get a 40-60 amp ammeter?
...at a cost of...

"Inexpensive" and "40-60 A ammeter" are polar opposites. Sure, I'd do that at work, or mount a 200A shunt... but in the original post, I was off to St Louis with carry-on only.
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