Hello!
I had a question regarding the interpretation of rule R610, but in regards to the encoders used for swerve drive. The team I’m mentoring for uses 4 CTR CANCoders for the swerve modules, and the question is: Does each encoder count as a separate circuit, and therefore need separate breakers/fuses? Or is it acceptable to wire the +12V and GND wires in parallel and then into single wires going into the PDH, with an appropriately sized breaker? The documentation says the CANCoder can handle at most 60 mA at 12V, so there should be a relatively small current draw with all 4 encoders in parallel. I saw some discussion about R618, so it seems that would be acceptable, but would that apply for the encoders?
Any thoughts/info helps!
R621 combined with the definition of CUSTOM CIRCUIT should answer your question
No, you can have multiple all wired together to a single breaker (use a pigtail, don’t try to wire them all into the same wago terminal)
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That sounds like what the other mentors on the team were thinkin, too. Thanks for the info!
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Correct. That would violate R618.
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