In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, sg1.jedi wrote:

Hi, I am part of a robotics club and we have a robotics competition in april 26. Right now the mechanic team bump to a problem;our motor controller are overheating due to the fact that when we bought it we had a different frame with motors running at 12v and now we have a new frame with motor running at 24V and all our electronics are running at 12V specially the controllers. What is happening is that when the motors are running they try to get a high current from the controller around 13A and the controller are rated for 8A.Consequently, due to a safety feature in the controller its automatically shut down to cool off for a mn. We try to put heat sink and fans on it to cool it off but its helping a little bit not enough to run the system properly.In flat ground it working perfectly but if there is a bump or elevation its overheating.

Please help.

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