4wd speed control

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I am a mentor for a high school robotics team and we are constructing a new platform for the upcoming season. We would like to construct a true 4wd drive system with a motor on each wheel.
The problem we have is that we are required to protect our circuits with 20 Amp breakers and we intend to use CIM motors with a FLA of over 19A, therefore we cannot put two motors on one circuit.

What we want to know is can we use a separate ESC for each motor and parallel up the Signal on the left side to control the left motors and parallel up the right side to control the right motors.

Any info will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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Hi BCBall,

Welcome to the RobotShop Forum. The CIM motor is very powerful and you will blow through 20A fuses. Connecting two motors together increases the current so that is not an option. You may need to downgrade the motors.

Sincerely,