Intake rollers
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What a jam does
Example inputs; the calculator updates these with yours. Imperial first, metric in parentheses.
Example inputs from the calculator defaults. Losses ignored.
What the intake looks like
A belted roller grips the game piece and pulls it in over a plate.
Schematic, not to scale.
Grip, bore, and belt all rise together with current
Failure line appears once the allowable is verified.
Weakest link: breaker. 75% of the 40 A breaker
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How this works
Intakes stall more than any other mechanism. A piece wedges and the motor sits at its current limit until the driver reacts.
A stall is a normal operating state for an intake, so every part must survive it continuously.
Jam a piece on the bench and time how long until the driver would notice. Plug that into jam duration.
Estimates for learning. Losses are ignored. Verify the numbers before relying on them.