my robot is working fine but smoking gently

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my robot is working fine but smoking gently

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for the first time in a long while my sabertooth does seem to be working okay, powering 4 motors fine, but after a few seconds it begins smoking gently, it still works but it is just slightly on fire, should i leave it to do its thing or take some action?

im asuming something is wrong and i have to do something, i just can't figure out what :P
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Checked for short circuits?
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yes, cant see any :-?
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This seems bad. One of my robot runs 4 HP motors at 12V on a sabertooth and it is relatively cool after a good 5 minute drive.

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well, i smoked it before and it broke, then it started working again a while back so im begining to think it is magic :P
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