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Attaching Thermostats
Do you suppose (assuming I could power them legally) that it would be legal to attach 2 old style mercury thermostats to our robot. Any rules that would prevent this?
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There really is only a tiny amount of mercury in them. About the same as a normal thermometer. Also, did you know that there is mercury in every flu shot... How about circuit boards. There's mercury in some of them. There are also radio active isotopes in many modern circuits. I guess I want to know how much is too much if there is a rule.
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Ask the GDC if you want an official ruling. Look up R08, and by the way, there is a lot more mercury in the thermostat than a thermometer. :] :)
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The other question to this is what are you trying to acomplish by attaching them? Some members of the CD community may be able to help you come up with a better solution. Give us more detail about what you want to do with them and let us see if that is the only solution. My guess is that the GDC will tell you no, but I have been wrong before.
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Sounds like a tilt sensor. Not only is mercury a haz mat but, it would slosh around and not work well. A highly filtered accelerometer would work as a tilt sensor.
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Wil,
Mercury is not allowed under the referenced rule. Among other things, it is impossible to get out of the playing field carpet. As Gary has pointed out, there are several alternatives for what your intended use might be. |
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Why not use a ball bearing in a tube instead?
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