Originally Posted by pfreivald (Post 1041189)

We have the dubious distinction of being the first robot to catch fire (ever) at FLR...

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber (Post 1041169)

It happens to everyone from time to time. Insulation gets rubbed off and things short. I recall in 2006 a team had their PWM cables short to their frame and their nylon coverings went up in smoke. Plus, these sort of things aren't always really damaging to a robot, insulation burning can create a ton of smoke but only requires replacing the wire.

Originally Posted by Hawiian Cadder (Post 1041250)

i believe that was my team, the robot almost got fire extinguished.

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber (Post 1041169)

I recall in 2006 a team had their PWM cables short to their frame and their nylon coverings went up in smoke.

Originally Posted by thefro526 (Post 1041118)

A similar thing happened to us last year in Philadelphia. Two PWM Wires shorted together releasing a large amount of smoke, but their was no visible flame, just a lot of smoke.