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Re: Is the minibot independent from the FMS?

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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
There might be other ways to get it to "know" that it has to come back down, and make that happen. Think outside the control system box
I suspect that it might be possible to rig a set of limit switches to reverse the motor power, and lock them down to keep it reversed. Haven't actually tried it, though.
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