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Unread 17-01-2011, 12:34
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Re: using mganets....

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Originally Posted by Nemisis View Post
Having magnets in close proximity with your electronics (aka the CRIO) will completely wipe the memory and erase any and all stored programming.
Sorry,
This is a myth. Your motors all carry big magnets and teams mount then right next to the Crio all the time. Moving magnets in proximity to wiring can generate currents in the wire.
I have seen at least one design of a robot that could be called a minibot that used magnets to help stabilize it to the surface it was running on.
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