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Re: Need some info on a fried cRIO

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Originally Posted by kinganu123 View Post
Not sure how metal shavings would get in the cRIO, but where exactly were the shavings in the cRIO? like under the modules or actually IN the cRIO
Metal shavings get inside the cRIO through the openings around the Ethernet connectors, the DIP switches, the serial connector, the DB15 module connectors...

Did you install the cRIO gaskets? They help a lot.

Blowing the internal cRIO fuse seems to happen more often to teams that didn't properly isolate the cRIO chassis and/or the Axis 206 camera from the robot frame. It still takes two wiring problems happening simultaneously to mess things up, but it does happen.