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Re: Never Do This, and Other Good Ideas Gone Bad
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Originally Posted by EricS-Team180
Don't use a limit switch in place of a hard stop. T'was the end of our 2005 season, when we launched out tetra lift clear off the robot.  |
Don't run two FP motors through a Dewalt transmission with an extra stage of reduction and expect the output shaft to survive an encounter with said hard stop.  Ever seen a case-hardened Thomson steel shaft snap like a twig?  Out 2005 experience with hard-stops and failing limit switches.
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