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Re: pic: Team 3735 frame

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Originally Posted by Hawiian Cadder View Post
looks fantastic, one thing i would be sure to do is to put a physical stop in the arm somewhere. our 2008 robots arm went over backwards and that is not a pretty sight. even if there is no programing error, things can still push that over, and i always advocate for safety redundancy.
330's arm went over backwards in 2005, 2007, and 2008, or had that capability. Don't put that physical stop in unless you need it; if you tip over backwards, it could save you a match.

If going over backwards will disable or destroy the arm, on the other hand, then yes, you want a hard stop.
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