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Originally Posted by shawkinsl
Furthermore, if any teams who have had experience with the Jaguars and/or have experienced the same issues as us, do you have any pointers as to what we are doing wrong?
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The most obvious thing to ask is, are you protecting your speed controllers (and all other electronics) when you drill metal above or near them? Use a large, clean sheet, towel, or other covering, and thoroughly cover the area above the victors/jags. After drilling is done, gently remove the covering from the robot and shake out the chips well away from the work area.
It helps to periodically vacuum out the robot, especially around/in the electronics. Using canned air to blow on components is frowned upon, because you may blow any unseen debris further into them.
Spark chasers don't let metal benders fry speed controllers.