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Unread 07-01-2012, 20:49
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Re: Let's Talk About The Bridge:

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Originally Posted by gyroscopeRaptor View Post
It would be very likely in your idea that the cord could get caught or yanked from the connectors. The battery alone could work well if nothing would tangle on its cord, but a dead weight (if the robot has weight allowance enough for it) would serve the purpose just as well. No math to back this up, but anything lighter than the battery may not be worth spending the weight or motors on.
I've thought about the battery connector, since the electronics are on the platform with the battery, that would be fine. But the cords for all the other components to pose a threat, but isn't that black plastic, snake like thing, for exactly this application?
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