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Re: Banebots RS-775 Case Short

I know as engineers we just love to solve problems. But the fact of the matter is that we should not be fixing these motors. FIRST and Banebots are knowingly sending out case shorted motors for use by children. (Yes, "children")

With all of our supposed focus on safety, FIRST should be demanding the immediate recall of all 775 motors for the season. No exceptions.

They are simply a hazard. Regardless of whether an adult works on the robot or not, you have the potential for a child to contact a machine which is drawing amps across the open robot frame.

When the problem has been understood for over a year, there is no excuse for distributing something so dangerous.
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