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Re: Robot looses comms when hit/jolted

A couple seasons ago, this was very common. The easiest diagnostic was to time how long it took to regain power on the field, or to walk to the robot and observe the LEDs to see which devices are still powered and which are not. Finally, try if you have it narrowed down, wiggle and yank on various wires to simulate the shock of the hit. Keep in mind that it could also be a short, so look for bare wires that could be hitting anything, frayed wires, and messy wiring connections entering the cRIO or other devices.

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