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Re: Spining wires? cRIO mounting?

cgmv123 - Why two pieces of Lexan?

You want to make sure your cRio is mounted securely no matter what... it's expensive to replace, and a huge brick with a lot of momentum. Remember when mounting it, however, than the bolts you use to mount it to the lexan (or wood, or whatever your electrical board material is made out of) are likely to be electrically conductive as well - if those bolts them hit your frame or a bottom pan in your robot, the cRio will be grounded to the chassis (which means you'll fail inspection until you correct it). So make sure you get some good backing there or cut holes to ensure those bolts aren't touching anything metal other than the cRio!