Thread: Why not integrate Jaguars with Diodes?
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Re: Why not integrate Jaguars with Diodes?
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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
Can you share why that happened, and any measures you are contemplating as a result? There might be a lesson here that others could benefit from.
We were rewiring the chassis (second pass for neatness, after testing drive systems) and under the gun of a ticking clock, a student connected the Jaguars power input quick connects backward to the main power connection routed for it and powered on the robot without having the wiring cross checked and the Jaguar bit it. In the aftermath we will be focusing on more stringent examination after any rewiring, and better education of team members so that they are more aware of the dangers.

Overall a lot of people (myself included) feel sheepish about this mistake, I think the lesson will propogate well on its own.

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