[msheffels]

Our team found out about shorting the digital sidecar this year too. One of them accidentally shorted the PWM signal for a Victor controller to the +12 V power on the Victor. All of the motors on the robot activated momentarily. Scratch one digital sidecar.

Lessons learned:

1) power down the robot before messing with the wiring.

2) Even though FIRST has done a lot to make the control systems safe, there are still failures that can cause the robot to behave unexpectedly. Always make sure everyone that is anywhere near the robot is paying attention whenever you power it up!