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Re: Tech Inspection

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Originally Posted by iambujo View Post
We just failed inspection, with a chassis to PDB resistance of about 970 KOhm to ~1 Mega Ohm. I was not there so I was unable to help troubleshoot or get a better understanding of the situation. Last I checked though, 1 Mega Ohm is indeed greater than 10 K ohms.

I was told (second hand) that we were told it indicated a short somewhere. It's late and has been a long week at work, but I am currently failing to see the logic that it indicates a short.

Any thoughts? Anything I could be missing? I can certainly help try and isolate branches (remove breakers 1 at a time, visually inspect wires and sensors, etc) but 1M is > 10K so I just fail to see how it is a sign of a problem. I am sure someone will enlighten me here though.
Make sure your Axis camera and cRIO are electrically isolated from the metal chassis.

Check any Banebot 775 motors for case shorts.

Check any sensors for grounded frames/mounting bolts (Sharp IR range sensors' mounting screws are grounded).
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