Thread: motors enabled while cRIO reboots (Safety hazard)
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Unread 20-03-2012, 00:16
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Originally Posted by 1075guy View Post
I saw at least one robot at GTREast that had a motor continue running AFTER the end of a match, while I was on the field resetting. EVEN when its associated DS had been unplugged. I didn't understand how it could even happen on an inspected robot. I told the FTA about it, and don't know what became of it.
I've seen this with motors on speed controllers (jags I think), where a metal wharf will get in the speed controller and fry something (a FET I believe, but I can't tell you why) and permanently close the circuit that the speed controller controls. No control (ie stop) signal will change this. I'm sure one of the more experienced guys on here can speak to the exact happenings when a metal wharf gets in a speed controller.
- Oliver
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