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Re: Climbing with stored energy
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Originally Posted by Nuttyman54 View Post
If you choose to go a stored-energy route, be VERY CAREFUL, ....
And be ready to explain to inspectors what you have done to keep your system safe... on the field and off. As an inspector I'm going to be getting hands on with lots of robots and I really like getting all my fingers back, intact. It makes it easier to sign off the form as "complete".

Not that stored energy systems can't be done safely... of course they can... I know there were some threads on CD back in 2008 about it when we were throwing those big exercise balls around the track... but having clear warning markings, guards, and physical lock-outs are a good start.

Jason
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