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Re: Effects of Electrical Components Dropping

The cRIO can take quite a bit of abuse. The other stuff, not as much - but thousands of those components have survived thousands of rough matches, so they're not fragile, either.

To state the obvious, don't abuse electronic components as part of your strategy or design. Use stiff foam or rubber to shock-mount things when common sense suggests that you do, but you don't have to be paranoid either.
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