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Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread 2013

There a few things you can do before you get to Bag and Tag and have to deal with the inspectors

1) Remember ONE wire per Wago.
2) Sharp edges. Remove them. I don't like to see blood, especially my own
3) Make sure your 120 Amp breaker (that switch that turns your robot on/off) should be easily accessible. I ask the teams what would happen if your robot started smoking and nobody could reach the switch to turn your robot off? Weiney roast.
4) Review the wire color coding and size.
5) If you are using a camera, make sure it is isolated from the frame. To check, get a multimeter/ohmmeter and check for continuity from the frame to the PD battery post. It should read over 10k Ohms.
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