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Originally Posted by jijiglobe
Ziptie-ing batteries is a big deal. it seems like the connectors are so tight that they'd never get unplugged but we lost an eliminations match because of it. It may actually have saved us the next game though because our opponents wasted the entire match trying to knock our battery out (we ziptied it though).
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With Team 1165's great engineering skills, we designed a battery holder that snugly held the battery while allowing it to be completely accessible. Also, I prefer velcro over zip ties because velcro is easier to use when you want to reuse it. Even better of an idea, though also dangerous, would be to place a verry powerful NiB magnet on the battery and the robot. If powerful enough, it will restrict the axes of movement but allow the battery to move enough so it doesn't get destroyed by the vibrations. On our battery restraint, even if it was ope, it would have protected the battery from the highest g-forces possibly (falling from the third rung)