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Re: Control system Zip Tied

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Originally Posted by ksafin View Post
There's just something about strapping my electronics with velcro that gives me a horrible feeling.

I'm sure it works, but it seems sort of crude to me. Not refined. Incomplete. Lacking elegance.

For all intensive purposes, I'm sure it works and works fine - and swapping is probably nice - but I like my electronics board pretty
Velcro can be very elegant if you do it correctly. Everything all the electronics in the attached image are velcroed down. Wiring isn't the best, but it's no less elegant than bolts, but so much more convenient.

This was 907's 2013 robot.
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