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Re: SPIKE

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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis View Post
The only official answer is the Q&A, but I would point you to R85 and R86:



Personally, I think that very clearly states which components can be located off-board, and that does not include the spike. From a safety standpoint, I personally would want to see the spike included on board, so you don't have a pair of live wires dangling off the robot where they could potentially short out and pop the breaker on your PD repeatedly during a match.
That particular safety issue could be mitigated by setting using a quick disconnect similar to what's used for the battery. You could even route a PWM extension cable along with the power and hot glue it to the outside of the connector.

Regardless, I don't believe it is legal within the confines of FRC to have an off-board relay to go along with your compressor.
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