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Re: Waiting Until Limit Switch Is Pressed

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Originally Posted by tcjinaz View Post
Is 10MS good enough to catch one of those switches with the lever arm and roller on the end? I am fretting about catching the signal in time to prevent arms slamming into supports.
How far will the mechanism travel in 10ms? How quickly will the motor stop? And is that distance dangerous? In FRC, it is hard to imagine 10ms being too long for most any event-driven response but I would do the math.

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