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Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread
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Originally Posted by Jeff Pahl
I personally do not trust any sort of "software interlock" to prevent a dry fire of a robot mechanism. We all know that programmers are allowed to tinker with the code after inspection, and there is no sort of control in place to prevent the removal of a software interlock, either intentionally or accidentally.
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I don't believe anyone restricted this to only software interlocks.
For instance, two limit switches in series (which require contact from the ball to close), and connected in series with one of the leads for the solenoid would be robust, and not open to software override.
-Karlis
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